Early years & childcare news & best practice

EYFS best practice: All about… imaginary friends

Why do some children have imaginary friends, when do they have them and what purpose do they perform, asks Meredith Jones Russell
Enabling Environments - Hit or miss?

Removing toys from a nursery school in Bristol for a month resulted in the two-year-olds not wanting them back. Nicole Weinstein reports
Managing Equality and Diversity, Part 6: Language and Culture - Culture club

How can settings be understanding of and open to children and staff’s different cultures, asks Gabriella Jozwiak
Inspection - The handbook for schools

In the first of a two-part series looking at the new Ofsted handbooks, lead teacher for Bristol Early Years Kate Irvine examines what’s in the schools version

Latest News & Analysis

Children's centre use drops dramatically

The number of children using children’s centres has fallen by nearly 20 per cent, with a sharp drop in use among under-fives.

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Nursery first aid award extends to Scotland

Millie’s Mark is launching in Scotland.

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Children to play at museum curator

The V&A Museum of Childhood has transformed a gallery into a working design studio, enabling children to experiment with new ways of displaying objects.

Phonics training company to run literacy centre

The Department for Education has come under fire for awarding the contract to run a centre that will train Reception teachers to teach children to read to a leading commercial phonics provider.