You definitely need to know about the changes proposed in the Childcare Bill, and our Special Report on pages 10 and 11 looks at the plans and their implications for the early years and childcare sector.
A great new series on child behaviour starts this week, written by Sue Roffey, filled with practical advice and illustrated by case studies. Sue's series will build up to an essential resource for practitioners.
We're delighted to highlight the talents of early years and childcare students, by publishing the winning entries in our Student Essay competition (pages 16-17). Lesley Parratt's thoughtful reflections on working with parents won her the first prize of 1,000.
Finally, with terrorist acts continuing in London last week, the magazine includes a very timely extract from a new book examining how professionals can deal with children's responses to the violence they see (pages 24-25).
This is such a difficult issue, but it is one that everyone working with young children has to face at the moment.