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Childcare industry leaders have called on the Government to review pay and subsidies in Scotland. Figures published last week by the Scottish Executive revealed that more than one-third of childcare...
Providers across the early years sector should have in their postbag by now a set of the national care standards that relate to their type of provision, and the accompanying guidance.
Put children securely on the bridge from the Early Years Foundation Stage to the more formal curriculum of primary school with careful planning and an enthusiastic attitude.
More than 40 MPs are backing a call for a review of the new funding rules for the nursery education grant. Shadow education secretary Maria Miller tabled an Early Day Motion two weeks ago calling for...
The extension of the nursery education grant for three- and four-year-olds, from 33 to 38 weeks a year from 1 April, should, on the face of it, be good news for non-maintained providers. But examine...
Disquiet among teachers and early years practitioners over the transition between the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 has been noted in two reports for the Government.
More than 86 per cent of all three- and four-year-olds accessing the free entitlement are taking up the full 15-hour offer, according to the latest Government figures.
It's good news for the sector that early years work is one of the three priority areas for the Department for Education under the new coalition Government.
Two reports highlighting the abrupt transition that children undergo when moving from reception class to Key Stage 1, from play-based learning to a more formal approach, will be welcomed by early...