By Julia Manning-Morton, a senior lecturer in early childhood studies at London Metropolitan University, co-author of Key Times: A framework for developing high-quality provision for children under...
Early years practitioners have a hard time convincing some parents about developmentally-appropriate skills. Maria Robinson offers advice.
Settling in and building relationships are key challenges for settings involved in the two-year-old programme, and nurseries can find ways to smooth the process, says Penny Tassoni.
Norfolk's Story Cafe programme is proving a hugely effective way of engaging parents in their children's learning. Programme developers Julie Westrop and Mandy Lowe and teacher Nicky Hudson offer some...
Thoughtful practitioners will identify what may be preventing children from doing their best, as Chris Dukes and Maggie Smith demonstrate.
Encouraging parents to visit their children at nursery, be it to breastfeed or just for a cuddle, can have benefits for all, says Annette Rawstrone.
A project run by a nursery in the West Midlands with the University of Worcester is helping parents to support their children’s language development, explain Alison Prowle and Nicola Stobbs
Literacy takes many forms in children's lives and we should reflect before we dismiss what they enjoy at home in favour of what we offer in the nursery, argues Helen Bromley.
The economic incentives offered to encourage mothers to return to work ignore the parent's crucial role in the early years, Sally Goddard Blythe believes
Help is at hand for settings preparing to offer funded places for two-year-olds in 'Are you ready for me -now I'm 2?'. Its authors, the Cheshire East Early Years and Childcare Team, explain how it...
