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Impact of free early education by age seven 'unclear', audit report says

Impact of free early education by age seven 'unclear', audit report says

The link between free early education for three-and four-year-olds and how well...

 
Childminders will have option to have contact details on Ofsted website

Childminders will have option to have contact details on Ofsted website

Ofsted is writing to all childminders to ask whether they would like...

 
Training to help nurseries make the most of the outdoors

Training to help nurseries make the most of the outdoors

Learning though Landscapes has launched a new scheme for London nurseries to...

 
Children will have legal right to see fathers after divorce

Children will have legal right to see fathers after divorce

The Government is to recommend that children are given legal rights to...

 
Nutbrown Review: Training providers 'not up to scratch', says NDNA

Nutbrown Review: Training providers 'not up to scratch', says NDNA

Training providers should be more tightly controlled, the National Day Nurseries Association...

 
Eye contact study reveals autism risk in babies

Eye contact study reveals autism risk in babies

Researchers claim that autism could be detected in babies as early as...

 
Funding scheme launched for parents campaigning against cuts to children's centres

Funding scheme launched for parents campaigning against cuts to children's centres

Daycare Trust and Unison have joined forces to provide grants to support...

 
Childcare charities awarded lottery funding for early intervention projects

Childcare charities awarded lottery funding for early intervention projects

The Pre-school Learning Alliance and 4Children are among the voluntary sector organisations...

 
Brain scans in pre-school children identify children likely to develop dyslexia

Brain scans in pre-school children identify children likely to develop dyslexia

Children with dyslexia could be diagnosed before they even start school as...

 
The direction of an infant's gaze could indicate early signs of autism

The direction of an infant's gaze could indicate early signs of autism

New research which suggests that babies learn to talk by lip reading...

 
Experts to review vitamin D recommendations

Experts to review vitamin D recommendations

England's chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies, has raised concerns that children...

 
Online film teaches practitioners how to cope with allergic reactions

Online film teaches practitioners how to cope with allergic reactions

A new cartoon with advice on what to do if a child...

 
Children under four should travel in rear-facing car seats

Children under four should travel in rear-facing car seats

Clearer guidance on car seats is needed as many people are unaware...

 
More than two million parents raise children on their own

More than two million parents raise children on their own

The number of single-parent families in the UK has reached the two...

 
Councils reclaim free nursery places funding for missed hours

Councils reclaim free nursery places funding for missed hours

Local authorities around the country are clawing back money for unused free...

 
Early years nutritional guidelines welcomed

Early years nutritional guidelines welcomed

Child health experts have welcomed the first-ever nutritional guidelines for early years...

 
Some childminders 'know little' about the EYFS

Some childminders 'know little' about the EYFS

One in five childminders has a very limited knowledge about the Early...

 
Ofsted withdraws its 'outstanding provider' packs

Ofsted withdraws its 'outstanding provider' packs

After Huddersfield nursery group Portland Nurseries received an outstanding for two of...

 
DfE names areas with low and high take-up of phonics resources and training

DfE names areas with low and high take-up of phonics resources and training

Thousands of schools have signed up to the Government's scheme for match-funding...

 
Positive outlook forecast for nursery businesses

Positive outlook forecast for nursery businesses

There could be more consolidation among nursery groups this year, corporate agents...

 
 

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