Leading early years organisations have given a positive response to plans for a single inspection framework, but urged Ofsted to ensure that inspections are designed for the early education sector.
The Pre-school Learning Alliance has teamed up with the Department for Education and Ofsted to tackle workload pressures on early years staff.
The Scottish Qualifications Authority has developed a Higher in early years care and education which will be available at colleges from the start of this academic year, with the first exams to take...
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.
Plans are under way to set up a new All-Party Parliamentary Group for early years and childcare, following a campaign led by Cheryl Hadland, founder of Tops Day Nurseries.
A new NDNA coaching programme to support early years providers to improve children’s outcomes has received financial backing from the Mayor of London.
The Queen has made reference to the early years in her speech to officially re-open Parliament.
The Pre-school Learning Alliance (PLA) has launched a nutritional training scheme for early years practitioners to help them plan balanced menus and promote healthy eating by young children. T
The Early Years NationalTraining Organisation is to hold a series of regional conferences in England over the winter for Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships, Learning and Skills...
Early years providers are finding sustainability knocked from underneath them by cuts to their building projects. Melanie Defries reports.