The latest DfE Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey shows the number of early years providers has fallen by 5 per cent in a year, mainly driven by a loss of 3,200 childminders.
If the Government wants to play Santa Claus to the UK's working parents, it could start with the incentives to expand employer-supported childcare that chancellor Gordon Brown alluded to in his...
Children have an early and natural urge to draw, but practitioners need to offer them ample resources and encourage them to think about and discuss their efforts afterwards.
Practical advice for nurseries on how to plan for the Early Years Foundation Stage is given in a new series of papers from the National Day Nurseries Association.
(Photograph) - New money for sports facilities could make for livelier playgrounds like this one at the Rolls Crescent Primary School in Hulme, Manchester. Outdoor play was given a funding boost last...
Dr Jools Page of the University of Sheffield is carrying out a research project on 'Professional Love in Early Years Settings.
The Department for Education has no plans to remove the word ‘free’ when describing and advertising the funded entitlements, the children and families minister David Johnston told delegates at Nursery...
What does a good enabling environment for children aged one to three years that supports their overall learning and development look like? Lala Manners explains
In a new series on the workforce strategy, Charlotte Goddard looks at plans to revise entry level early years qualifications
The Principles into Practice cards explain in an illustrated and accessible format what early years practitioners should know and think about to deliver the EYFS programme effectively.