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Over the past ten days, the Government has issued three major documents, all of which are likely to cause controversy and unease across the sector. First up came the action...

Early years experts are seriously concerned that the new Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) will have a 'top-down' effect on the youngest children in daycare and that it is effectively...

Local authorities have been advised on how they should deliver the £250m Transformation Fund. Guidance published last week by the DfES sets out the eligibility criteria for private, voluntary and...

The core skills, knowledge and competences needed to gain Early Years Professional (EYP) status are the subject of a draft set of standards put out for consultation by the Children's...

Applications for the National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership (NPQICL) programme are due in by 28 April. The qualification is now in its second year and provides multi-agency training...

Children's minister Beverley Hughes and Ofsted's director of early years, Dorian Bradley, will address the National Day Nurseries Association annual conference being held on 5-6 June in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. The...

Forward-facing baby buggies have been called 'conversation killers' in a report by literacy expert Sue Palmer for the Basic Skills Agency (BSA). According to the report, the buggies reduce the...

A protest group has criticised a Sesame Street programme on DVD aimed at children under two, said BBCNews. The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood claims that Sesame Beginnings, which features...

Extending free provision to 15 hours a week for three- and four-year-olds will be piloted in several 'pathfinder' local authorities, according to the Government's action plan for implementing the ten-year...

The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) is to invest £3.3m in local workforce initiatives as part of its 2006/07 Business Plan. The plan was published last week and further details...