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An early years sector wary of any more new initiatives from policymakers agrees that widening access to childcare would be a worthwhile one, as Simon Vevers hears.

Young children can acquire more than one language without detriment to learning English and will enjoy greater self-esteem if carers outside the home respect their mother tongue. Anne O'Connor explains...

A short film launched a month-long multi-media project covering everything from science to emotions, says Lynn Scott, foundation stage advanced skills teacher at Childwall Valley Primary School, Liverpool.

Early years practitioners should be alert to the potential in all of their setting's creative provision for developing children's problem-solving, reasoning and numeracy (PSRN). Linda Pound shows where to find...

A small outdoor area provides huge opportunities for play and learning at one pre-school that can draw on Forest School leadership. Michelle Shaw and Ruth Thompson describe how they created...

What matters to children in their learning is spelled out in a new A to Z guide compiled by Diane Rich, Mary Jane Drummond and Cathy Myer.

The importance of giving children vaccines is explained by NHS Immunisation Information.

With experience in a range of settings and a similarly wide range of personal interests, a childcarer uncertain about what professional direction to take is advised by Tina Jefferies.

Resolving conflicts between young children is the subject of a course outlined by Karen Faux.

Food and Health in Early Childhood