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For me, one of the Government's most important commitments has been our offer of 15 hours of free early education for all disadvantaged two-year-olds. Now that offer is being extended even further to...
The Children and Families Bill, which includes the introduction of childminder agencies, has been passed.
New food guidelines for nurseries and childminders are due to be published by the Government.
Even the youngest children are not immune to society’s obsession with body image. So what should early years staff be aware of? Hannah Crown reports
Cuts to services, high living costs and changes to the welfare system have left many children not having their basic human rights met, warns a new report.
Pattern-spotting and decomposition are two of the six fundamental skills required for computational thinking. Marc Faulder examines how they best fit with what is already practised in the early years
Rather than obsess over whether activities are free-flow, child-led and so on, teachers should consider if they constitute effective learning and empower the child as a learner, says Jan Dubiel
As packed lunches look set to become more common, Dr Patricia Lucas assesses their quality and launches a survey to find out more
Professor Cathy Nutbrown imagines what a better world it could be for young children
Let's get one thing out of the way first: I'm no expert on childcare. I've been following the debate on ratios with great interest, but my focus here is in one important part of childcare provision:...