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For most developing countries, the World Bank is the agency with the greatest involvement in early childhood provision. But in whose interests is it? Professor Helen Penn takes a critical look.
New research is challenging our understanding of repeated patterns of action, or schemas. Dr Cath Arnold, consultant at the Pen Green Centre, looks at how we can refine our approach.
The Scottish government has placed haggis on a list of restricted foods for nursery schools. New guidelines on nutrition (see News, page 6) recommend that under-fives eat the famous delicacy no more...
What do children gain from going to a nursery where they're taught in another language that comes from the British Isles? Jackie Cosh listens to the arguments Earlier this year the Government set out...
Just when people were looking for interesting facts and evidence on organics, the Food Standards Agency report stated there were 'no important differences' between the nutritional benefits of organic...
With bank lending falling since the financial crisis and cuts to local authority budgets taking hold, early years providers are beginning to turn to crowdfunding as a way of raising cash. Katy...
Many fine words are uttered about the need to raise the status of the early years workforce and the professionalism of the sector. Around 600,000 people are now working in early years in an...
It's good news that Ofsted's annual report into childcare and early education has found standards improving as the number of places grows (see News, page 4). There is no room for complacency, however....
I am an Ofsted childcare inspector and would like to respond to the news story 'Daycarers in dark about new rules' (4 October) and 'In my view' on nursery inspections (8 November). I hope the...