It is time to reflect on a broad and balanced early years curriculum, and a revised EYFS should support us to think about what our children need, argues Dr Julian Grenier
A group of leading early years specialists has launched a campaign to urge practitioners and parents to fight Government plans to adopt synthetic phonics for teaching children to read in reception...
Play and well-being must be at the centre of young children's development and learning after the coronavirus crisis, when children return to early years settings and school, say campaigners.
The dispute between a group of early years experts and teachers and the Department for Education over the Government’s planned reforms to the Early Years Foundation Stage has ramped up this week.
A new DfE-funded online directory for early years training and qualifications has gone live.
The first of nine regional early years centres run by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) is being set up in Hartlepool. Each NDNA Regional Early Years Centre will provide facilities for...
Two of the UK’s leading early years experts and trainers have been honoured for their exemplary leadership in the sector.
The foundation stage, to be introduced in September this year, will broaden substantially the age range of children covered by the new early years curriculum. The new early learning goals will apply...
By Nancy Amanda Branscombe, Jan Gunnels Burcham, Kathryn Castle and Elaine Surbeck (Routledge, £37.99, ISBN 9780415895279)
Early years experts are urging practitioners to respond to consultations on the Early Years Foundation Stage and teaching early reading to ensure that the principles of best practice are preserved...