Evaluations of early years initiatives prompt some tough questions, asked by Helen Penn.
Six areas of learning form the content of the QCA's foundation stage curriculum, and these link directly to the six sets of Early Learning Goals. It would be understandable, therefore, for...
The sector is anxiously awaiting news about who will take on the Government’s early years brief following the announcement that the former early years minister, Caroline Dinenage, has been moved to...
New DfE figures show local authority spending on Sure Start and early years services has fallen by more than £650 million since 2010.
The DfE has confirmed that the early years T-Level will provide students with a licence to practice upon completion.
Colleges and awarding bodies have been reacting to the decision by the Children's Workforce Development Council to extend the deadline for offering some early years and childcare qualifications until...
(Photograph) - An early years reading resource pack aims to help support children's language and literacy development in Northern Ireland. All settings that are NIPPA members have received a free...
The latest research from Ofsted stresses that early years education is ‘too important to be left to chance’
* Newham Early Years and Childcare Service held its first national Beacon Learning Day on 10 November so senior managers in early education and childcare could share good practice. The Newham service...
By Tracey Gurney, nursery manager, Epping Nursery education was seen by some professionals as 'just' play when I started in childcare 17 years ago. Since then, the profile and importance of nursery...