Nursery owners are questioning the rationale for Government plans for schools funding, which they say will only continue to perpetuate the long-standing problem of underfunding for the early years...
Charity fundraising not only helps others, but delivers a strong feel-good factor to a nursery's staff, parents and children, while raising the community profile of the business, says Sophie Hudson.
A three year funding package of £10-15 billion is needed from the Government to meet its education recovery pledge, a report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) released today has found.
1 December: Developing The EARLY Years Curriculum Through Play - Participants will consider how young children learn most effectively and use video to evaluate the quality of learning through play.
Within its response to a petition against changing ratios, the Government has explained its rationale behind proposals to raise the number of two-year-olds that one member of staff can care for in...
The new year is a good time to refresh your skills – so, what good-quality courses are out there which are also free? Hannah Crown has a roundup
The feature on nursery schools ('In need of repair', 1 March) was very welcome. While the Department for Education and Employment may now recognise the value of nursery schools, we need to have local...
Count the number of things children can learn about other cultures with suggestions for a book-based project by Jean Evans Develop children's mathematical skills and their awareness of the wider world...