The majority of registered providers ensure that children in their care are kept safe and healthy, but Ofsted has identified ways that safety could be improved in nearly half the settings in its new...
Test your knowledge about child development, the value of play in the early years and the importance of observing and assessing young children by answering true or false. By early years authors Jackie...
More details of the money schools and local authorities will receive in the next year are set to be confirmed by the Department for Education.
Parents will need to work 16 hours a week to be eligible for 30 hours of free childcare from 2017, the Chancellor has confirmed.
What childcare training involves under the Steiner Waldorf approach. By Jill Tina Taplin
How can early years settings support very young mothers and cater to their unique needs and challenges? Charlotte Goddard reports
Calling all independent, associate and consultant early years trainers. A group of independent early years trainers based in the East Midlands area met recently to discuss topics of mutual interest,...
Meeting the Early Learning Goals through Role Play: A practical guide for teachers and assistants Edited by Marie Aldridge
Understanding early literacy development: the impact of narrative and reflection as tools within a collaborative professional development setting This qualitative study in the US examined the impact...