Edited by Lindsay O'Dell and Stephen Leverett (Open University, ISBN 978-0-230-28008-3, 21.99)
The Department for Education has published guidance for early years settings, following the prime minister’s confirmation in parliament yesterday that they should open to more children from 1 June.
At the Professional Nanny conference in London on 4 October, Diana Muir, producer of the television documentary 'Who's looking after your child?' (News, 10 April), voiced her support for a national...
Do you really know what child-initiated learning looks like? Mary Evans identifies further training directions, in the first of a new series on improving skills to meet EYFS requirements.
By Margaret Corke (Routledge, 19.99, ISBN 9780415687676)
The destination is the guiding light in a new way to progress through qualifications suited to individual learners. Mary Evans reports.
Early years settings that employ an Early Years Professional make 'significant improvements' in the quality of learning for children from two-and-a-half to five, a four-year study has concluded.
The relationship between a child's key person and SENCO can make all the difference to their experiences. Dr Kay Mathieson explains.
A debate in the House of Lords last week flagged up the shortage of speech and language therapists in children's services (see News, page 6). It is not that there are too few people - according to...