Articles

A selection of Ofsted inspectors' judgements on the quality and standards of childminders' early years provision and outcomes for children.

This article examines the role of risk taking in child development and how practitioners can foster a positive attitude to risk in the early years.

The FSF asked members (and visitors) to fill out a questionnaire on the EYFS in the autumn of 2010. This is a summary and the raw results of that survey.

Life on the Foundation Stage Forum takes on its own seasonal phases and autumn is no exception. As the new academic year commences there are always queries, particularly from school-based practitioners, on how to gather and interpret the progress dat…

This is a lovely book to focus on when children are starting school or nursery or with a new childminder. There are lots of opportunities to talk about how we feel when the people we love leave, and how we feel when they come back again. Children can…

Promoting positive partnerships with parents, with fathers particularly in mind.

A commissioned piece of research into the factors which help or hinder early years graduates in successfully undertaking EYPS.

Observation is at the heart of effective provision, and it ensures that we keep the child at the centre of our practice. This article discusses various tools and techniques practitioners need to carry out effective observation and to support learning…

Another in our growing series of drama activities - the snowman drama. Especially for January and February!

This is the third in a series of articles examining current research into the way children learn and how this can be applied in the early years setting. The multi-sensory model links long-held beliefs about learning with the everyday experiences of y…