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Controversial plans to test four-year-olds in English and maths when they start school in September are ‘under regular review’ by the Department for Education, in light of the disruption caused by the...
The hourly funding rate paid by the Government to local authorities for the three-and four-year-old entitlements will rise by 17p an hour in most local authority areas in England from April, the...
From early next year, regional scrutiny committees will include independent early years representatives to review Ofsted judgement complaints.
Now that local authorities are to manage the childcare market in their area, will they be able to work more successfully with the PVI sector? Simon Vevers reports Local authorities are used to being...
The new Early Years Directorate has been dismayed to find that some local authorities in England have failed to make any progress on applications by childcare providers for registration received in...
WINNER: Birth to Five Service, Lincolnshire County Council
An independent review into early intervention has been launched by the Government, with the aim of finding out how to break the cycle of disadvantage for the most vulnerable young children.
Pilots have started in five local authorities to train early years practitioners on the forthcoming nutritional guidelines, and encourage families with young children to eat more healthily.
Peer to peer support helps early years staff to improve their leadership skills and offer better services, research into a government-funded programme has found.
I would like to register my disappointment with the good practice outdoors feature 'Playing with fire' (21 August), enabling children to learn about fire. When I brought the article to the attention...