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With new guidelines recently issued to local authorities on the Early Years Single Funding Formula for the free entitlement, Ruth Thomson outlines the implications.
Ten years on from newborn screening, new research shows that deaf babies and toddlers still struggle to get the right help in their pre-school years.
By Tracey Gurney, nursery manager, Epping Nursery education was seen by some professionals as 'just' play when I started in childcare 17 years ago. Since then, the profile and importance of nursery...
The Scottish Executive is considering a re-evaluation of early years qualifications, following the publication of a report that found the system to be complex and obstructive when it came to career...
Early years initiatives, such as Sure Start and the free entitlement for three-and four-year-olds, have not improved children's literacy and numeracy by the time they start school, according to new...
A leading early years organisation has called on the Government to abandon Key Stage 1 SATs. Members of Early Education said they felt there was a clash between the 'welcome, play-based philosophy of...
A simple bowling game can offer children exercise in a number of skills. Helen Bilton keeps the score.
Laura Henry, managing director of Childcare Consultancy, is launching The National Early Years Trainers' and Consultants' Organisation (NEYTCO), a new initiative aiming to raise standards in training...
Some food for thought in your professional career Shaping Early Childhood. Learners, Curriculum and Contexts. By Glenda MacNaughton. (Open University Press, ISBN 0 335 21106 2, 19.99, 01628 770 224)
One in five children aged under eight now have access to a registered childcare place, according to Ofsted - but increased provision has also led to falling occupancy levels in day nurseries and...