Look out for 'Majority World: Play', the last one in our four-part series of posters exploring young children and family life in developing countries, out with the 2 December issue of Nursery World.
With the Foundation Stage now firmly established for children aged three to five, attention is turning to the under-threes, increasing numbers of whom are in daycare settings. The lack of guidance for...
Giving young children in maintained schools a free piece of fruit or veg every day for a limited period of time does not look to have changed dietary habits significantly since 2004, when the...
Times are obviously feeling tough for many private and voluntary providers, as the latest About Early Years data report from Ceeda shows (pages 34-35).
Number discrimination in ten-month-old infants Two experiments in the US investigated developmental changes in large number discrimination with visual-spatial arrays. Previous studies found that...
Building dens is a natural and important pastime in children's social and emotional development. Anne O'Connor explores how adults can support this form of play while respecting children's need for...
Using simple tools with simple rules will reward children with a wealth of learning and skills development, says early years consultant Linda Pound.
New sights and new textures are made familiar for a baby with careful adult interest, says Anne O'Connor
Ofsted's quarterly statistics on the number of registered childcare providers and places in England have always given a really useful snapshot of trends in the early years sector.
With the top ten nursery groups retaining their league-table positions, there is little movement among the largest players. But there are rumblings lower down the table, with Giraffe Childcare and...