This series outlines how settings can 'build' effective long-, medium-and short-term plans around the areas of provision. The approach is not definitive, and practitioners can adapt it to suit their...
Children who attend childcare demonstrate higher cortisol levels, seen as an indicator of stress, than children in their own homes.
The Big Red Maths Box from BEAM Education contains all sorts of equipment suitable for outdoor maths. There are six plastic circles; four large dice; six frog bean bags, one set of quoits with board;...
A list of all the organisations and charities mentioned in Training Today, along with their addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and websites Acorn Early Years Training (CJ Associates) 13...
Childcare providers in deprived areas are twice as likely to close as those in the most affluent areas, according to new research, which also finds that the early years funding shortfall has risen by...
Many children in need are pre-school age, but early help is being cut. Rachel Buckler, trainer and consultant, reports
The gap between the quality of early years provision in poorer areas of the country and the more affluent has narrowed during Sir Michael Wilshaw's time as chief inspector.
Falling rolls will affect the budgets of a 'significant' number of primary schools in England next year. The admission by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) that it expected the number of...
One award-winning school in London strives to be gender-neutral and help children embrace different family make-ups. By Nicole Weinstein