Delyth Mathieson, early years project manager at Edge Hill University, explains the wider perspective in what is needed to achieve EYPS.
A young nursery staffer who has made a commitment to working with children but feels uncertain about which path to pursue is offered some career options by Tina Jefferies.
The split between Prime and Specific areas is valid, provided practitioners understand how they inter-relate, says Jan Dubiel
Early years practitioners can do much to help children living amid domestic violence to develop resilience and see that there are other ways for people to relate to each other, writes Karen Stephens.
Keith Archer's comments ('In my view', 15 December) are true for many private children's establishments. I was not consulted on a 50-place children's centre opening 200 yards away from my nursery. I...
The 20 biggest nursery chains provide around a tenth of all nursery places in the UK, including local authority provision, according to a survey in the supplement Nursery Chains, published with...
Lynn Brydon is business and finance support officer at Sure Start Strategic Partnership Tyne & Wear (www.northtyneside.gov.uk).
Reference to ‘cultural capital’ in the draft Education Inspection Framework has sparked a number of concerns in the early years sector, finds consultant and author Helen Moylett
Snack time is now recognised as an important contributor to daily nutrition. Here, a selection of nurseries share their approaches.
A Conservative Government would increase free early education for three- and four-year-olds to 30 hours a week and boost hourly rates paid to providers.