I am a playgroup supervisor. About six months ago I attended a course on communication, language and literacy in the Foundation Stage. A nursery nurse on the course told us that one morning a...
The school is part of Flourish Learning Trust – a group of specialist schools and education services dedicated to the care and development of children and young people with SEND. Whitefield school...
Help children develop an understanding of numbers by sharing active experiences, with suggestions by Jennie Lindon One of the ten principles underpinning Birth to Three Matters is that 'Children learn...
The Oral Health Foundation is calling for the UK to make ‘healthy drinks’ the default option with children’s meals in restaurants
Sector organisations have branded it as ‘incomprehensible’ that early years workers will not be prioritised for vaccines during phase 2 of the rollout.
The long-running battle to save one of Lancaster's oldest maintained nursery schools came to a head last week, when the final decision was taken to close. Lancashire County Council confirmed that...
Planned cuts to Ofsted's workforce have drawn fire from its staff, while its proposed changes to early years inspections have won practitioners' approval. <B>Simon Vevers</B> reports
If you want your early years setting to shine, it's time to go for accreditation. Many who did told Dr Tony Munton about the benefits it brought them Improving quality is one of the key aims of the...