Jane Drake, a partnership advisory teacher in Leeds and author of Planning Children's Play and Learning in the Foundation Stage and Organising Play in the Early Years (David Fulton) The layout of...
Nursery managers are responsible for all matters relating to the day-to-day running of a day nursery. Their duties include ensuring its daily management is in accordance with the Children Act 1989 and...
Make sure that your setting is offering sufficient opportunities and resources to provide for the common play patterns and schemas of two-year-old children, advises Penny Tassoni.
Your immediate environment has a wealth of opportunities for learning from direct experience. Sue Sheppy takes a closer look The children in your setting will be familiar with many of the buildings...
Perinatal mental health is inextricably linked with the well-being of the child, so an understanding of potential problems - and how to help - is vital.
Charities and training providers can help early years practitioners give child health and safety better attention.
In order to think and learn, three- and four-year-olds must believe they can do so. They need support to gain that confidence. Photographs at Trimdon Grange Infant and Nursery School by Guzelian.
'Changes in guidance to the national standards for under-eights daycare and childminding in England (Standard 7: Health - First Aid) for full-day care, sessional care and out-of-school care indicate...
We know that pay and prestige are a problem for early years staff in the UK, but how does the workforce fare in other countries? Meredith Jones Russell investigates
How can early years settings support staff’s mental health and wellbeing? Karen Hart speaks to some managers about the methods they use to look after their teams