Found 5150 results for "?type=Opinion?year_based=2014?orderBy=PublishedDate"
The reshuffle at the Department for Education (DfE) saw the departure of education and childcare minister Elizabeth Truss, promoted to environment secretary, and education secretary Michael Gove...
Parents of young children are being encouraged to check their child’s immunisations are up-to-date following the detection of the Polio virus in sewage in London.
The National Day Nurseries Association has urged Labour not to ignore the private sector in its plans to expand state nurseries.
Following the Government’s review of childcare costs, Dr Jo Verrill, managing director of Ceeda, asks if more use of ‘variable staffing models’ is feasible
Mathematics is an area likely to be coloured by parents' own lack of confidence or their high ambitions for their child. Penny Tassoni explains how best to approach it Despite the Foundation Stage...
A new study finds that learning through guided play can be as effective as adult-led instruction and, in some cases, it can have a greater impact on children’s numeracy.
The Government is seeking views on its proposals to get tougher on the perpetrators of domestic abuse.
The Government is being urged to scrap disqualification by association (DBA) rules for non-domestic settings, after it launched a consultation on the ‘unfair’ rules that target childcare workers and...
In an extract from a briefing on including two-year-olds in schools, Julian Grenier and Helen Moylett look at some of the key areas that leaders should consider to ensure they are meeting...
What is different about being outdoors? Professor Jan White sets out how early years settings can offer a range of unique experiences as part of outdoor play