Faced with a number of Freedom of Information requests, Ofsted has bowed to pressure and published more information on the methodology of the Bold Beginnings report.
In the wake of last month’s obesity strategy update, Bertram Nursery Group early years manager Ursula Krystek-Walton outlines its programme to get children moving for at least three hours per day
A new pilot scheme will see parents of primary school children in Middlesborough and Camden offered money to attend parenting academy sessions.
Lone parents of children aged seven or over will be expected to look for work and those with younger children to take part in training, under reforms in the Welfare Green Paper last week.
The Early Years Handbook - a comprehensive guide to managing provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage
This is the way we wash the clothes - and learn by experimenting, in part two of a project by Judith Stevens When children have regular opportunities to explore their ideas with interested, caring...
Understanding the stages young children go through when developing their thinking patterns is crucial when supporting babies and infants from birth to three years, says Marion Dowling. Photographs at...
What does the future have in store for the early years workforce if current trends continue? Sara Bonetti, associate director of early years at the Education Policy Institute, makes some exclusive...
Research commissioned by the Social Mobility Commission has found one in eight early years workers earns less than £5 an hour. The report highlights low pay and lack of career and training...
Apps are becoming the latest must-have in helping practitioners with observation, assessment and planning, says Mary Evans.