Early years experts have welcomed revised guidance on the future of nursery schools, but warn that enforceable action is needed to prevent more closures. The revised advice from the DfES to local...
Voluntary providers will be supplying childcare services for 22,000 children at 16 new children's centres opening across Devon over the next year. Devon County Council said that Barnardo's, NCH, the...
* Promoted heads of units from Teddies Nurseries are celebrating their successful completion of the first part of Teddies' new Developing Excellence Programme, which aims to boost leadership skills....
A Bill to end child deaths from abuse and neglect has been introduced to the House of Commons by Liberal Democrat MP Paul Burstow. He said, 'A child dies every week as a result of abuse and more than...
In reply to the letter 'Graduate workforce is an illusion' (12 February), the news story the writer refers to ('New vision for child services', 11 December) was a brief synopsis of the Early Childhood...
Early years managers will find a research project's guide to be an invaluable source of inspiration. Mary Evans reports The must-have accessory for effective early years managers this spring is not a...
The system for assessing children who have special educational needs (SEN) is costly and bureaucratic, according to a report from public services watchdog the Audit Commission. The report, Statutory...
Early years settings will no longer be required to meet the learning and development requirements of the EYFS or staff:child ratios, in temporary measures to be put in place during the coronavirus...
Early years Level 3 and T-Level training was already in flux. How has Covid affected their delivery, and what impact are the Government incentives having, asks Joanne Parkes