Early years & childcare news & best practice

Parents' Guide: Routines

Daily routines, from leaving the house in the morning to bedtime, will help to create a calmer home environment, explains Annette Rawstrone
Outdoors - Open minded

As Chelsea Open Air Nursery School prepares to celebrate its 90th anniversary, Nicole Weinstein finds out what makes the setting so special today
EYFS best practice - All about… photography

Photography is more than a visual art form and can unlock conversations with children, explains Pete Moorhouse, who also offers some practical advice
Safeguarding, Part 1: The Current Climate - Too late

Many children in need are pre-school age, but early help is being cut. Rachel Buckler, trainer and consultant, reports

Latest News & Analysis

Schools win funding to help disadvantaged children

A teacher from Salford has won funding to develop young children's communication and language through storytelling, in the Let Teachers SHINE 2018 awards.

Early years maths programme boosts children's development

Three-year-olds who took part in a scheme to improve maths teaching in early years settings made the equivalent of two extra months’ progress on average compared to other children, research suggests.

Providers invited to share experiences of 30 hours

The Pre-school Learning Alliance has launched a survey to gather early years providers’ experiences of delivering the 30 hours in the policy's first year.

T-Level placements ‘too short’

There is growing concern among training providers and awarding bodies about the number of work placement days students on the Education and Childcare T-Level will undertake, as it has emerged that placements...