The use of outdoor areas is the most critical issue in implementing the Foundation Stage in England, according to a survey of an education union's members working in primary schools. Sixty per cent of...
Ministers will consult in the next few weeks on the criteria that early years settings will need to meet in order to qualify for nursery education funding, as part of the consultation on the...
Parents taking up opportunities for adult learning find communicating with their children easier even if their courses have nothing directly to do with parenting, according to a new study. A team from...
New research suggests that using iPads in the classroom can have a positive impact on young children’s literacy, numeracy and communication skills.
Significant media attention has been paid to a Sikh couple who applied to become adoptive parents only to be refused because of their ethnicity.
A forest environment stimulates the use of descriptive language, says Caroline Watts, a Forest Schools leader for several schools in Kent.
Concern about the future of the extended schools programme has emerged in the wake of last week's publication of the White Paper on education. Children's charity 4Children warned that the move towards...
Local authorities in England will be given new duties to ensure that there are sufficient Sure Start children's centres in their area, the Government said last week.
England is the last country in the UK to appoint a children's commissioner. Wales has had one since 2001, while Northern Ireland and Scotland gained their own children's champions in 2003 and 2004...
Simple and adaptable activities to foster babies' and toddlers' cognitive development and emotional well-being are offered by Alice Sharp One face, two faces