The revised standards that early years practitioners must meet to attain Early Years Professional Status have been published.
Early years practitioners broadly support Government plans to give school governing bodies in England new powers to offer services to the local community, such as childcare. Ninety per cent of...
The early years sector's initial bid to retain a dedicated organisation to oversee its workforce training has been rejected by the Government. A DfES spokeswoman said that the early years bid,...
After a delay of three weeks, Caroline Dinenage has been appointed as the minister responsible for early years and childcare.
We’re going to the beach this July, with cover feature on beach schools, plus babies mental health, a new sustainability framework, and the concept of curriculum in the early years (ahead of our...
Shouldn't better food provision be compulsory in the early years?
A new full-time one-year Montessori Early Years Educator qualification starts next month.
Ofsted’s first annual early years report, with its focus on school as the best place for two-year-olds, has drawn a vocal response from the sector.
Concern over the quality of early years education in children's centres was raised at the National Union of Teachers' annual conference in Gateshead last week. Delegates passed a resolution brought by...
Child health experts have welcomed the first-ever nutritional guidelines for early years settings in England, while taking issue with the fact that they are not mandatory.