Under the new EYFS Profile there is a danger that thousands of children could be wrongly labelled as falling behind, says Nancy Stewart
While the number of children passing the phonics check has increased year-on-year, teaching staff are unsure of its value.
Puzzles and playtrays are invaluable in encouraging manual dexterity, helping children to identify shape and number, and in fostering language development Some children may enjoy playing with...
Early Years Teacher courses are being scrapped across the country, while some new EYTs are going straight onto qualified teacher courses, a Nursery World investigation has found.
The early years sector needs to stand up and fight the Government's proposed childcare reforms, says Nancy Stewart
Schools minister David Laws has set out more details about the Early Years Pupil Premium, including plans for a pilot of the scheme.
Mills Hill in Oldham, one of the first schools to be made a National Teaching School, focuses on co-operative learning from the Foundation Stage onwards, finds Marianne Sargent
Embark on a project that will help the children understand their own origins and growth with Anne O'Connor Young children are fascinated by babies, in part because of their growing realisation that...
Bringing in childcare provision will not necessarily regenerate deprived areas, says a new report by the National Centre for Social Research.