Nicole Weinstein explores a practice that is helping children, as well as the early years practitioners who care for them, to self-regulate their emotions and behaviour
Outstanding children's book illustrators have been shortlisted for the Library Association's annual Kate Greenaway Medal. This year's list includes a classic collection of fairy tales, a humorous tour...
When parents split up, practitioners can be pivotal in helping children feel secure and understand the situation. Annette Rawstrone explains what staff can do to help both children and parents
Across Peterborough, there is a growing interest in intergenerational practice. In October 2008 three young people - Lee, Stephen and Tom - volunteered to serve meals at a Salvation Army lunch club...
Leading children's charity the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has called for all primary and secondary teachers to receive more training in child protection issues....
Communicating from the heart is crucial if we are to work in partnership with the parents of our babies and youngest children. Anita M Hughes and Veronica Read explain why it matters.
Help is at hand for settings preparing to offer funded places for two-year-olds in 'Are you ready for me -now I'm 2?'. Its authors, the Cheshire East Early Years and Childcare Team, explain how it...
The most child-friendly places in the UK for children to grow up are Somerset, Cambridge and Leeds, while Northampton, Blackpool and Merthyr Tydfil are the least, according to a new report by...
Research linking them with preventing cot death has put the use of babies' dummies back under scrutiny. Annette Rawstrone hears both sides of the debate.
Let children sing and recite their way to understanding what they can do with numbers, says Denise Bailey, through activities with simple songs and rhymes Children's understanding of numbers, counting...
