18 June 2009
Leading early years practitioners and experts are calling on the sector to respond with common sense and sensitivity following the allegations of child sexual abuse made against a nursery worker...
3 March 2010
Developmental testing should be reintroduced for children before and after school entry to improve learning skills, says Sally Goddard Blythe.
17 February 2010
Are schools dedicated to one religion less inclusive by definition than they should be, according to EYFS principles? Mary Evans looks at how diversity can be promoted amid their uniqueness.
10 February 2010
Childcare is one of the priority areas for improving the lot of soldiers' families, while nurseries offer their share of support, says Judith Napier.
3 February 2010
Is it too late to transform the way Britain thinks about and provides for early childhood education and care? Professor Peter Moss offers a vision.
27 January 2010
Could the trends in earnings and conditions for nannies reflect prospects for the general UK economy? Asa Nilsdotter of Nannytax adds up the figures and hears the forecast.
20 January 2010
Childcare funding, provision and quality has come in for government intervention since a major private provider went to the wall. Helen Penn takes a look at the new alternatives.
13 January 2010
An appeal for firm commitment and promotion of progress for young children is made by Dwynwen Stepien, director of the Early Childhood Unit at the National Children's Bureau.
6 January 2010
Rising classroom rolls are hampering some English primary schools in their efforts to deliver learning through play, as Mary Evans hears.
16 December 2009
With a New Year upon us, figures from the early years world share what they thought of events in 2009 and what developments they would like to see taking place...