Early learning shapes children's academic, social and emotional futures and only by prioritising a unified system can we ...

Most ‘standard’ nurseries should be eligible for the Employment Allowance to help offset rises to National Insurance employer ...

A new Speech, Language and Communication Alliance has been launched to ensure Government and policymakers prioritise the 1.9 ...

SPONSORED CONTENT Transporting children on outings is a common challenge for UK nurseries. Traditional double and triple ...

Immediate action is needed to regenerate the ailing childminding sector. Marcia Steele, general secretary of the National ...

Teachers are to receive additional training to help children progress from the early stages of phonics in Reception and Year ...

Early years adviser at HFL Education, Jennifer Ferguson, highlights the marked decline in home visits as one of the biggest ...

The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood has published a new framework aimed at improving awareness and knowledge of ...

An evaluation of Busy Bees’ curriculum by the Open University has found that the UK’s largest childcare provider’s ‘Bee Curious’ curriculum helped ‘improved the knowledge and confidence of educators’, ...

The sector has raised concern that Ofsted’s proposals for a report card aren’t the ‘transformative change’ many were hoping ...

The early years sector has been left confused by lack of clarity from the Government on whether funded places will make them ...

Caring for two-year-olds requires specifically trained staff supported by specialist leadership, so the policy to send them ...