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The Government’s communications around the early years and teaching could have been written by a satirist, says our columnist Michael Pettavel
The Government has said it has no plans to review early years funding, in response to a parliamentary petition signed by thousands - however a cross-party committee of MPs has commissioned a survey of...
It was heartening to read about Mrs J Johns' success (Letters, 16 September). I was not surprised to read that the caramelised carrots had gone down so well: there is plenty of natural sugar in...
With bank lending falling since the financial crisis and cuts to local authority budgets taking hold, early years providers are beginning to turn to crowdfunding as a way of raising cash. Katy...
Imprisoning women who are pregnant or have young children should be 'a last resort', England's Children's Commissioner said last week.
There are some new faces in our Top 25 table of nursery groups this year, and in our extensive directory too. Catherine Gaunt analyses the latest moves in both size and quality of the chains.
Name: Sian NesbittPosition: owner and director of Dizzy Ducks Day Nurseries
Many fine words are uttered about the need to raise the status of the early years workforce and the professionalism of the sector. Around 600,000 people are now working in early years in an...
The crucial role the Reception year plays in young children’s development and learning is highlighted in a new report out on Monday.
Government adviser Louise Casey says the chaotic histories of thousands of "troubled families" need to be addressed to help them turn their lives around. Sally Goddard Blythe gives her view