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Three-year-olds who took part in a scheme to improve maths teaching in early years settings made the equivalent of two extra months’ progress on average compared to other children, research suggests.
Early years organisations have welcomed comments made by education secretary Charles Clarke about the early years sector. In his speech at last week's Labour Party conference in Bournemouth, Mr Clarke...
A music charity has announced free training for early years practitioners for a third year.
The Bright Horizons nursery chain is linking up with more than 1,000 other childcare providers nationally to meet the care needs of parents faced with a surge in new flexible working arrangements.
Most early years teachers don’t receive graduate-level pay, unlike the majority of those with Qualified Teacher Status, a survey has found.
Some early years and childcare qualifications will continue to be offered until January 2012, after the CWDC confirmed that it is extending the deadline for current qualifications by a year.
Representatives of the public service union Unison Scotland handed over a petition with 20,000 signatures calling for a McCrone-style review of the early years to Margaret Jamieson MSP outside the...
Maggie Smith, director of Ofsted's Early Years Directorate (pictured), has resigned after less than two years in the post. An Ofsted spokeswoman cited 'personal and health reasons' for Ms Smith's...
Is it possible for a large nursery chain to unify its image and yet keep its local integrity? Lindsay Clark looks at the challenges of presenting a united brand .In September, one of the UK's largest...
* The early years sector was recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List last weekend as Rosemary Murphy, chief executive of the National Day Nurseries Association, and Professor Christine Pascal,...