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Kicking off a new series exploring the revised Development Matters guidance, Dr Julian Grenier looks at the first two key features of effective practice within the document: ‘The best for every child’...
The early years sector has united amid growing concerns about the number of childcare settings being downgraded by Ofsted.
Intergenerational co-location is the way forward in developing early years practice to meet the needs of young children and the elderly today. Lorraine George explains why
While Hodge, Blunkett and other Government figures have missed an opportunity to rethink early childhood services, there's still time to try harder, argues Professor Peter Moss Since May 1997,...
How do children's emotional skills affect future success? Hannah Crown reports on new research and training
The publication of Ofsted’s Reception year report ‘Bold Beginnings’ has been met with dismay by some teachers and early years experts, particularly those concerned about the push of more formal...
Why does rough and tumble play benefit children and how can practitioners enable it in a positive and safe way? Meredith Jones Russell reports
The Government has bowed to fierce opposition and ditched the proposed changes to staff: child ratios for nurseries and childminders.
The drive to net zero includes educating children on climate change and sustainability. Dr Diane Boyd has written Sustainability Matters in Early Childhood, a new resource designed to help settings do...
Early years experts have hit out at a report by the Teaching Schools Council (TSC) which calls for the Government to carry out a review of the Reception year.