By Liz Bayram, chief executive of the National Childminding Association Ofsted released its Annual Report this week and, for the first time, early years settings, including registered childminders,...
Follow these step-by-step suggestions for holding a successful dance session in the nursery and creating a performance based on a favourite children's character Adance session with young children...
The £50m of funding for the new Early Years Pupil Premium for disadvantaged three- and four-year-olds starting next April will offer significant help to these young children.
You can count on developing children's abilities to estimate and predict in a project on numbers, says Jane Drake Provide children with exciting opportunities to use numbers by supplementing basic...
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Much like the weather at the moment, the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement was damp and disappointing for those involved in education, childcare and the welfare of families and young children.
All it takes is a simple tale of ten little ducklings to produce endless fun and a range of learning activities, as Jean Evans reveals Encourage children's learning across the curriculum, with...
A new report outlines Government goals for the ten-year childcare strategy and plans for its implementation The vision
Around 8,000 more disadvantaged children will be eligible for funded two-year-old places under universal credit, according to plans put out by the Department for Education for consultation.
Lower earners, such as most early years staff, are about to lose more of their pay to income tax. By Katy Morton