<P> Inspire children's imaginative play with a construction area that is well-stocked with everyday resources such as cardboard boxes, tubes and fabric, writes Jane Drake </P>
Ten management appointees to Ofsted's Early Years Directorate are set to oversee 2,000 staff responsible for the regulation, registration and inspection of daycare in England. The eight regional...
Tulip Siddiq has been reappointed as shadow minister for children and early years in new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s reshuffle.
Four local authorities have been designated beacons of best practice for their groundbreaking work within the early years and childcare sector. The councils - Leeds, Somerset, and the London boroughs...
Explore the surprisingly wide variety of woven materials and their artistic possibilities, with the Suffolk Early Years and Childcare Service (Suffolk County Council)
Two early years teacher training providers have been rated 'requires improvement' by Ofsted for two years running.
Many early years practitioners who had initial doubts about the EYFS now view it positively, research by Early Education suggests.
Early years organisations have welcomed the Government's launch of Every Parent Matters, which sets out how parents can best support their children. It includes plans for a national roll-out of the...
The Early Years Teacher standards have a vital role in shaping the nature of the work that early years teachers will undertake and the training towards meeting those standards.
Opportunities for children to learn through 'purposeful, well-planned play', easing the transition from the pre-fives to the primary 1 stage, will be contained in a new curriculum for Scottish...