Early years initial teacher training requires experience of Key Stage 1, but this should not stop childminders from taking Early Years Teacher courses.
Early years settings uncertain of how to introduce music into everyday practice need simply find a real, live musician, as Linda Bance explains.
How can settings ensure their sand and water provision meets the requirements of the new Education Inspection Framework, asks Penny Tassoni in part one of her new series
With its benefits in the spotlight, outdoor learning is having a moment – and the implications for adult CPD are obvious, finds Gabriella Jozwiak in a new series
In the first of a series looking at how the Government’s 30 hours offer of free childcare is being piloted, Charlotte Goddard explores a scheme that has places reserved for unemployed parents. Plus,...
Part one of our new 12-part collectible series on child development looks at meeting the emotional and learning needs of the unique child. By Julia Manning-Morton
Nord Anglia, owner of the UK's largest nursery chain, is having a bad time. The company has huge debts, a number of unhappy nursery staff have been speaking out about worrying conditions at some...
Mothers who return to work full-time after having children are healthier than those who stay at home or are unemployed, finds a new study.
Teaching unions and early years organisations told the Government last week that its plans to reform SATs and place greater importance on teacher assessment at Key Stage 1 in England were welcome but...