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Arguing that much of current assessment misses the point of the early years, Dr Julian Grenier sets out the key aims of the Celebrating Children’s Learning project and how it can improve practice
A new level 5 apprenticeship standard has been approved for the early years sector – but only meets Level 3 requirements.
What is empathy, how does it develop in the early years, and what can practitioners and parents do to support it? Ruth Thomson explains
Controversy over when reading and writing should be taught could persist under the revised framework.Jan Dubiel, national development manager for Early Excellence, reviews the essential principles.
Introducing babies and toddlers to books will set them on the way to being confident readers later on. Andy McCormack offers some advice and explores examples of age-appropriate titles
The history of the influential early years education movement and how it is being put into practice today. By Janni Nicol
Children start to understand the world by exploring objects, writes Jools Page, Senior Early Childhood Consultant, Kent
The Froebelian approach is being given a new international push to demonstrate its continued relevance and to train more leaders in the pedagogy. Nicole Weinstein reports
Bristol-based setting The Nursery has won praise for its approach to planning to best challenge children and taking into account their next steps. By Hannah Crown