Scotland's early years sector has been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Among those receiving the MBE are Ruby Burns, for services to pre-school education at Cardonald College, Glasgow;...
Nick Hudson, Ofsted early years director, explains priorities for quality improvement in the coming months
A ‘sector council’ which aims to raise the profile of early years by lobbying on key issues has been created by NAHT.
The Soil Association has launched a national food award for early years settings.
Early years professionals shared their views and ideas for good practice at the conference 'You Are The Strongest Link', organised by North Lanarkshire council. Delegates heard about various Sure...
Some food for thought in your professional career Mentoring in the Early Years Edited by Alison Robins (Paul Chapman Publishing, 16.99, 020 7324 8703) Reviewed by Kay Jaques, manager of children's...
Early years organisations and nursery chains have been invited by the Government to create up to 900 'Neighbourhood Nurseries' in disadvantaged parts of England over the next three years. As part of...
To tackle issues around attendance and behaviour, schools could learn a lot from how the early years sector caters to the children in its care, says Sarah Mackenzie
By Chris Woodhead, the former chief inspector of schools at Ofsted There are five possible reasons for the recent upsurge of interest in early years education.
A leading early years organisation has called for the Criminal Records Bureau to make early years staff a similar priority as it has teachers in England over recent weeks. The call was made by the...