Kindergarten children in Germany are being turned into ‘little scientists’. Charlotte Goddard reports
The campaign to boost the training of early years practitioners is gaining momentum and settings are having to rise to the challenge of auditing staff qualifications. Mary Evans reports.
When making the transition to studying at degree level, students will be challenged to think in new and unaccustomed ways, with different study practices than they have used before.
Baby rooms in the UK still tend to be the forgotten part of the nursery. What does this provision look like abroad, and can different approaches offer new ideas? Charlotte Goddard investigates.
The debate over how much screen exposure is advisable for young children should take account of scientific research and common sense, say Kyra Karmiloff and Annette Karmiloff-Smith.
Explore the surprisingly wide variety of woven materials and their artistic possibilities, with the Suffolk Early Years and Childcare Service (Suffolk County Council)
Young children will love to make their mark with print activities using a wide range of materials and techniques that those of any ability can master.
Teenage mothers and their children have had some bad press, says Jackie Cosh, but the problem may be the way society sees and treats them The statistics are so well known that they no longer shock - ...
Feeling out of touch?Jennie Lindon gives the low-down on what is going on inside young minds While books on babies and toddlers abound, playworkers have few books on the development of older children...
An easily understood parent-nursery contract helps build a positive relationship, explains Mary Evans At the heart of the successful placement of a child with an early years setting is the...