Well, the Conservative party pledge to increase funded early education for threeand four-year-olds from 15 to 30 hours a week came out of the blue (Tory blue, of course!) and had many seeing red.
While the introduction of the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) in April has been welcomed by the sector, early years organisations have raised concerns over how Ofsted will determine if settings are...
Keep the children happy and stimulated this autumn with our selection of new launches and old favourites Arts and crafts
Stories set in exotic locations and focusing on relationships between young and old are reviewed by Alison Boyle Sea Monster by Chris Wormell (Cape, 10.99)
How do the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) work in practice? Alexander Fetani, of the Early Years Alliance* has the answers to ten commonly-asked questions
‘Early childhood education and care in Ireland is facing a black abyss,’ an early years expert has warned, as 90 per cent of staff look to leave the sector and childcare fees continue to be among the...
Most early childhood degrees include 'real-world' experiences in early years settings and a related final-year project or dissertation. Make the most of these learning opportunities by bringing your...
Assessment and progress data matter, but they must not detract from the real purpose of teaching, while teachers should be better trained to deliver the ethos of the EYFS, explains Dr Julian Grenier
Nursery group Bright Horizons has been fined £800,000 over the death of a ten-month-old boy who choked on mango while unsupervised for several minutes.