Too many primary school teachers are not good enough at teaching the three Rs to children in England's primary schools, a report by Ofsted has found.
Recruitment difficulties are still ‘rife’ across the early years sector, with one in two settings lacking staff, new research has found.
The success rates of early years advanced NVQ apprentices are the worst in the work-based learning sector, according to a survey by the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI). A report by a team of ALI's...
Children living in deprived areas are more than twice as likely to be obese than those living in more affluent areas, findings from the Government’s National Child Measurement Programme for England...
Councillors in Edinburgh have reversed their decision to hand out only packed lunches in 14 of the council's 18 nurseries, following a campaign by parents and local media (news, 15 May).
Bought the Just Learning nursery in Cambourne where a ten-month-old child choked to death in 2006 and which closed down in the wake allegations made in a BBC 'Whistleblower' programme, (News, 28...
Early years settings will not be able to force parents to pay for extras as a condition of taking up a free childcare place, the Department for Education has reiterated in a model agreement.
As the dual inspection system in early years provision draws increasing criticism, Ruth Thomson asks what should replace it.
* It was an early start for Margaret Hodge and Catherine Ashton when they visited a south London children's centre for breakfast on Tuesday morning. The minister for children and Sure Start minister...