As packed lunches look set to become more common, Dr Patricia Lucas assesses their quality and launches a survey to find out more
Empathy for the parents of children with special educational needs is central to inclusive practice, as Kay Mathieson explains.
Large numbers of infants are being taken into care due to the repeat pregnancies of their vulnerable mothers. Annette Rawstrone reports on a new scheme designed to break the cycle
In the first of a two-part series on pre-term babies, Anne O’Connor takes a look at new research that sheds a light on the extent to which early birth affects children in later life
Practitioners with twins in their settings need to be aware of particular issues within their learning and social development. Ruth Thomson discovers why.
High ratios and high quality care for all are features of a new nursery visited by Annette Rawstrone.
Early years practitioners can do much to help children living amid domestic violence to develop resilience and see that there are other ways for people to relate to each other, writes Karen Stephens.
Children in nurseries are being served less healthy food than those in schools, as an extensive new report shows. Simon Vevers reports.
Parents can be assured about what an early years setting has to offer their special needs child by a new inclusion stamp. Karen Faux finds out how.
At one nursery and school in Cheshire, Charlotte Goddard finds out how a boy with epilepsy is supported to join in with activities safely