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It's easy to believe that listening to children should be a central part of the nursery philosophy, but much harder to ensure that this happens in practice. When consultation with...

Early years professionals and reception class teachers are to be consulted by the Government in the autumn on the impact of the Foundation Stage in preparing children for starting their...

(Photograph) - Five-year-olds Nadja Howton, Kenya Paul and Ciara Galvin put themselves on the map at Bernie Spain Gardens on London's South Bank. An event called Celebrating Sanctuary, held as...

Children of asylum-seekers and refugees are missing out on nursery places, which could provide them with opportunities to settle in, feel safe and play which are unavailable in their home...

The National Childminding Association is sending a team of 12 runners to take part in the British 10km Open Road Race later this month. NCMA chief executive Gill Haynes, who...

The Early Years National Training Organisation is running a project to identify the problems faced by early years employers when training staff. It would like to hear from any employer...

'"If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys." No, you don't actually; when you pay peanuts, you get workers of almost incomprehendable dedication and fortitude who stick at their immeasurably vital...

(Photograph) - Primary 1 pupils at Oakbank Primary School in Perth transformed an area of wasteland at the school into an award-winning garden in just four months. Their work on...

Early years consultant Margaret Edgington has started a petition seeking to protect the Foundation Stage for three- to five-year-olds, which has a firm emphasis on learning through play, from the...

Four childminding networks have now been inspected by Ofsted, with all receiving the highest possible rating. Inspectors visited the networks in Essex, West Yorkshire, South Gloucestershire and Derbyshire in March....