Taking on an apprentice provides the opportunity to potentially grow and mould a loyal worker - so why aren't more nurseries adopting this approach to tailor-made talent? Mary Evans finds out.
The emergence of the Conservative Party's plan to give state funding to Montessori and Steiner schools if it wins the next election is surprising, to say the least (see News, page 3).
It is amazing to think that the Effective Provision of Pre-School Education project began in 1997, and has just reported on outcomes at age 16 for the children it has followed (see our feature on...
The countdown to the revised EYFS has begun, with the start of weekly updates on the Foundation Years website to help early years practitioners prepare for the new framework.
Children's growing feet are vulnerable to ill-fitting shoes and infections. Maggie Jones gives tips on taking care of them
Apprenticeships are getting an update, with plans for employer-led standards coinciding with the introduction of the Level 3 EYE qualification and new GCSE rules. Ross Midgley explains.
The structure and goals of the Letters and Sounds phonics teaching programme for three- to five-year-olds are outlined by Daniella Cohen.