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A leading early years organisation has called on the Government to abandon Key Stage 1 SATs. Members of Early Education said they felt there was a clash between the 'welcome, play-based philosophy of...
Further to the news story that childminders in poor parts of England are to receive support funding (22 March), since the introduction of nursery vouchers by the Conservative Government followed by...
The Government’s decision to bring back a baseline assessment in Reception, just two years after it was forced to scrap the previous attempt, is a controversial one (see Analysis, page 14).
Encouraging children to get physical can lay the basis for health and success in other fields, says Rachel Goodchild The phrase 'obesity epidemic' seems to be everywhere. We are told we are killing...
One big player has leaped up the rankings of the 20 largest nursery chains, while others have also undertaken acquisitions and a few have slipped. Catherine Gaunt reports.
The Department for Education has released new resources aimed at encouraging less well-off parents to use 30-hour childcare.
Proposals to raise the admission age for nursery schools and classes in Northern Ireland to ensure that two-year-olds remain in a more age-appropriate environment have been welcomed by the early years...
Early years leaders have expressed cautious optimism for the success of Children's Centres, as Annette Rawstrone reports Promoting a joined-up approach to delivering childcare services was the...
Teachers and early years practitioners have welcomed the Government's decision to give more weight to teacher assessment and less to testing at Key Stage 1 and emphasised that it will have a...