Cards and board games, whether bought or made in the nursery, are ideal resources for early learning about counting and number, says Denise Bailey Table-top games and activities can provide lots of...
With the ability to meet the needs of vulnerable children, Montessori believes it has a vital role to play in the Government's childcare agenda.
An organisation of independent childcare providers in Ireland is calling for a temporary relaxation of the rules that all childcare staff be qualified to alleviate the sector ‘recruitment crisis’.
Working in early years should not be seen as a less well-paid, lower status and less skilled job than working with older children, a new report argues.
The Welsh Assembly is developing a communication strategy to raise awareness of the Foundation Phase (FP) prior to its roll-out in 2008, amid concerns that its implementation will 'flounder'....
Touch is important to babies and toddlers for emotional reasons as well as for communication and exploration, says Jennie Lindon
<P> Babies are born to be sociable, and with the right encouragement they will soon learn a variety of social skills, writes Jennie Lindon </P>
The National Childminding Association has written to Ofsted hitting back at suggestions that childminders should primarily deliver 'care' not education in the EYFS.
The number of childminders has fallen by a fifth since 2015, the latest Ofsted statistics show.