Two well-known children's authors have joined the Open Eye protest against the Early Years Foundation Stage becoming law in September.
Early years practitioners may feel caught between official targets and parents' anxious expectations, against their better judgement. Jennie Lindon recalls the essentials Around the UK, early years...
Don't expect the Criminal Records Bureau to do all the staff checking needed, says Sally Eaton.
Guidance about local authorities’ new role over the thorny issue of ‘British values’ in early education could leave the early years sector open to more complaints, a charity has warned.
A storm has broken out on Twitter in reaction to a headteacher's comments about the importance of structured teaching in the early years.
Desperately wanting to create a fresh project, drama club leader Alex Marker cast around his neighbourhood for a setting that would have a different impact... I was in a rut. Summer and holiday...
New initiatives are bringing together expertise from the health service, early years sector and care in an effort to improve provision for children. Katy Morton investigates.
Two nurseries are celebrating winning £1,000 worth of early years resources each.
'Using art to encourage active participation of babies and toddlers should be a regular occurrence in our nurseries,' says Liz Mercer of Cathkin Community Nursery in South Lanarkshire. 'Art allows...