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Further to the news story 'Nurseries may quit education grant' (5 February), the issue of funding made me leave the early years sector after 15 years of working in various playgroups to work as an NVQ...
Maggie Smith, director of Ofsted's Early Years Directorate (pictured), has resigned after less than two years in the post. An Ofsted spokeswoman cited 'personal and health reasons' for Ms Smith's...
Ofsted figures published today shows that places have risen slightly, but provider numbers have fallen, and fewer low-income families have access to two-year-old places.
Child health experts have welcomed the first-ever nutritional guidelines for early years settings in England, while taking issue with the fact that they are not mandatory.
More than three years ago, when the proposals for the Foundation Stage curriculum were being drawn up, it took a concerted effort from leading early years specialists to ward off an inappropriate and...
The Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner apprenticeship has been formally approved for delivery by the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education.
The latest statistics for early years inspections show that Ofsted is being tougher on childminders and nurseries with more being judged inadequate and fewer given an outstanding grade.
Evidence is growing that the early learning goals for literacy do not support a play-based ethos and are too stressful for under-fives. But will the Government listen? asks Wendy Scott.
A new early years framework for Scotland unveiled this week puts a focus on the first three years of a child's life.
Children are being steered towards pleasing teachers over developing a genuine love of learning under proposed reforms to the Early Learning Goals, early years experts said yesterday.