What with the overhaul of the sector's qualifications structure, the extension of the free entitlement and further work on the single funding formula, nursery managers are braced for a year in which...
It's not often I feel moved to say this, but a new resource from the Department for Education is absolutely fascinating!
Extending the right to flexible working and increased maternity pay, worth an extra 1,400, were among family-friendly plans unveiled by the Government this week. The measures, first outlined in the...
Children’s author Shirley Hughes, who was known for her series of books about a boy called Alfie, has died at the age of 94.
The approach to formative and summative assessments is not obviously different under the revised Early Years Foundation Stage. However, practitioners will need to be alert to subtle but significant...
New initiatives are bringing together expertise from the health service, early years sector and care in an effort to improve provision for children. Katy Morton investigates.
Amid the uncertainty surrounding the roll-out of the extended entitlements, early years settings need digital management tools now more than ever. By Karen Hart
Childcare is now as important to the British economy as the transport system, the trade and industry secretary told delegates at the Daycare Trust annual conference in London last week.
Up to 2,000 childcare practitioners are set to benefit from the second phase of the Government’s Early Years Professional Development programme (PDP) to boost children's early language and numeracy...
A new observation tool that detects signs of social withdrawal and distress in babies has been trialled by UK health visitors with ‘overwhelmingly positive results’.