When selecting premises for a childcare setting, safety, security and suitability for the purpose seem obvious priorities. These elements provide a good starting point when considering what a...
A child's challenging behaviour is just one of the issues that can be dealt with co-operatively by nursery staff, parents and other agencies, as members of the Early Years Intervention Team in the...
An initiative in Liverpool looking at ICT has taken practitioners into new territory, says project developer Ann Langston of Early Years Matters.
Whether you want to erect a secure playpen, fence off a corner for quiet play or provide a cool corral, there's plenty of new equipment to do the job Playpens
How to give your children a sense of time. Juliet Robertson begins a new series
Letting children practise negotiating steps and slopes will improve their physical confidence and can teach them about number and gravity. By Julie Mountain
A recent retro film night and discussion on 1970s childcare activism in London and NYC was both inspiring and frustrating. How much has really changed? Karen Hart reports
Desperately wanting to create a fresh project, drama club leader Alex Marker cast around his neighbourhood for a setting that would have a different impact... I was in a rut. Summer and holiday...
All services in a fast-changing country are becoming aware of how they must co-operate and embrace new ideas for the sake of young children, says Helen Penn The South African Department of Education...