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Early years organisations have been responding to the Ofsted consultation on the Education Inspection Framework and handbooks that has just closed.
Babies can pretend to be asleep from the age of one, according to a new study, which says that children start to take part in pretend play from a very young age and that it is a key part of learning...
By Sue Owen, director of NCB's early childhood unit I think we've become too snobbish about the word 'quality'. We feel that it no longer means anything because it has too many different meanings for...
What can you make? Staff in the Red Room at the Childcare Centre, Darlington College, make use of all available space to encourage children to work independently. This includes utilising the backs and...
New health screening for babies checks for four rare conditions - which can be treated through dietary management. Public Health England explains
Family and friends carers raising children are being left to fend for themselves and suffer significant levels of hardship, as local authorities fail to implement Government policy, according to a new...
The introduction of a pre-paid card similar to an Oyster for parents to pay for childcare, is just one of the recommendations outlined in a new report calling for radical reform of childcare funding.
A nursery that was set to offer seven-day, round-the-clock care has been refused registration by Ofsted.
Two-year-olds who attend childcare settings for between 20 and 30 hours a week do more learning activities at home than those who do not attend nursery, according to research by the National Centre...
Employers have a duty to prevent illegal working by checking documents - while avoiding discrimination, says Jacqui Mann