What is self-regulation, why is it important, how does it affect development in the early years, and what role should practitioners play, asks Dr Julian Grenier, who led on the revised Early Years...
By Mary Dickins, an early years consultant (All Together Consultancy/London Met. University)
By Mary Dickens, early years consultant (All Together Consultancy and London Metropolitan University)
There has rightly been a lot of emphasis on the Foundation Stage over the past year, but we are aware that many working in the daycare sector are desperate for more information on caring for babies...
To mark the publication of new guidance document Musical Development Matters, its author Nicola Burke explains its content and what she hopes it will achieve
By Mary Dickins, early years consultant (All Together Consultancy and London Metropolitan University)
Mary Dickins is an early years consultant (All Together Consultancy/London Met. University)
Talking about death with young children is necessary when there has been a bereavement. Anne O’Connor explains the best ways to tackle this difficult subject
Key Stage 1 teachers will be breathing a sigh of relief that the SATs period is finally over for another year. But there is a growing lobby of educationalists and early years specialists calling for...
The focus of this area of learning is now on understanding people and communities, the natural and built environment, and everyday objects with functions created by technology.