'I started the NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Developing Skills for Early Years Practice last November and am due to finish in July. I wanted to move into midwifery but this seemed a hard training option...
Five-year-olds who took part in the initial two-year-old pilot of free early education places did no better at school at the end of the Reception year than other children, a Government study has...
Filial therapy - child-centred play led by a parent at home - is soon to get its own 'hub' at one UK university, making it easier to access specialist trainers. By Hannah Crown
What’s under the flap? Andy McCormack explores the rich variety of interactive picturebooks from the UK and internationally
The EYFS Profile Handbook and the EYFS Profile exemplification materials have been published by the Department for Education.
By Jessica Souhami, Frances Lincoln, hardback, 11.99
Woodford Rascals Nursery in Plympton, Plymouth, is holding a birthday bash for its fifth anniversary this month. Among its achievements the nursery - run by Woodford Schools Trust - will celebrate...
The Y Speak Consultation Fund is a DfES initiative that awards grants of up to 10,000 to not-for-profit, voluntary or community sector organisations. Consultation activities are intended to allow...
One in four children in Scotland are referred to social care before their fifth birthday, and one in 17 children are investigated for suspected abuse, reveals new research.
Plans for a revised EYFS, put out for consultation last week, largely follow the Tickell review, including reducing the number of Early Learning Goals and a focus on three prime areas of learning to...