Don't assume that young children automatically know how to frame questions, says Tessa Fenoughty.
In the first of a new series, Jan Dubiel considers the meaning of the characteristics of effective teaching and learning, highlighted in the Early Years Foundation Stage review
The pros and cons of caring for babies separately or letting them mix with older children at nursery are examined from observations by Karen Howell, Jan Georgeson and Karen Wickett.
There are plenty of training opportunities available for those who want to become teachers and specialise in this important area, says Anne Hayes
Children with parents in prison have a unique set of challenges to contend with, but the right sort of help targeted at prisoner families can have a positive impact on their futures. Ruth Stokes...
Funding for the entitlement for two-, three- and four-year-olds is likely to fall by 8 per cent in real-terms, according to research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which reveals the impact of...
The true scale of the funding shortfall for childcare places in the early years sector is revealed in new research from the Pre-School Learning Alliance. Ruth Thomson takes a look at the numbers.
Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell ponders what the appointment of a new education secretary really represents. Everybody agrees that the appointment of Ruth Kelly, the brainbox, to head up the...
Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell finds families paying the cost of a bureaucratic scandal that's been ignored by politicians Question: when is a national scandal neither a scandal, nor a scoop,...
Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell looks forward to the results of an study on the division of labour at home and work An interesting investigation is taking place in daycare settings in two...