Increased spending in the early years is needed to address inequalities and improve children’s lives as part of a long-term approach to support the country’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, a...
Our judging panel, made up of 18 leading figures from every part of the early years sector, met at Haymarket's offices tasked with the tough job of selecting the award winners. A big 'thank you' for...
CACHE's two recently launched college-based qualifications makes studying additional needs compulsory. Gabriella Jozwiak looks at how the learning for each is organised
A nursery manager has been found guilty of fraud in a position of trust for stealing thousands of pounds from the setting where she worked.
Hear, hear, Kate Rice! It is fantastic to hear somebody else consider issues of professionalism before issues of the balance sheet ('Make room for an extra pair of hands', Letters, 24 June). We have...
A programme to reverse the trend in children starting school without the skills they need to learn, is to be expanded to 80 communities across England.
Look at how discrimination begins among children, parents and early years practitioners and at the way settings accommodate children to see what could be changed. Legislation and the new national...
A project to help refugee families with children under five is boosting their confidence as they try to settle in the UK. By Annette Rawstrone
* Children in Scotland is calling for the Scottish Executive to review the barriers between early years services, schools and youth projects. The charity has sent notes from a conference it organised...
Early years settings and schools are being encouraged to apply for a share of 300,000 earmarked to improve literacy by home reading. The money has been allocated as part of Home Together, the Scottish...