Using Persona Dolls helps explain to children why differences between them and their peers should be appreciated. Trainer Babette Brown reveals how it works with an interactive story example
What has been done in the past ten years to implement children's right to be consulted for their views? Professor Priscilla Alderson looks back.
The needs of parents who are deaf and their children who can hear tend to be overlooked by the early years sector. But there are examples of good practice out there, as Mary Evans has discovered
A study on alcohol and pregnancy has implications for both mothers and those working with affected children.
It may be hard to identify dyslexic children when they show many of the same traits as those without it. Phoebe Doyle offers some insight.
The biggest barrier to disabled children's participation in freely-chosen play activities is other people's attitudes, as Dr Katherine Runswick-Cole has been finding in her eye-opening research.
A bit of responsibility can teach children about health, say Alison Tonkin, Cath Alderson and Gill Roberts.
'Doctor, I'm a bit worried about my child as she has very red cheeks. Also, I'm pregnant, so is it something I too should be concerned about?'
One nursery has made good nutrition the keystone of all areas of practice, discovers Karen Faux
This is the first of a four-part series on inclusion which is structured around the themes and principles underpinning the Early Years Foundation Stage.
