A positive inspection is vital, but so too are other measures of effective provision. By Dr Julian Grenier
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What is true ‘free-flow play’, and when is children’s ‘involvement’ in their learning not actually worthwhile engagement? Dr Julian Grenier unpicks the theories in the context of best practice
26 July. 'Rule the School' . (BBC 2, 5 to 5.25pm) In this series six children take on the roles of teachers and attempt to educate their elders in the finer points of teenage subculture. The adults...
(Photograph) - Children let fly with their home-made carp kites on Japanese Day at Happitots Nursery in Bishopbriggs, Glasgow. Children's Day, when flying kites and streamers from rooftops and...
The findings of an international review of early childhood education and care by the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development will be discussed at a conference called 'Starting Strong......
According to new research on education spending, high levels of inflation, a rising minimum wage and new taxes, will mean the 17p uplift in early years funding will ‘almost certainly’ not be enough to...
Most local authorities will not see any increase to their early years funding rates next year, Department for Education figures reveal, while the Government has launched a new £8m fund to help...
Why are some councils tackling the attainment gap in the early years between disadvantaged children and their better-off peers while others are not? Charlotte Goddard reports
What were you like as a baby? Help children develop their sense of personal identity with early learning activities by Anne O'Connor Activity 1