By Pat Tomlinson (Critical Publishing, 20)
Reflective practice is vitally important when it comes to addressing unconscious bias in early years settings, believes Andrea Katz.
Early years providers have duties towards children with special educational needs and those with disabilities under two new codes. Radhika Holmstrom explains how settings can fulfill their obligations...
Tailoring practice to children’s needs, a skilled and experienced workforce, and an open and reflective culture are highlighted as key in new research on good practice in early education.
By Melanie Pilcher, policy and standards manager at the PreSchool Learning Alliance (Pre-School Learning Alliance, 9.99 for members, ISBN 9781907478024)
Jan Hutt, minister for health and social services at the National Assembly for Wales, has approved a play policy for Wales that will be published in the autumn. The policy is a broad statement of...
The process for identifying and supporting those with special educational needs and disabilities has been given an update. Kay Mathieson considers how the changes will affect practice.
Did you publish Maggie Dyer's letter (15 March) just to provoke a response? Snide asides relating to the Government's policy allowing registered childminders to smack children and smoke in their...
Some food for thought in your professional career. Playwork Theory and Practice. Edited by Fraser Brown. (Open University Press, 17.99, 01280 823388)
A review of the Code of Practice will take place in the autumn alongside a consultation on introducing eligibility criteria that early education providers will need to meet in order to receive funding...