Submissions are being accepted until 10 June for the BERA/SAGE Practitioner Research Awards 2011, open to professionals working in education who have used research to develop their practice in the...
In the week that Number 10 announces a Childcare Commission to look at how parents' childcare costs can be cut, the National Day Nurseries Association has revealed that the majority of nurseries...
Two new qualifications focus on working with parents and leadership roles. Karen Faux reports.
The majority of registered providers ensure that children in their care are kept safe and healthy, but Ofsted has identified ways that safety could be improved in nearly half the settings in its new...
Test your knowledge about child development, the value of play in the early years and the importance of observing and assessing young children by answering true or false. By early years authors Jackie...
In the first of a new series on running a Forest School programme, Sarah Blackwell identifies priorities in locating and using the land.
The Department for Education (DfE) is to review the regulation of early years settings in a bid to reduce the cost of childcare for families.
Calling all independent, associate and consultant early years trainers. A group of independent early years trainers based in the East Midlands area met recently to discuss topics of mutual interest,...
Meeting the Early Learning Goals through Role Play: A practical guide for teachers and assistants Edited by Marie Aldridge
Understanding early literacy development: the impact of narrative and reflection as tools within a collaborative professional development setting This qualitative study in the US examined the impact...