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I am exasperated at the need for continual change in the way we practise as prescribed, directed and manipulated by the whim of the Government. Last week I was delighted at receiving the 'Outstanding'...
Gender is the timely subject for our special eight-page pull-out this week. Timely, because what has been accepted as good practice in this area now needs to be rethought and refined. In a climate...
This week's national policy seminar held by 4Children examined the childcare gains and challenges in the five years since the report by the Childcare Commission, which set out demands for investment...
Critical of Government childcare policy, Alan Bentley invites a debate about the best time to start formal education I was both interested and yet slightly disappointed to read Professor Helen Penn's...
WINNER: Warwickshire Early Years Advisory Team
Bristol-based setting The Nursery has won praise for its approach to planning to best challenge children and taking into account their next steps. By Hannah Crown
Early years settings should be inclusive of all children no matter what their complex needs are – because if we aren’t, then who will be, argues Michael Pettavel
The Pre-School Learning Alliance has branded the new Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) a disaster after learning that volunteers had wrongly paid for their checks.
In a safe environment where they feel secure, even very small children can enjoy constructive problem-solving and concentrate for surprising amounts of time, says Anne O'Connor.
Early years providers are having to predict whether they - and the sector as a whole - will gain or lose if they stay in the free nursery education scheme. Mary Evans hears why.