6 January 2005
In our A to Z series on child health, childhood
laryngitis is explained by doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital What is
laryngitis?
6 January 2005
To start off the New Year, Dr Jacqui Cousins reflects
on her years of research into the language of four-year-olds and the continuing
relevance of her findings for early years...
6 January 2005
Early years practitioners can develop a better
understanding of where and how learning takes place for all young children
through the research of observation and listening We in the early...
6 January 2005
Reticent children show their talkative side in contexts
outside of formal education As early years educators we cannot possibly know
every context that 'switches on' individual children to talk and...
6 January 2005
Background Sally, the youngest in a family of four
girls, was described by her mother as a chatterbox, and the tape of her playing
mummies and babies with her sisters...
6 January 2005
During my research I took the lead from the children to
develop research methods that tuned in particularly to those contexts in which
they showed curiosity, concentration, creativity or confidence...
6 January 2005
Activity boxes to help homeless families with limited
play space have scored a success, says Maxine Jenkins Research suggests that
children experiencing homelessness often display signs of delayed development
(Sawtell...
6 January 2005
Separation when a child first comes to nursery can be
difficult for parent and child alike. Lena Engel gives advice on how staff can
get them off to a reassuring...
6 January 2005
Simple and adaptable activities to foster babies' and
toddlers' cognitive development and emotional well-being are offered by Alice
Sharp Faces
6 January 2005
It's one thing to know your setting needs better food,
but how can a nursery go about it? Mary Whiting has some tips for how to dump
the junk and...