Managers of half the playgroups in England hold a childcare or education qualification at only NVQ level 2 or under, a major study funded by the Department for Education and Employment has found. The...
Janet Moyles reflects on 40 years of the association for professional development in early years, TACTYC, and the changing early years landscape
Enjoy soil and sand in the first part of a project ideally suited to outdoor play and cross-curricular activities in the classroom, with these ideas by Helen Shelbourne A project such as 'Under Our...
Imagination is the most valuable resource for creating spaces where children love to talk, says Elizabeth Jarman.
The manager of Freshfield Nursery, Mrs Quinton, heard one four-year-old child refer to rice at lunchtime as 'chinky food'. Although she was already developing a strategy for equality in the nursery,...
Children's allergies and their symptoms are outlined by Dr Raj Thakkar.
Public services union Unison has denied claims by Scotland's local authority employers that nursery nurses are on the brink of settling their long-running dispute over pay and workloads at a local...
Our series on Celebrating Young Children by Jane Cole looks at how pre-school workers help one boy to find a place in his community and When Amaan's older brother Awais was born, the family was new to...