Sarah Brown, chair of Theirworld, and Dr Pauline Rose call on international aid donors to increase their investment in pre-primary education in the poorest countries
What can early years practitioners do to support a young child whose exceptional abilities may bring problems? Elaine Hook offers advice.
Dolls enable children to act out real-life situations, learn about human growth and develop their fine motor skills. Early years settings tested some new specially-designed dolls for Nicole Weinstein
Five small but growing nursery chains – Little Forest Folk, Poppy and Jack’s, Natural Choice, Honey Pot and Portico – explain their history, current aims and their ambitions to Annette Rawstrone
Abacus Family Solutions Head office: c/o Kids Kit Holding Co, 2nd Floor, Sussex House, Lower Stone Street, Maidstone, Kent ME15 6YT
Some ideas for supporting children in setting goals and celebrating achievements while encouraging ‘mistakes’. By Amy Jackson
The early years sector must be prepared to stand up to critics.
Busy Bees, the UK's largest nursery provider, has added another nursery chain to further cement its growth in the private nursery market.
The Government’s national plan for music education has been extended to cover the early years.
The deadline for members of the early years workforce to respond to a national survey on gender in the workplace has been extended.