Children at Willows Day Nursery in Sutton visit the local nursing home every month to share a different activity with residents.
Professor Cathy Nutbrown shows why, in the words of Comenius and Confucius, 'it is better to play than do nothing'.
What the ‘20 per cent off-the-job training’ rule means exactly, and how it can be delivered, have been causing headaches for employers and training companies alike. Ross Midgley has some answers
You may not think social media matters much when it comes to inspections, but excelling online can help you to meet the Early Years Foundation Stage goals, as expert Kate Tyler explains
The Child Accident Prevention Trust is calling on practitioners to help make environments safer for children and young people this Child Safety Week, 18-24 June.
By Linda Thornton and Pat Brunton (Featherstone Education, 18.99, ISBN 9781408137291)
To create a communication rich environment for their charges, Norland Nursery staff studied their own communication patterns. By Clare Crowther
Schools inspectorate Ofsted has urged the Department for Education and Skills to review the National Literacy Strategy in England in the light of a standstill in standards at Key Stage Two. An Ofsted...
Inspectors will soon be able to put a finer point on their judgements of early years settings, reports Karen Faux.
A toolkit designed by national school grounds charity Learning Through Landscapes aims to help early years settings improve their outdoor spaces for play and learning.