Children's centre staff are being trained to spot the signs of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) amid concerns that girls of nursery age are being subjected to the practice.
Is phonics a panacea that comes back into fashion whenever thinking about early literacy gets confused? Julian Grenier considers what children really need to read The teaching of reading and writing...
Taking children out in the car has its own vital set of rules, wherever you're going. Simon Vevers does a checklist There's the last-minute scramble to find pencil cases, gym kits and those brand new...
With the EYFS adding to pressures for better trained staff, financial stresses are pushing early years settings from the other direction. Mary Evans hears why.
What can we learn from the OECD’s International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study? Dr Martina Street explains criticisms of the research, findings, and what future studies should focus on
Childcare providers that rely on parents’ fees, rather than free entitlement funding, are particularly vulnerable to closure, which could lead to a childcare shortage, the Institute for Fiscal Studies...
Despite the ongoing difficulties facing the early years sector, including an increasing number of closures, the UK market has shown a great deal of resilience. Ben Barbanel, head of debt finance at...
Have the Education, Health and Care plans achieved their aim of ensuring that children with SEND receive the right support from all agencies early? Karen Faux investigates
Karen Hart sets out the essential points
Parents and Children Together (PACT), a new parent-delivered teaching programme, has led to gains in children’s early language and reading skills. Kelly Burgoyne, Rachel Gardner, Helen Whiteley and...