The environment we provide for children should meet their needs to a point where they can direct their own play and learning, says Anne O'Connor.
A better balance between work and the home can improve the morale of the workforce, reduce staff turnover and boost productivity, Jane Davidson, Welsh minister for education and lifelong learning,...
A new report calling for regular data on child sexual abuse and exploitation has been published today.
A new survey reveals that one in five parents did not do any research when deciding where to send their child to nursery.
Children's and family groups and opposition politicians have hit out at plans to introduce the ContactPoint database, containing details of every child in England, in the wake of the loss of the HMRC...
With digital technology now an integral part of children's everyday lives, settings must consider how they can best use it to support learning. Dr Christine Stephen draws on 15 years of research to...
By David Taylor, senior nursery nurse at the Cottages Day Nursery in North Sydmonton, Berkshire Why are so many people surprised to see me, a man, working in a nursery? Parents often ask what made me...
Dr Richard House, a co-founder of Early Childhood Action, shares his first impressions
Routines and boundaries help young children to feel secure and to make sense of their world. The world would seem a bewildering place if anything could happen at any time or if the same behaviour...
Offering a children's centre alongside other services puts this place at the heart of the community in a deprived inner city area, says Annette Rawstrone.
