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A comprehensive review of Scotland's child protection systems was announced last week by education minister Jack McConnell. He highlighted the case of three-year-old Dumfries girl Kennedy MacFarlane,...
UNDERSTANDING EARLY YEARS THEORY IN PRACTICE. Maureen Daly, Elisabeth Byers, Wendy Taylor. (Heinemann, 16.99, 0435402137, 01865 888000) Reviewed by Pat Wills, head teacher at Claremont Community...
Ahead of this week’s budget and spending review, the chancellor has announced £500m for families and early years support - however there is no sign of any increase in funding for the 15 and 30 hour...
The early education and childcare qualifications review, launched on 28 October, is aiming to strengthen the training, qualifications and career opportunities of all those working in the sector.
Interim findings from the Nutbrown review of early years qualifications reveal the issues to be tackled in future, outlined here by Ruth Thomson.
By Melanie Pilcher, policy and standards manager at the PreSchool Learning Alliance (Pre-School Learning Alliance, 9.99 for members, ISBN 9781907478024)
Local authorities are applying varying interpretations of the Code of Practice - the rules covering the 15-hour free entitlement - in different areas, according to reports from Montessori settings.
Restrictions aimed at preventing sexualised products from being targeted at children are to be considered as part of a new Government review.
The Government is urging the early years sector to respond to an online consultation which will inform its review of how regulation for childcare providers is enforced.
Bright Horizons, the UK's second largest nursery group, is launching a new early years curriculum focussing on children’s emotional wellbeing to align with the revised EYFS.