Schools will not be required to carry out the EYFS Profile at the end of Reception this academic year, but they will be asked to ‘to use their best endeavours’ to complete it in the summer term if...
In the week that Number 10 announces a Childcare Commission to look at how parents' childcare costs can be cut, the National Day Nurseries Association has revealed that the majority of nurseries...
A lack of clarity within the Schools Admissions Code is leading to ‘vast numbers’ of summer-born children being forced to start school before they turn five, say campaigners.
New grants have been awarded to schools that achieved top marks in the phonics screening check.
A report, Who will care?, launched at the Labour Party conference in Brighton this week, puts childcare among the lowest-paid jobs in Britain, with childcarers earning less than gardeners and...
What parents want to know when they are shopping around for childcare settings is revealed by children's minister Dawn Primarolo.
The number of early years settings with Covid cases rose by 38 per cent in a week, the latest figures show.
Richard Willis, visiting professor at the University of South Wales, reviews a book which provides a toolkit for practitioners to incorporate neurodiversity-affirming education and inclusive teaching...
The Government should concentrate on making childcare and early years provision affordable and sustainable and develop a specific strategy to tackle shortages of places in London, the Commons Public...
Changes are being introduced to childcare regulations in Wales in response to pressure from voluntary organisations.