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One London local authority is considering allowing some early years providers to delay extending the free entitlement to 15 hours until April 2011, Nursery World has learned.
Increasing the free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds from 15 to 25 hours a week and charging parents 1 an hour for the extra ten hours, is a key recommendation in a report by the Resolution...
Islington has become the first local authority in England to adopt a policy to ensure that children experience and learn about risk through play.
The number of pre-school children diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes has risen dramatically, a study has revealed. A five-fold increase over 20 years in the disease in children aged under five was found...
The Government has named the 15 local authorities in England that will pilot free childcare for two-year-olds from this month. Education secretary Ruth Kelly revealed more details of the pilots on...
By Clem Henricson (The Policy Press, 18.99, ISBN 9781447300533)
* Putting equality into practice is the subject of a new guide for early years settings by the Early Years Trainers Anti-Racist Network (EYTARN). A Policy for Excellence: developing a policy for...
Health visitor survey uncovers ‘baby blind spot’ in national policy, as more babies are born into adversity and the health visiting workforce struggles with cuts.
The Foundation Stage Profile national results for 2004 have been released (see News, page 4). But will publication of percentages of children working towards, meeting or exceeding early learning goals...
Investing in integrated early childhood development programmes is one of the best ways to reduce health inequalities, the World Health Organisation's Commission has concluded.