New national standards to deliver more child-friendly services in hospitals, including dedicated children's units in accident and emergency departments, were launched last week by Health Secretary...
Nearly half of all children in poverty are in families where the youngest child is under the age of five, according to the latest child poverty statistics – with the number of children in poverty now...
CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT (5th edition). By Pamela Minett. (Hodder Arnold, 15.99, ISBN: 0340889152, tel: 020 7873 6000) Some food for thought in your professional career
What is ableism, and how can early years settings make sure that children with different needs and abilities are included, supported and celebrated? By Kerry Murphy
An expanding part of our practice has worked a treat, say Nicola Bushell and Hayley Cannell, joint managers of Oakey Dokey's Pre-School in Essex.
Children with parents in prison have a unique set of challenges to contend with, but the right sort of help targeted at prisoner families can have a positive impact on their futures. Ruth Stokes...
What is nursery life like for children, staff and families at military bases such as those on Cyprus? Helen Lakey, Defence Children Services early years advisor, explains
The Early Years Foundation Stage provides a framework for learning, development and care for children from birth to five, and ongoing training is a must to meet its requirements.
Young children's experimentation with movements is linked to what we later recognise as 'dance', say Anne O'Connor and Anna Daly, directors of Primed for Life Training Associates.
Your Christmas shopping questions for the children in your care are answered by Sue Hubberstey and Jan Hurst Parents have a habit of asking other people what they should get their children for...
