Observations of children captured in the practitioners' own words produced some surprising findings for a research project undertaken by Julian Grenier.
Ability to communicate and use language is recognised as the foundation for children's development across other learning areas. By Nancy Stewart
Jasmine loves to receive post and is allowed to open all the junk mail that arrives. She also enjoys carrying letters to the postbox. When on holiday at the seaside, her parents let her send herself a...
The rise in cases of children diagnosed as 'hyperactive' and the use of drugs to treat them may reveal some flaws in today's expectations of the youngest children, says Ruth Thomson
Discounts on their own childcare are a perk that can keep good nursery staff with an employer, says Mary Evans Recruitment and retention of high-calibre childcare staff is reaching such a crisis level...
Now that they've seen the requirements of the new Code of Practice, early years providers around the country are doubting they can ever fulfil them. Catherine Gaunt investigates.
Childcare staff score lower on awareness of Every Child Matters than local government workers, at 69 per cent and 90 per cent respectively, according to a survey published by the DfES last week....
More than 10,000 people took to the central London streets on Saturday and marched to Trafalgar Square calling on the Government to keep its promise to end child poverty by 2020.
Bristol-based setting The Nursery has won praise for its approach to planning to best challenge children and taking into account their next steps. By Hannah Crown
