Children experienced the circle of life when a bird was found dead in their setting’s garden. By Annette Rawstrone
It's not as hard as you think to organise an inclusive scheme - and children themselves are often the most creative at adapting activities, says Jane Muir Talking about the inclusive West Oxford...
The Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit, introduced in April to streamline and replace a range of previous tax credits including Working Families Tax Credit and the Childcare Tax Credit, got off...
The seminar programme at the Nursery World Show is packed with a fantastic array of sessions led by the top experts, covering the EYFS.
Reading the whole of the Code of Practice for Free Early Years Provision is enough to give anybody a headache - particularly, of course, if you are a private or voluntary sector setting or in a local...
The word 'egocentric' conjures up pictures of someone who is selfish, self-obsessed and likely to be unpleasant. Yet it is a word that is quite often used about young children. Is this fair? Are they...
Investigating plant growth, sharing personal memories and role playing provide more activities for a time project by Jane Drake Continue to explore the passage of time with children, making sure that...
Just like adults, children’s personal preoccupations and troubles, no matter how trivial they seem to us, can get the better of them
Key facts about self-regulation and how to help your child develop it. By Penny Tassoni
The basis for good early years practice in helping children develop their creativity is adults who know how to encourage them and model activity but not control the creative process.