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What can local authorities do to match up childcare provision to the needs of parents in their area? Colin Horswell looks at steps towards sufficiency.
Proposals to raise the admission age for nursery schools and classes in Northern Ireland to ensure that two-year-olds remain in a more age-appropriate environment have been welcomed by the early years...
A project tailored to the needs of reception children is improving achievement and attainment, says the children centre teacher team from the Birth to Five Service, Lincolnshire County Council
The Government’s Review of childcare costs is supposed to set the sector’s mind at rest – but it only muddies the water further, says Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance
Although this type of activity is child-led, parents can help their children immerse themselves in worlds of their own making by following these tips. By Penny Tassoni
It is vital that children with speech and language difficulties are spotted before they start school, the independent review into speech and language services has found.
Early years staff fear they will lose out in the current regrading of pay and status for council employees - but, says Mary Evans, some may shine in the evaluation
When boys are playing boisterously and causing disruption, it may be time to look again at what type of activities are being provided for them, advises Penny Tassoni.
The government is consulting on scrapping some qualifications at level 3.
New analysis by the Labour party reveals local authority spending on children and young people's services has fallen by nearly £1 billion a year in real terms since 2012.