Isabel Adams, aged two, from Kensal Green Nursery in London, gave the Mayor of Brent, Ralph Fox, some drawing tips at an event to mark Parents' Week (20 - 26 October). During the week to celebrate the...
Children need an enthusiastic mediator if they are to develop a love for books. Opal Dunn explains how to help under-threes build a solid foundation for literacy
There are clear benefits for disadvantaged children spending up to 20 hours per week in early years provision, Sutton Trust study finds.
A bed, duvet and pillow are all the resources you need in part 1 of our parent's guides to keeping children physically active indoors during the coronavirus lockdown.
This Australian study investigated carers working in formal daycare (ie, long day care: LDC) and family daycare (ie, childminding: FDC). Of LDC caregivers, 86 per cent had taken sick leave in the...
The deputy health minister has urged everyone in Scotland to take action now against the 'health time bomb' of childhood obesity. Speaking at the 'Childhood obesity conference - changing Scotland's...
By pooling experience and expertise, early years practitioners could bring about real advances in under-threes provision, say Drs Peter Elfer and Jools Page
How one child’s misfortune inspired her setting to take action on local oral health problems. By Meredith Jones Russell
A report from the Early Intervention Foundation has highlighted good practice in 20 'pioneering places' for joint health and education working.