The controversial online database ContactPoint, holding contact details for every child in England, is up and running in 17 local authorities in the north-west, children's secretary Ed Balls has...
Use focused activities to help children explore the world through their senses with a two-part project from Judith Stevens Practitioners may plan a project based on 'the senses' on its own, or as part...
Key issues for early years policy and the future provision of free childcare - with latest thinking on funding, staffing and Ofsted’s new inspection arrangements.
The sector’s first-ever Early Years Educator apprenticeship standard, at Level 3, has finally landed. Here’s a handy guide from Hannah Crown
Six pre-schools and nurseries in Oxfordshire have been awarded 1m by the county council to spend on new buildings.
Only settings which are deemed good or outstanding by Ofsted or local authorities will be able to offer the free entitlement to two-year-olds, the Government confirmed last week.
By Susan Stranks, the director of abracaDABra! and leader of the national campaign for children's radio Listen. Here's a sound idea! Songs, nursery rhymes and stories for children should replace...
Schools and asylum-seeker pupils have gained mutual benefits from their enrolment, according to Ofsted inspectors. The Ofsted report, The education of asylum-seeker pupils, found many examples of good...
Parents face particular barriers to accessing childcare in London, according to new research.