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The Montessori Schools Association (MSA) has set up a helpline for nurseries struggling to understand how the new rules for the free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds will affect them when the...
The minister for education and childcare said the Department for Education would consider extending the Teach First scheme to the early years, a recommendation made by Policy Exchange, at an event...
At one setting in East London, parents of Bangladeshi descent showed a cultural and generational divide in attitudes towards play and gender, writes Caroline Vollans
The EYFS profile could be scrapped and replaced by a formal test when children start school.
Taking time to properly listen to children and encouraging them to talk about their interests are vital, explains Dr Sue Allingham
Nappy changing should be anything but routine. Anne O'Connor considers the experiences of two-year-old Ava and how to make care routines a time of warm interactions. Photographs courtesy of siren...
Families still face many hurdles to accessing universal, high-quality childcare, despite progress by policymakers. Sharon Charity of Daycare Trust looks at what the Government could be doing to clear...
Practitioners must protect play’s central role in early years learning and development, and watch out for bad policy and practice, says early years expert Marjorie Ouvry
A new survey has highlighted harmful stereotyping in children's books used in early years settings.