Now is the time for local authorities and providers to be taking a fresh look at how to communicate with eligible families. James Hempsall explains.
Wait for a blustery day and take the children outside to witness the effects of the wind. Jane Drake offers activities and ideas to engage the children's senses Adult-led activities.
The new review, bringing together two separate assessments from early years and health, is being rolled out this month. Charlotte Goddard provides an overview of what practitioners need to know.
Does nursery care help or hinder? Mary Evans considers two conflicting studies on stress in children Parents are faced with a dilemma. Children's stress levels soar when they start attending nursery,...
Carers can support children's better behaviour by regularly consulting them and involving them in decisions, writes Jennie Lindon Good early years practice emphasises paying proper attention to...
Look at how discrimination begins among children, parents and early years practitioners and at the way settings accommodate children to see what could be changed. Legislation and the new national...
How assessment could change for the better from September. By Dr Julian Grenier, who led on the revised EYFS guidance
One nursery group has made its food provision into a grand social occasion, as Annette Rawstrone hears.
Left-handed children face challenges in a world designed for right-handers. Maggie Jones shows how you can help Around one in nine children are left-handed. Although the days are gone when they were...
Natalie Merritt calls on her council to build on quality services, not throw them away