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18 more local authorities to pilot payment-by-resultsParents and community groups given right to run their own centres
The new EYFS framework sets out that rich activities and experiences are central to children's development in its three prime areas: communication and language, physical development and personal,...
More than a third of local authorities in England say they do not have enough childcare places for three- and four-year-olds, putting the Government’s plan to offer 30 hours of free childcare in...
A childminding agency has been rated ‘ineffective’ leaving local authorities considering withdrawing funding from hundreds of childminder members.
The fact that the EYSFF has stalled is disappointing for nurseries who worked closely with their local authorities to prepare for it. Karen Walker, director of the Children's Place nursery chain,...
There are thousands of apps designed for children, but not all of them will be EYFS-appropriate. Martin Bailey explains what to look out for, and overleaf suggests seven apps ideal for nurseries
It is now possible to erect a complete nursery building within days, all ready for you and the children to move into Modular buildings are no longer the rather grim, sterile structures they used to...
Galt has recently expanded its First Years range of soft play items for the very young. The Fill and Spill Flowerpot, recommended from nine months, is a fabric pot filled with garden characters topped...
Can local authorities plan integrated early years services in the face of a profusion of new Government policies? Simon Vevers reports
Integrated working is sure to be important to the success of the two-year-old funded programme. Ruth Thomson considers some of the children's centres and local authorities leading the charge.