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A swathe of new big policy documents are hitting the early years sector from September, starting with the new inspection framework. Hannah Crown has a handy summary of what is happening and when
Staff-to-child ratios, and more importantly, staff qualifications and in-service training can predict the quality of pre-school childcare settings, a new study has found.
In the first of a four-part series on staff retention, regional director of Childbase Partnership Sarah Rotundo considers what it is, how to measure it and why it matters.
In the first of a series on the Progress Check at Age Two, Sue Chambers looks at what you need to know now and what to expect in the future
George Osborne's budget included welfare cuts as expected, but was topped with a surprise announcement of a new national living wage from next April.
Put your questions about Government early years policy direct to Education and Childcare Minister Elizabeth Truss
If Ofsted were truly independent, as it claims to be, then would it not be criticising an early years policy that is clearly failing children?
Wendy Ellyat says the Government response to 'Too Much Too Young' is inadequate and issues an invitation to join the campaign
The introduction of the new child and working tax credits has been dogged with computer problems and delays. Mary Evans reports The Government's flagship policy to make work pay by helping around six...