Around 7 in 10 nurseries and childminders have had to cut spending on food, materials and equipment to reduce costs, which many say has negatively impacted their 'service', reveal Department for...
Spatial reasoning skills are critical to early learning, particularly in mathematics, and need to be supported by engaging children’s entire bodies. Dr Jennifer S Thom explains why
A total of 1,081 Nursery World readers took part, with one in five respondents coming from the south-east, 15 per cent from the Midlands, 11 per cent from the south-west and the rest fairly evenly...
The focus of this area of learning is now on understanding people and communities, the natural and built environment, and everyday objects with functions created by technology.
Many children in need are pre-school age, but early help is being cut. Rachel Buckler, trainer and consultant, reports
In our new series on caring for two-year-olds, Penny Tassoni offers advice on helping children adjust to being separated from their parents.
Claire Martin, Reception teacher at the British International School of Boston, US, suggests ideas and resources for magnificent mark-making
A high-quality setting can only be achieved with staff who understand its vision. In the first of a four-part series Rebecca Miller provides a guide to how this can be achieved.
Schemas - patterns of repeated behaviour - are key to how young children learn and early years practitioners must respond to them, says Stella Louis.