Men in Early Years Settings
New book, Men in Early Years Settings, explores the role of male professionals in early years teaching and provides guidance for practitioners, managers and policy…
Category: Early Years
Talking about dementia with very young children: why it helps and how to go about it
In this blog, Lynda Moore, the author of My Book about Brains, Change and Dementia introduces her new picture book about dementia, which encourages good…
Are EYFS Professionals Underestimating Creativity and Performance Skills?
Nikky Smedley’s educational work is prolific. She has taught around Europe and the UK, focusing on vocational dance and theatre training, in EYFS, primary and…
Award Winning Books for Early Years Practitioners… ?
It has been a fantastic year for our list of books for early years practitioners already, with new varied and truly insightful titles growing our…
25% of Early Years Staff are Considering Leaving the Profession due to Stress
A blog by Sonia Mainstone-Cotton. Earlier this month (June ‘18) Pre-school Learning Alliance released their Minds Matter[1] report looking at the impact working in the…
Empathy? Who cares?
Have you ever wondered how many Google searches there are for empathy? No, I can’t say I have either, but because it’s Empathy Day on…
A Look Inside the Illustrations of The Mermaid Who Couldn’t
To celebrate the launch of Ali Redford’s The Mermaid Who Couldn’t, artist Kara Simpson talks us through how she created and compiled the beautifully rich…
It’s Time to Tell a Story…
Mary Medlicott, author of Storytelling and Story-Reading in Early Years, is a professional storyteller, storytelling trainer and storytelling workshop leader with over 30 years’ experience. Here she…
Forest School and Autism
Upon the release of his book, Forest School and Autism, we spoke to author and practitioner Michael James about what exactly Forest School involves, and…
School readiness – Don’t judge a book by its cover!
When I put together a proposal for Jessica Kingsley Publishers about this book – I debated long and hard about the title! Using the…