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Ofsted wants nurseries to seek staff references – but an employer was recently sued for providing a negative one. Beena Nadeem investigates how settings can weigh up the options
Campaigners calling for the Reception Baseline Assessment to be scrapped have dismissed DfE research, which claims to show a clear link between children’s test results at the age of four and Key Stage...
Mary Evans talks to one London local authority that is determined to maintain a holistic approach.
At just eight clauses long, the Childcare Act is the law which brings the 30 hours into force.
Early years providers need to think carefully about how to make the most of flexible working for parents, writes Karen Faux.
In a tribute to childcare pioneer Elinor Goldschmied, Anita Hughes looks at Treasure Baskets, Heuristic Play and her unique legacy.
Steiner Waldorf now offers an Early Years Educator course at Level 4. Gabriella Jozwiak takes a look at what it involves, in the final part of our series on the new qualifications.
Is it a good time to start upa nursery? Anne Wiltsher weighs up the pros and cons Heard the one about the man who spent thousands adapting a glorious Victorian mansion for use as a nursery, only to...
Researchers have found a link between the amount of time children spend in group daycare and poorer social and emotional development in Year 1, while also finding that disadvantaged children benefit...