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New figures show that almost 4,000 children in care were adopted between April 2012 and March 2013, the highest in any year since 1992.
Using simple tools with simple rules will reward children with a wealth of learning and skills development, says early years consultant Linda Pound.
Rather than obsess over whether activities are free-flow, child-led and so on, teachers should consider if they constitute effective learning and empower the child as a learner, says Jan Dubiel
Early years experts have criticised the Government's move to publish a list of approved phonics schemes. The DfES is planning to introduce a quality assurance scheme to evaluate commercial and other...
It is absurd and unhelpful when adults encourage children to use incorrect terminology and euphemisms for their body parts, explains Caroline Vollans
New technology often gets a bad press. It ends up being blamed for many of society's ills, from young children becoming obese through inactivity because they are glued to the screen, to violence...
The troublesome introduction of the new code of practice on the nursery education grant seems to have reached a messy deadlock, with private and voluntary providers continuing to protest, the...
New research published by the Child Poverty Action Group illustrates parents' growing struggle to provide a decent standard of living for their families in 2013.
A Government review of health visiting practice could lead to developmental delays and other health problems among children going unnoticed, early years experts have warned.
My setting has just been inspected by Ofsted. It has certainly left me with a feeling of awe and wonder at the whole process. I am in awe that it passes for a legitimate assessment process of nursery...