Being confident about what is an acceptable level of risk is at the heart of the safety debate concerning children's play, says Miranda Walker. From 23 to 29 June, the Child Accident Prevention Trust...
Circle time provides a great opportunity to show children how to behave towards others. Jennie Lindon offers ideas for how to make the most of this part of the day Circle time is probably familiar to...
In the seventh of the National Strategies features on the EYFS, Gail DuBock and Yvonne Au, Early Years Regional Advisers in the south east, reflect on the centrality of play and exploration in...
Children can learn to talk in ways that are meaningful and appropriate, say Helen Shelbourne and Dominic Wyse The skills and understanding necessary for anyone to be able to develop into an...
A major report by the Sutton Trust claims that 1,000 Sure Start children’s centres have closed since 2009 - twice as many as Government figures show.
This is the second of a four-part series on inclusive practice. The articles are structured around the themes and principles underpinning the Early Years Foundation Stage.
Just how effective is the Government's Sure Start programme? asks Dr Helen Penn
The outdoors is ideal for children to make noise and move to music. Annette Rawstrone explains how instruments make a big difference.
Hospital emergency departments have seen a surge in the number of young children being brought in with mild fever by anxious parents - three times the number for June last year.