With more two-year-olds heading for a school-based setting, Julia Manning-Morton offers some starting points for effectively meeting this age group’s needs
As one of the professionals closest to a child, with a responsibility for building a strong relationship with parents, the key person is crucial to an effective integrated review. Dr Kay Mathieson...
The provision of stimulating equipment and the input of caring adults are essential for the development of babies and toddlers. Penny Tassoni offers some tips on how to create a nurturing environment...
Now that you are ready to develop your outdoor area, check that you will be making the most of it and of your own responsibilities as an educator The real challenge in outdoor learning is in the...
Lyme disease is increasingly being diagnosed in countries including the UK – so what are the symptoms, and how can children avoid catching it? Dr Bernard Raxlen explains
Children are being inspired by National Museums Liverpool’s Eye for Colour show. By Marianne Sargent
The Scottish Executive has ruled out putting nanny agencies and nannies under the same regulatory body as other early years education and childcare services, despite the concerns expressed by a number...
Along-running dispute between term-time school staff in Northern Ireland and the Province's five Education and Library Boards looks set to end following a management offer put forward last week, with...
Our Business Costs survey seeking to find out how settings are coping with cost challenges: from the National Living Wage this April through to the funded entitlement for 3/4 year olds (and the...