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It's been quite a week, with the Children's Workforce Strategy consultation finally being unleashed, along with the Ofsted consultation on further changes to early years inspections (see News). Oh,...
Playmakers sports programme needs the help of nursery children to name their new characters (above). These two space mates have landed from Planet Playmakers, where fun and healthy sporting activities...
* 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...
Fundamental change is on its way in the UK education system, with all schools, including primaries, able to apply for academy status, the door opened for parents and other groups to set up 'free'...
This letter is not about private prep schools in general, as we have great relationships with nearly all the schools that our children move to, both state and private. I am writing to share a dilemma...
Communicating with the parents of children with SEND can be a thorny issue. Karen Faux gets tips from settings doing it well
The Government's aim of having every early years practitioner qualified to at least Level 3 by 2015 is looking far from achievable, given the funding crisis for childcare work-based courses and...
The damage done by Covid-19 and lockdown on families is only just starting to be felt, warns Tom McBride of the Early Intervention Foundation
Construction play is ideal for developing both gross and fine motor skills. Ruth Thomson provides a round-up of the building sets on offer.