Some parents employing nannies may soon be eligible to claim a tax credit towards their childcare costs, the Inland Revenue said last week. A consultation document, New Tax Credits - Supporting...
Child psychologist Jennie Lindon answers your letters about child behaviour Q) In my years as a childminder I have cared for a number of children who are reluctant to get involved in 'messy play'....
Were they doomed from the start by their very nature - or could neighbourhood nurseries yet be saved to provide childcare for the neediest parents? Simon Vevers looks at what happened to a worthy...
Simon Vevers offers information for people who want to use their early years qualifications and skills to develop their careers further in other areas Health visitor's assistant
Why do some children ‘flip their lid’? Mine Conkbayir explains in this edited extract of her book The Neuroscience of the Developing Child.
In part four of her series on the behaviour of two-year-olds, Julia Manning-Morton looks at possession and social rules.
Supporting children of all ages to have fun and develop during the holidays is a rewarding job, discovers Gabriella Jozwiak
It is astonishing that the unrealistic writing targets in the EYFS haven't been amended, says Sue Palmer
A box that tells the main events of a child's life, and reveals his hopes and dreams when opened, is precious indeed, says Miranda Walker This unusual activity has great appeal to children of all...
The new roles for teaching assistants envisaged by the DfES are explained by Ruth Thomson The career cul-de-sac that has trapped classroom assistants for decades in low-paid and often unrewarding...