Ahead of this week’s budget and spending review, the chancellor has announced £500m for families and early years support - however there is no sign of any increase in funding for the 15 and 30 hour...
The DfE has confirmed that parents who defer their four-year-old's school place this September and keep their child at their early years setting will continue to be offered the 15-hour free...
The DfE is to consult with the sector this summer on how funding for the 15 and 30 hours childcare will be distributed, including the expanded entitlement for children from the age of nine months.
Have you organised a flexible learning environment where: * children can learn in varied ways, indoors and out?
Unknown territory lurks around the new early years qualifications.
We can let inspiration take equal place alongside offical guidelines.
Start with a Difference: Promoting Race Equality in the Early Years. By Julie Taylor. (Jewish Council for Racial Equality, 15 plus 3 p&p, 020 8455 0896) Reviewed by Gina Houston, vice-chair of Early...
Anne-Marie Tassoni and Penny Tassoni explain ways to help children aged three to five who struggle to follow instructions or sit quietly during group times