A new childminder-specific EYFS came into force on Thursday (4 January), as part of changes to regulations in the early years sector.
Early years practitioners need to be highly skilled to meet the complex developmental needs of children aged nought to three Children under three are learners and communicators from birth and develop...
Too much TV can have a negative impact on development, but when managed well it can actually be a valuable addition to children's everyday experiences. Penny Tassoni explains.
Lynn Kennington, the head of Gamesley Pre-School Centre in North Derbyshire, is forthright about her priorities. 'Parents are at the forefront of our thinking. They are the child's first educators,'...
Arts and crafts materials are a good way to entice children to sit down and have fun. The more you provide, the more involving the activity becomes Shapes
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Changes to the EYFS, including staff-to-child ratios in nurseries and clarifying how many children childminders can care for, are now set out in an updated version of the framework, which will come...
The Care Commission has upheld a complaint against a private nursery in Renfrewshire about the safety of children playing in the nursery car park, which is next door to a stable.
A ban on adverts for junk food appearing during television programmes aimed at children under 16 came into force last week, in the latest phase of restrictions imposed by media regulator Ofcom.
The Foundling Museum in London has opened a family-friendly exhibition devoted to Hetty Feather – Dame Jacqueline Wilson’s young Victorian heroine