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Funding for the free early years entitlement for nurseries rose by only 11 pence an hour last year, with local authorities failing to plug the shortfall, claim market analysts Laing & Buisson in their...
The Government has dispensed with the Early Years Apprenticeship Trailblazer Group following a long-running stand-off over the inclusion of ‘reasonable equivalents’ to GCSE English and Maths in the...
The former president of Early Education has been awarded the CBE for services to early years education in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Jean Ensing, president of Early Education from October 1997 to...
Two decades of ‘relentless’ policy changes, lack of investment and low pay have led to early years teachers feeling devalued and ready to leave their profession.
A decade on from launching the sector-endorsed Early Years Foundation Degree, Kingston University has carried out research to gauge employers' views on its impact. Yasmin Mukadam reports on her...
Three-year-olds who took part in a scheme to improve maths teaching in early years settings made the equivalent of two extra months’ progress on average compared to other children, research suggests.
Now that they've seen the requirements of the new Code of Practice, early years providers around the country are doubting they can ever fulfil them. Catherine Gaunt investigates.
Two awards for training quality have gone to Acorn Early Years Training. The company gained British Standard quality assurance status for its short course training and recognition under the SPRITO...
The Welsh Assembly plans to train at least 150 Welsh-language early years practitioners by 2006. Jane Davidson, minister for education and lifelong learning, has invited Mudiad Ysgolian Meithrin,...