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Ofsted - like Marmite, love it or hate it!

By June O'Sullivan, chief executive of London Early Years Foundation

 
Ofsted - like Marmite, love it or hate it!
 
Editor's view - who's the Daddy?

Editor's view - who's the Daddy?

Why new TV series 'Daddy Daycare' isn't likely to boost recruitment of...

 
Babies are people

Babies are people

All peope have rights, so what about babies' rights? asks Penelope Leach...

 
To the point: Know how to fight racism

To the point: Know how to fight racism

When I was first working in schools, in the late 1980s, there...

 
To the point - Why favour the wealthy?

To the point - Why favour the wealthy?

You can usually tell when a Government is gearing up to announce...

 

Editor's view - you won't stop the riots by smacking children

Violence is no solution to social unrest, so let's not backtrack on...

 
Exclusive: The Minister's View - Change for the better

Exclusive: The Minister's View - Change for the better

2012 promises to be a challenging but rewarding year for the early...

 

Editor's View: taking back the free entitlement cash

Warning to parents - get to nursery on time or your 'free...

 
Too much, too soon

Too much, too soon

It is astonishing that the unrealistic writing targets in the EYFS haven't...

 
Why I believe the plans for EYFS reform don't make the grade

Why I believe the plans for EYFS reform don't make the grade

A Critical Commentary on Reforming the Early Years Foundation Stage (the EYFS):...

 
To the point: Bonds make us strong

To the point: Bonds make us strong

In the week before Christmas, children from different schools in Tower Hamlets...

 
To the Point - Prioritising under-fives

To the Point - Prioritising under-fives

So now we have it: the Government has abandoned the target of...

 

Editor's View - Is it worth waging war on the Government's refusal to change reception class ratios?

The tricky position of reception classes in the Early Years Foundation Stage...

 
Exclusive: The Minister's View - We need your input

Exclusive: The Minister's View - We need your input

For me, one of the Government's most important commitments has been our...

 
Exclusive: Why are nursery nurses going on strike?

Exclusive: Why are nursery nurses going on strike?

Up to 30,000 nursery workers and teaching assistants are taking industrial action...

 
Childcare is becoming dangerously unaffordable

Childcare is becoming dangerously unaffordable

Ryan Shorthouse, researcher at the Social Market Foundation, says that action is...

 
Leadership - so much to say about books

Subscriber content Leadership - so much to say about books

At Southwark Primary School in Nottingham, nursery leader Pip Otter is exploring...

 
To The Point - Cuts by the thick skinned

To The Point - Cuts by the thick skinned

I have recently moved to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire,...

 
Passage to India: a nursery owner's experience of a new, fast-moving market

Passage to India: a nursery owner's experience of a new, fast-moving market

Sarah Steel, managing director of the Old Station Nursery group, has just...

 
To the point - A little goes a long way

To the point - A little goes a long way

If your child was born after the first of January this year,...

 
To the point: Babies' right to choose

To the point: Babies' right to choose

An interesting debate about group times arose among a group of nursery...

 
To the Point - Poverty policies at odds

To the Point - Poverty policies at odds

The debate about child poverty is currently taking place in two parallel...

 
To the point: It's just not 'good' enough

Subscriber content To the point: It's just not 'good' enough

Sometimes it seems as if the language spoken in nurseries is evolving...

 
To the Point: Integrate and intervene

To the Point: Integrate and intervene

On 8 August, my daughter was born in St Thomas's hospital, London....

 
To the point: Making the first move

To the point: Making the first move

You would be forgiven for wondering what the new UK Physical Activity...

 
To the point : Supporting Families in the Foundation Years - A welcome document

To the point : Supporting Families in the Foundation Years - A welcome document

By Naomi Eisenstadt, senior research fellow in families, early learning and literacy...

 
 
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