Early years & childcare news & best practice

EYFS best practice - All about… home education

The number of children being home educated is rising, and the Government wants to give councils more power to monitor them. Meredith Jones Russell reports
Health & Well-Being: Obesity - Time for bed

With a recent study linking obesity to insufficient sleep, Meredith Jones Russell asks how practitioners and parents can ensure that children get enough rest day and night
Speech & Language: Part 2 - To the letter

In order to spot speech problems, practitioners need to know what children should be able to say for their age group, explain Penny Tassoni and Anne-Marie Tassoni
Workforce Strategy, Part 11: Final Roundup - Stop or go?

More than a year after its launch, has the Workforce Strategy delivered? Charlotte Goddard provides a systematic analysis of each section

Latest News & Analysis

Call for children's eye tests to improve literacy

New guidance on improving children's communication, language and literacy before school, advises early years settings to make sure children receive eye tests.

Damning report highlights major problems with universal credit

The government spending watchdog warns universal credit is pushing claimants into rent arrears, and urges ministers to fix the system before rolling it out nationally.

IfA extends early years T-Level consultation again

The deadline for the consultation on the Education and Childcare T-level has been extended again until the end of the month.

Nurseries renew call to scrap business rates for childcare providers

Nurseries are urging other owners and parents to get behind a new petition to scrap business rates for day nurseries, with the hope of getting the issue debated in Parliament.