Reflective practice is embedded in early years provision, but is not always easy to achieve. Educational psychologist Anita Soni describes a project in Birmingham that uses video to help practitioners...
The baby's discovery of the social world is described by Annette Karmiloff-Smith.
Practitioners may find it difficult to link their understanding of how children develop with the demands of the literacy strategy, and need to examine their practice carefully Children grow, learn and...
For the fourth year running, Child Base, the UK's sixth largest nursery group, is the only early years provider to be ranked in the Sunday Times Top 100 Companies to Work For.
Learning to read and write their own name is an important skill for children. Rachel Goodchild describes how to make this process fun using a range of creative activities Children are born with an...
Students are being encouraged to develop a sense of their own unique professional identity, says Chichester University’s Nikki Fairchild
Plans for a shared database that will hold basic records on every child under 18 in England from 2008 have been set out by the DfES. The Information Sharing Index is intended to improve good practice...
This is the third of four articles on inclusion. The articles are structured around the themes and principles underpinning the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), 2007 (see table).
Acomprehensive set of guidelines for a curriculum for the under-threes was launched this week by Stirling Council. The guidelines are unique in that they have been developed for home-based as well as...
It's the last chance for delegates to sign up for Nursery World's 'EYFS two years on: planning for the unique child' conference, which takes place on 29 September in London.
