The weather may be getting hotter, but the crisis over delays with criminal record checks is reaching boiling point (see News, page 4). It is appalling that with the current recruitment shortages in...
It is too early to draw any conclusions from the results of the EIF inspections so far, explains Pennie Akehurst
A lot hangs on the success of the Early Years Single Funding Formula to deliver sustainability when it comes to the free entitlement.
Childminders are a key component of the wraparound provision that the Government rightly prioritised in its ten-year childcare strategy. Schools need to recognise this valuable contribution that...
Significant investment and the resolution of outstanding issues around funding, pay and conditions of service must underpin reform of the early years workforce, according to the Children's Workforce...
Ofsted has moved halfway to meeting parents' concerns that they cannot legally obtain information about the outcome of complaints made against daycare providers (see News, page 4). They will now be...
What a week it's been for news in the early years education and care sector, with the launch of the final Early Years Foundation Stage materials, a damning report into the low success rates for early...
It is good to see that the select committee on education and employment has found time to squeeze in a couple of extra sessions on the early years, following its original report and the Government's...
Every organisation in the world seems to have a website these days, and early years settings may feel that they are being left behind in the whirlwind of technological change that is sweeping through...
What is the Foundation Stage Profile? It is a new way of summing up the progress and learning needs of children in reception classes. All it requires is for staff to observe and assess throughout the...