How to avoid 'labelling' children
Emma Davis explores why labelling children can limit learning and jeopardise self esteem, and why it is in opposition to the 'unique child'.
Emma Davis explores why labelling children can limit learning and jeopardise self esteem, and why it is in opposition to the 'unique child'.
What are the key issues developmentally for babies born in lockdown, and how are they presenting themselves now? Jo Parkes investigates
A post-pandemic training programme that focuses on wellbeing has resulted in major changes at settings. By Annette Rawstrone
What are the dangers of children having too much screen time – and are there any benefits, asks Annette Rawstrone, with advice for practitioners and parents
It has been four years since the Covid-19 pandemic began to change the world. In the first of this series on its legacy, Jo Parkes looks at its impact on children’s health
There are many strategies that practitioners can use to help children deal with anxiety. By Annette Rawstrone
Creating enabling environments in early years settings is a core theme of the Early Years Foundation...
There are many ways to think about time, says Alison Clark in this edited extract of her book Slow...
When settings support co-regulation, children can be calmed in the moment and gain trust in the...
What are fundamental movement skills? By Caroline Vollans
In the first of a new column on the science foundations which underpin everyday best practice,...
A childcare group in Scotland is supporting families in financial crisis via hubs that offer...
Senior health visitor Shirley Adebayo, of North Middlesex University Hospital, sets out how early years settings can help tackle the epidemic of tooth decay among young children
It is not too soon to introduce early years children to the concept of financial management, finds Annette Rawstrone
In this series by senior health visitors, Shirley Adebayo, a senior health visitor at North Middlesex University Hospital, London, talks about stages of speech and language development following a case of pre-verbal three-year-old boys
With parents struggling to buy infant formula resorting to unsafe practices, there are calls for benefits to be increased. By Annette Rawstrone
How a universal programme is helping settings to support children with language development. By Caroline Vollans
Following a report on the mental health, wellbeing and happiness of three- to five-year-olds that asked children about their emotions, Annette Rawstrone looks at the findings and asks what early years practitioners can learn from them
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