The sector has raised concerns over conflicting advice from the Department for Education (DfE) and Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on the requirement for those starting the new...
ICT can help to gather rounded evidence of learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage and improve practice, says Adrian Hickman.
The Government’s 30-hour policy threatens the availability and quality of childcare for working parents in the capital, a new report claims.
The nurseries and organisations included in the Whistleblower expose on bad practice in the early years sector have been quick to respond to the programme's accusations. We have printed their...
The familiar and fascinating subject of families is one that can be ideally explored through books and role play, says Judith Stevens A topic about families is a perennial favourite. This is to be...
Early years practitioners should be alert to the potential in all of their setting's creative provision for developing children's problem-solving, reasoning and numeracy (PSRN). Linda Pound shows...
With fertility rates soaring and more new mothers returning to work to boost income during the economic downturn, baby care is in high demand. Karen Faux looks at how nurseries are coping
Young children display geographical awareness from an early age, and a new report on early years mapping is rich with links to curriculum and ideas for activities, finds Meredith Jones Russell
Under new guidance, how will practitioners devise meaningful systems of assessment and record-keeping that track children's progress from birth to five years? Lena Engel advises.
Some specialists have warned that schools will struggle to give two-year-olds sufficient support, but headteachers already caring for twos say they are well placed to succeed. By Gabriella Jozwiak