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If a setting is to be a true 'extension of home', that must include displaying and respecting the artefacts important to various communities, from Christmas tree to chamsah, says Rachel...

Children with allergies often feel excluded at lunch hour, but you can cook up a treat by using food substitutes, says Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne.

When children are exposed to a wide range of thought-provoking experiences and encouraged to make their own decisions, they will take responsibility for their learning. Marion Dowling shows how.

Distressed babies may be unable to regulate their own reactions. Their condition is explored by child psychotherapist Robin Balbernie.

More legal requirements for the employment of childcare staff are outlined in our series on the EYFS framework by Laura Henry. The 'suitable people' requirement in the Statutory Framework for...

Expanding its nurseries into other locales means walking the beat for the Westminster Children's Society. Karen Faux hears about it.

- 9-10 May. Playgroup Network National Conference: Let's Pretend. This conference will explore the importance of developing children's imaginations and whether we are helping or hindering this development in our...

Consulting children requires clear objectives and considerations of practical issues. Dr Neil de Reybekill and Lynn Beckett show how.

Why children feel fear, and how they experience it at different ages, is explored by Maria Robinson.

For three- to five-year-olds