The national children's charity Early Education has produced a series of four booklets aimed at early years practitioners. Healthy Young Children by Dr Helen Zealley is a guide to creating an...
Spring is a common project for early years settings, but our work with children at this time of year needn't be restricted to a tired selection of traditional 'spring activities'. Of course, we will...
More than 300,000 children will have access to new and improved play sites this summer, children's minister Dawn Primarolo said today, as thousands of children across the country celebrated national...
Early years settings up and down the country have been marking the Queen’s 70th year on the throne ahead of the Platinum Jubilee four-day celebration (2-5 June).
Intolerant adults who accuse children of making a noise or being a nuisance put off many children from playing outdoors, according to a survey for this year's national Playday. The survey found that...
Playing with texture in groups encourages co-operation and individual creative development. And just as importantly, it's also great fun, says Judith Stevens Encourage sensory exploration as children...
Labour’s leaked draft manifesto reveals the party’s plans to increase funding for the free entitlement and extend the 30 hours to all two-year-olds and some one-year-olds.
What do we mean by UTW in the context of the early years, and what do practitioners need to know about supporting it amid changes to the EYFS, asks Judith Twani
Read these pointers to gathering evidence for NVQ Level 3 Unit C7 - providing a framework for the management of behaviour, in conjunction with level 3 standards in Early Years Care and Education. 1....
Too many primary school teachers are not good enough at teaching the three Rs to children in England's primary schools, a report by Ofsted has found. The National Literacy and Numeracy Strategies and...