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The first early years teachers have now qualified for the role - and they have much to celebrate, says Best Practice Network's Maureen Lee.
The Government wants a new definition of ‘human capital’. Plymouth Institute of Education’s Verity Campbell-Barr asks what this means for the early years
In the last of our National Strategies features on the Early Years Foundation Stage, regional adviser Jane Mansfield and senior adviser Jan Lepley reflect on young children's development of empathy.
Childminders, playgroup workers, nursery nurses, out-of-school club workers and other early years practitioners will be invited to contribute to a review of the national occupational standards in...
Over the past 18 months, we have been pitched into a situation where we seem to constantly swim against a relentless tide of inappropriate policy ‘initiatives’.
Early years practitioners and Government still need to reflect on what is really meant by 'learning through play', says Jacqui Cousins
To be effective communicators, young children need attention from adults who are tuned in to what is worthwhile to them, writes Julie Fisher in the first of a four-part series about the role of the...
Despite its many plus points, it is time to update Development Matters, explains Dr Julian Grenier, who is leading the work to revise it
The Development Matters guidance widely used by early years practitioners appears to have been sidelined by the Department for Education.
Jan Dubiel spoke about how to 'future proof' early childhood education to prepare children for a rapidly changing world at Nursery World's curriculum conference.