Pre-school education has a positive long-term benefit on how well children do at school but does not help close the gap between children from poorer backgrounds and their peers, new research suggests.
Two nursery nurses accused of child abuse have won the legal fight to clear their names, but the cost is still being paid by children and society, argues Professor Frank Furedi
Having to conform to goals and targets can damage children's sense of self and community, and inhibit their motivation, argues Wendy Ellyatt.
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While recruiting Level 3-qualified staff has been an issue for several years, settings have told Nursery World that the situation is now so dire they fear they will be forced to turn families away...
Taking the long way to EYP status has been worth it for graduates who are using it to better their leadership roles, finds Karen Faux.
The long-awaited Code of Practice for the free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds published last week gives parents the right for the first time to ask their local authority to find them free...