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Nursery Environments
Returning to School After Coronavirus Lockdown
Sue Cowley | July 1, 2020At a time of great uncertainty, schools and settings are trying to work out the best way to support...
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Child Development & Technology
The New Age of Digital Technology and Early Years Education
David Williams | May 15, 2020Since at least the 1980s “computers” have played some part in education. Yet while no one would claim educators...
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Child Development & Technology
How Does Technology Affect Children’s Creativity?
David Williams | May 13, 2020Digital technologies of numerous kinds make modern lifestyles more comfortable for us all. But for young children born into...
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Child Development & Technology
The Role of Digital Play in the Early Years
David Williams | May 12, 2020Today’s pre-school children were born into the digital age, so for them it is already simply a feature of...
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Child Development
Child Development Theories: Lev Vygotsky
David Williams | May 10, 2020Lev Vygotsky was another psychologist who believed children learn about their world through physical interaction. Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory asserts...
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Child Development & Technology
The Impact of Technology on Social & Emotional Development
David Williams | May 8, 2020The use of technology is one of those areas of childcare and early years learning where conflicting opinions and...
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Child Development & Technology
Digital Literacy: What Does it Mean to be Literate in the 21st Century?
David Williams | May 5, 2020Early exposure to everyday digital devices is giving young children access to a rich variety of new forms of...
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Child Development & Technology
What makes Early Years Children so Digitally Fluent?
David Williams | April 21, 2020What makes Early Years Children so Digitally Fluent? Even the very young seem digitally fluent, born ready to embrace...
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Child Development
Fine Motor Skills: Early Years Development
The Editor | February 25, 2020Fine Motor Skills: Early Years Development All children are gifted with great capabilities, that are often unsuspected. By providing...
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Child Development Stages
Why Do Babies Cry: The Nine Different Sounds and What They Mean
The Editor | February 4, 2020Let’s face it, when babies cry can be totally destabilizing and disarming. It acts on our little heart like...