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There are several major theories that try to explain how very young children all around the world learn spoken language and each theory manages to explain something of the process. However, no single...
Early maths resources must be inspiring and imaginative or they will lose the children's interest. Staff in early years settings check out a varied selection for Sue Hubberstey.
The loophole allowing parents to save thousands of pounds a year on the cost of employing a nanny was closed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in last week's Budget. Until last Wednesday, parents...
I am a teaching assistant for a first school and I sympathise with the problems highlighted in 'Assistants "still undervalued"' (News, 1 August). I, too, am looking for routes into teaching, as I...
Early years practitioners need to understand the development of language and how to support children in the complex process of learning to speak Learning to talk is a vital developmental task for the...
Am I missing something, or does it seem to other people that we are hearing the death knell for sessional pre-schools when the Government's ten-year strategy is implemented? Many pre-schools will be...
Ofsted is calling on the Department for Education to review the EYFS to ensure it provides ‘sufficient clarity for the effective teaching of reading, writing and numbers’, in a report highly critical...
It is impossible to miss the references to observation and assessment in the Early Learning Goals document. 'Practitioners must be able to observe and respond appropriately to children' and are...
A booklet and DVD - Lighting the Fire, hands-on investigation, play and outdoor learning in primary education - was compiled with the help of early years consultant Wendy Scott and includes a...
The Pre-School Learning Alliance is to offer childminders a bespoke membership package from early next year, following the National Childminding Association's bid to attract a wider membership under a...