Maureen Smith and Yvonne Nolan, co-founders of Duo Consulting and developers of the new APEL qualification APEL Level 3 Certificate in work with children(Early Years or Playwork), Unit 2: reflect on...
More than 80 per cent of providers are Good or Outstanding under Ofsted’s new inspection framework, but this trend may not continue, an outcomes analyst has said.
Children’s centres in poor areas help disadvantaged families to develop parenting skills, improve mothers’ mental health and children's learning at home, research shows.
The Government's rhetoric about universal childcare being as important as the founding of the NHS must now be matched by investment pledges in its forthcoming ten-year plan, childcare organisations...
Further education colleges face a ‘looming financial crisis’, a committee of MPs has warned.
Our regular round-up of how Sure Start is faring in different local authorities.
More than a quarter of local authorities’ early years funding rates have seen real-terms cuts over the past five years, Pre-school Learning Alliance research reveals.
High staff turnover, fewer childcare places and growing waiting lists characterise the current state of the Irish childcare sector, finds a new report.
Early Years Scotland has opened a new family visitor centre at HMP Low Moss.
In her first keynote speech to the sector, Education and Childcare Minister Elizabeth Truss re-iterated a commitment to universal services and giving the sector more autonomy.