Children's minister Beverley Hughes reveals the Government thinking behind the draft of the EYFS These are exciting times for early years and childcare. Implementation of the Government's ten-year...
New analysis shows the extent to which families will miss out of the Government's plans to extend childcare support for working families, both through the new Tax-free Childcare scheme and extra...
The Scottish government has launched a consultation on assessing progress in literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing for children and young people from 3-18.
An organisation of independent childcare providers in Ireland is calling for a temporary relaxation of the rules that all childcare staff be qualified to alleviate the sector ‘recruitment crisis’.
Play campaigners in England are calling on the Government to allow children under 12 to be exempt from the outdoor meeting rules, citing that the regulations are ‘unfair and discriminatory’.
With the growing trend for early years settings to take learning outdoors, Judith Napier looks at some examples in action around the country and at how staff win parents' support Thelma Miller, head...
Costs for early years providers have risen over the past three years, DfE-commissioned research has concluded.
Early years staff can use circle time to help children think about their emotions in a relaxed setting, say members of the Camden Early Years Intervention Team During September, Hamworth Square...
How to become a Forest leader and establish a practice that will fulfill the aims of the movement for children and parents alike. Over the past ten years, Bridgwater College has pioneered Forest...
There are many ways for nurseries to tackle falling occupancy levels. Paul Richards outlines his tried-and-tested solutions Falling occupancy is a real issue for nursery operators. With some providers...