Early years organisations have welcomed Government plans to create centres providing health, education and childcare services for families in the poorest parts of England, and to create a new unit to...
Margaret Mason is founder and chief executive of Children 1st Day Nurseries, which now runs 20 settings after acquiring two nurseries in Leek, Staffordshire
* The Pre-school Learning Alliance has produced The Child in Focus, a guide to support practitioners which considers psychological theories of learning and their practical applications, methods...
Children's minister Dawn Primarolo looks back to the start of the EYFS and credits practitioners for its successful implementation.
After early years consultant Sandy Green was diagnosed with cancer, she wrote a story for her young grandchildren in the hope that it would make the changes, and the 'unknown', less alarming for them.
Follow the direction of children's natural interests in line patterns and trajectory movements to take their learning further across the curriculum, says Diana Lawton When provision is rich and...
Some early years settings have found an open-door policy promotes an effective partnership with parents, says Judith Stevens. Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage emphasises the importance of...
Nurseries and early years workers have reacted in anger and disbelief at the Government’s decision to keep early years settings open to all children, while at the same time closing schools, as England...