A controversial database holding contact details for every child in England was launched on Monday, following several delays prompted by security fears.
A benchmark plan to bring together research at the forefront of early years thinking and policy began with the launch of three initial reports last week.
Ofsted has praised Cumbria's local education authority for the effective leadership of its Early Excellence Network. The Cumbria Early Excellence Network report, published last week, said the LEA's...
Details of the revised Code of Practice for the free early years entitlement have been published at the start an eight-week consultation with early years providers.
Children's secretary Ed Balls has said that the Government is 'going to listen' to concerns over its plans to scrap tax relief on childcare vouchers.
The recommendation in the Cambridge Review that children should not start school until age six has been endorsed by another leading academic.
Nurseries and local authorities must be able to operate 'flexibly' within the revised Code of Practice, a policy group of nursery providers said this week.
Guidelines for when and how playgrounds will be brought back into use ‘must be provided immediately’ if the Government serious about tackling obesity amid the pandemic, the Association of Play...
The country’s largest childcare provider, Busy Bees, has reopened its Plymouth setting after temporarily closing it due to a shortage of qualified staff.
More universities look to drop their early years teacher training courses for the next academic year.