Early years workers are in a position of ‘high financial insecurity’, with more than 44 per cent claiming benefits and tax credits, according to a report.
Every child needs a secure and positive sense of their identity. Nicole Weinstein finds out how to sensitively resource your setting so that every child can celebrate their uniqueness
From short courses to new qualifications at Levels 2 and 3, the sector now has more special needs training options than ever. By Meredith Jones Russell
Mother's Day is a special occasion for you and the children with ideas from Fiona Hamilton-Fairley Spring is on its way and one of its first special occasions is Mother's Day on 10 March. This year,...
New quality standards for supporting deaf children have been published, writes Annette Rawstrone
The drive to net zero includes educating children on climate change and sustainability. Dr Diane Boyd has written Sustainability Matters in Early Childhood, a new resource designed to help settings do...
Choosing objects and materials and making them work for desired ends come naturally to young children. Jane Drake explains how early years practitioners can encourage learning and prompt discoveries
Some of the most challenging and most rewarding audiences that actors face are in schools and nurseries, as Judith Napier hears.
The case for an environmentally-aware form of education for children in the face of climate change is made by Rosalyn Spencer 'A radical revisioning of education is required if young people are to...