Settings often struggle with planning for under-threes, to the detriment of provision. Jennie Lindon explains some key aspects of developmentally appropriate planning for young children Effective...
In her column for Nursery World this week, Beverley Hughes, Minister for Children, Young People and Families, reveals exclusively that the initial consultation on the extension to the free entitlement...
A campaign group of parents believe that the 30 hours discriminates against the most disadvantaged children, as they are ineligible for the policy.
More than 100 nursery groups and early years providers have signed an open letter to the Government highlighting the dire situation the sector faces with recruitment at ‘an all-time low’ and settings...
From today, early years settings and schools will no longer be responsible for contacting parents about positive cases in their child’s class or bubble, as contact tracing responsibility in education...
Go to ground and discover the living world down below in the second part of a project by Helen Shelbourne with fun activities in all areas of the curriculum Develop children's exploration of what is...
The relentlessly determined effort to keep the children's centre roll-out on track has seen the programme expand to the point where it is now reaching one million children and their families. Some 500...
The Government's 'cross-cutting' review of childcare policy which has finally been published makes for fascinating reading (see News, page 4), not least for the acknowledgement that 'important...
Help babies build up their vocabulary and vocalise their first words with books chosen by Opal Dunn It is thought that by the age of 18 months a child can say about 50 words, but their understanding...