Young children in London hate litter and love parks -but don't necessarily know the difference between a rabbit and a squirrel, according to a consultation exercise carried out by two children's...
The Department for Education (DfE) has today launched a new consultation to consider ways in which childminders can be supported to join or continue in the profession.
Nursery manager Emma Davis tells how she got the support she needed in the coronavirus lockdown from her early years colleagues in a WhatsApp group
A new report finds that the majority of employers have continued to allow flexible working and now focus on employees’ outputs rather than number of hours worked, thanks to changing work patterns over...
Sugar intake can make a very real difference to children's health. Laura Whiting lists the ten things practitioners need to know.
As Chelsea Open Air Nursery School prepares to celebrate its 90th anniversary, Nicole Weinstein finds out what makes the setting so special today
Teenage parents are to receive support from the Government to help them get back into education and employment. Public health minister Yvette Cooper gave details last week about Sure Start Plus, an...
The ability to control emotional and physical impulses should be developed in the early years to help ensure children embrace learning and grow into self-regulating adults.
New research reveals there is little support among the sector or evidence for making extensive changes to the current Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.