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Is every child's voice heard? Researching the ways three-year-old children communicate and make meaning at home and in a pre-school playgroup This University of Southampton study explored how three-year-olds use...

Effects of familial risk factors and place of birth on the risk of autism Nearly 1,000 Danish children under ten were studied from 1994 to 2001; of those, 818 developed...

Barbie princesses and dinosaur dragons: narration as a way of doing gender In a Swedish project eight pre-school children made their own books, using narratives acquired from traditional and popular...

22 November Quality in early years education and childcare: maintaining and improving standards

If the Government really cares about quality childcare, why is it withdrawing support from Investors in Children? Karen Faux hears the case for continuing QA schemes For all those who...

The ideals of Rudolf Steiner, which are being put into practice in thousands of schools and kindergartens around the world today, are outlined by Janni Nicol Who was Rudolf Steiner?

Harry has had his MMR jab this month, a little later than planned due to his chickenpox and hospital appointments. Initially he was fine, but on day nine he became...

It's a big change for both sides when two or more early years settings merge. Mary Evans offers some advice on how to bridge the divide Early years employers planning...

Your legal questions answered by Christine Betts, senior lawyer, schools and childcare team, Veale Wasbrough Lawyers Q I run a nursery that prides itself on its young and modern approach.

Practitioners can help to ease the pain and isolation caused by arthritis, says Jackie Cosh Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, an umbrella term covering different forms of arthritis in children, is an...