In the final part of her training series, Charlotte Goddard discovers how one Teach First graduate went from working with very small life forms to educating very small humans.
More than 4,200 parents, childcare experts and educationalists have signed a petition on the Number Ten website to try to stop the Early Years Foundation Stage becoming law in September.
The Liberal Democrats have raised the stakes in the debate on early years education in the run up to the Scottish parliamentary elections by calling for a full-time 'transition' year at age five so...
I believe that anti-male policy is preventing men from working in the early years sector. As a male single parent, grandparent and qualified pre-school practitioner, I have been made to endure...
Run in partnership with Plymouth University and South Devon Health Care Trust, this course has traditionally been accessed by registered nurses. However, by successfully campaigning to take the...
Childcare leaders have said they are ‘in danger of being demonised’ by the Government over funding for the 30 hours.
Sarah Emerson of Kids Love Nature, and Diane Boyd and Nicky Hirst of Liverpool John Moores University tackle waste in the latest part of our sustainability series
The many voices in the early years sector raised against enforcing formal phonics instruction for children younger than five appear to have been ignored. Jim Rose's review, which contains much good...
Environment and resources are increasingly recognised as a vital component of early years provision, and there's plenty to help you make sure you're offering the best service in this week's issue of...
Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell gives geography credit for putting childcare on the map At a time when there is a tendency to simplify the childcare debate, a geography professor has offered...