Just two weeks to go until election day - so who will get your vote? To help you decide, read our Special Report this week (pages 10-11) for a handy summary of the main political parties' early years...
The importance of outdoor provision for young children is only now being fully recognised. The outdoors is another classroom, where learning in every area of the curriculum can take place - and in...
Is there a long-term future for the new Level 2 - and can Level 3 become a bridge to a degree? These questions on early years qualifications urgently need answers, says Mary Evans.
National Childcare Month is now officially under way, and June is packed with activities and events to celebrate the great work done by people in this sector. With many of the main organisations - the...
It is amazing to think that the Effective Provision of Pre-School Education project began in 1997, and has just reported on outcomes at age 16 for the children it has followed (see our feature on...
Digital technology in early years settings divides commentators, but the strength of opinion backs children using it in creative ways, finds Annette Rawstrone
With the EYFS under review, our special issue examines the future of early education, as we introduce our brand new look
The chief executive of Coram Family has resigned after a disagreement with the charity's governors. Honor Rhodes, who was appointed in March last year, said she had been 'very happy' at the charity...
Hannah Crown and Katy Morton speak to the chair of the education and childcare route panel, Mary Isherwood, about the progress of apprenticeship standards currently being developed at Levels 2, 5 and...