The new qualifications framework must recognise diversity of provision within the sector and provide the opportunity for everyone to access appropriate training, says former education secretary...
WINNER: Caverstede Early Years Centre, Walton, Peterborough
Adults have 'an unjustified and disturbing intolerance of children', according to children's charity Barnardo's.
A new early years framework for Scotland unveiled this week puts a focus on the first three years of a child's life.
The parroting approach to learning language has worked well for a four-year-old boy with severe learning disabilities, reported the Metro. Dylan Hargreaves' mother believes he started speaking the...
Self-esteem and Early Learning (second edition). By Rosemary Roberts. (Paul Chapman Publishing, 15.99, 020 7374 0645) Reviewed by Jennie Lindon, early years consultant
One result of our society moving to a more service-based economy is that demand for childcare outside the traditional working day grows. A new report from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has found that...
Children's centres and early years settings in Rotherham, Yorshire, are being challenged to change the lay-out and decor of their rooms to provide an even more stimulating learning environment for...
Michael Bichard's inquiry notes that decisions about individuals will only be as good as the information on which they are based (News, 1 July). If significant information is missing, the risk...