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Schools taking two-year-old children should 'try not to overqualify' their staff if they are worried about underfunding, according to advice published by a Department for Education (DfE)-funded charity.

The big picture: Like a lamb

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Monday, April 6, 2015

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Fennies' new nursery in Epsom, Surrey, welcomed some unusual visitors in celebration of St Patrick's Day.

Bringing the wild world in

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Monday, April 6, 2015

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A jungle was created at Safehands Greenstart Penrith Nursery.

Little gardeners

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Monday, April 6, 2015

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Children at Brookside Academy in Somerset have been working on their new nursery garden, helping tie ribbons for a fairy garden and digging.

World book day

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Monday, April 6, 2015

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To celebrate World Book Day, everyone at My Little Angels Day Nursery in Upminster got involved in a sponsored walk.

Food bank assistants

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Monday, April 6, 2015

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The children and parents at Acorn at Kents Hill in Milton Keynes collected food for the food bank around the local area.

Solar surprises

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Monday, April 6, 2015

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The pre-school children at Monkey Puzzle in Southport viewed their first eclipse.

Star photo: Young Sussex Nursery

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Monday, April 6, 2015

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The pre-school children at Young Sussex Nursery in Brighton received a visit from Owls About Town.

Solar sights

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Monday, April 6, 2015

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St John's Children's Centre in Skelmersdale got prepared for the solar eclipse.

EYFS Best Practice: An essential guide to ... Prisoner families

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Monday, April 6, 2015

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Children with parents in prison have a unique set of challenges to contend with, but the right sort of help targeted at prisoner families can have a positive impact on their futures. Ruth Stokes looks at some of the difficulties families face and what is being done to combat them.

Celebrating fair trade

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Monday, April 6, 2015

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The children of Sunbeams Educare in Beccles, Suffolk, celebrated 20 years of Fair Trade by having a Mad Hatter's tea party.

Learning & Development: Froebel - Trusted ways

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Monday, April 6, 2015

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Sara Holroyd on how Froebelian principles have been used to develop practice in Kolkata, India

Water babies

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Monday, April 6, 2015

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The two and three-year-olds at Child's Play in Ferryhill explored the sea.

Nurseries asked to 'Dress up and dance' for charity

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

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Nurseries and schools are invited to ‘Dress up and dance’ to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Conservatives 'pose a real threat' to Sure Start, warns Labour

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

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Over 1,000 Sure Start centres could close if the Conservatives win the general election, the Labour party has warned.

Ads on the buses to increase two-year-old places uptake

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

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A number of local authorities have advertised the two-year-old offer on the back of bus tickets to increase take-up among eligible families.

David Cameron to swap politics for the early years

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

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The Prime Minister has revealed plans to start training as an Early Years Teacher after stepping down as leader of the Conservatives in 2020.

Applications open for childcare social investment fund

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Friday, March 27, 2015

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More details of how early years providers can apply for grants of up to £50,000 in social investment funding have been released.

Children's centre evacuated after WWII bomb discovery

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Friday, March 27, 2015

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A children’s centre in east London was evacuated after an unexploded bomb from the Second World War was found on a construction site in the London borough of Southwark.