Taking time to properly listen to children and encouraging them to talk about their interests are vital, explains Dr Sue Allingham
* Out-of-hours childcare is to benefit from more than 25m worth of awards announced last week by the New Opportunities Fund (NOF). Grants totalling nearly 19m will fund 46,725 out-of-school places,...
You might be surprised at what children want when they're asked - and at the benefits it has for their confidence, as Mary Evans discovers Burgers, pizza, a bouncy castle and the latest hits from the...
A new series on early years settings that have gained an outstanding rating from Ofsted is launched by Karen Faux.
A child suffering from an asthma attack needs immediate attention. Maggie Jones shows how to deal with an asthmatic child and looks at the likely triggers for an attack Fiona first realised that there...
It's not just physical impairment that makes some children different. Katherine Runswick-Cole and Dan Goodley talk to their parents.
Christmas is coming, and party time is always popular, says Miranda Walker. So enjoy playing these games
Staff observe and record children's individual discoveries with magnetic attraction, as Jean Evans hears.
The pandemic has highlighted further the challenges faced by the early years sector around diversity and equal opportunity for all – and the answer lies in anti-oppressive practice. By Dr Eunice...
The Government is making progress in tackling child poverty but must make extra efforts to help the poorest families each year if it is to get anywhere near targets set for 2004. That is the blunt...