Child Development

Sticking rigidly to routines that were established during the pandemic can be stressful for both children and parents.
Features

Working with parents – Into a new routine

Practice
Rosamund Adoo Kissi Debrah: 'We need to ensure parents know the impact air pollution has on their children'
Opinion

Rosamund Adoo Kissi Debrah: Act now for cleaner air

Viewpoint
Physical activity in the early years can be a determinant for wellbeing in later life
Features

Special Report - Body and soul

Practice
Interactive Music-Making supports young children's development PHOTO Music as Therapy International
News

Funded places available for early years music-making course

Funding
Louise Livingston: 'The findings of the year-long inquiry are particularly pertinent to early years'
Opinion

Let’s radically rethink education

Viewpoint
Sally Hogg: 'Babies’ early environments and experiences shapes their early development – with potentially pervasive and long-term consequences'
Opinion

Early relationships as a foundation for early education

Viewpoint
Children's earliest years are vital to their development PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Call for dedicated services to support early trauma

Birth to Threes
'I really do have to draw the line with only purchasing neutral colours for painting. Let’s hope no child wants to paint a ladybird or Santa seeing as red is now one of the banned colours'
Opinion

'Don't throw away all your resources and hope your class will be inspired by fir cones and sticks'

Child Development
Elisa Allen: 'The reality is that chickens are sensitive animals, not teaching ‘tools’. Anyone who spends time with these clever, inquisitive animals knows that each bird has a distinct personality'
Opinion

Elisa Allen, PETA – Respecting living things: why we should stop chick-hatching projects

Viewpoint
Features

Essential Resources: Schemes, Connecting - Follow a thread

Practice
Tamsin Grimmer: 'It is important to practise compassion and empathy'
Opinion

Early years expert Tamsin Grimmer on how to talk to children about war

Families
MPs say the Government's catch-up scheme is not reaching the children who need it most PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

National tutoring catch-up scheme failing disadvantaged pupils, say MPs

Policy & Politics
The Nuffield Early Language Intervention scheme is a catch-up scheme for Reception class children PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Two-thirds of primary schools sign up to early language scheme

Closing the Gap
Many children starting school last September lacked basic language skills, the survey found PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Huge numbers of children starting school developmentally delayed - study

Closing the Gap
Behaviour charts are still commonly used, but the evidence is that they are ineffective
Features

Best practice: Behaviour charts – good or bad?

Practice
Jackie Musgrave, programme lead for Early Childhood at the Open University
Opinion

Why physical activity in the early years is so vital

Child Development

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