Early years & childcare news & best practice

Sensory Processing, Part 4: In touch

How the tactile sense develops in young children, and its purpose in relation to physical and emotional health. By Anne O’Connor and Dr Kath Dickinson
EYFS training: Part 4 – Birth to 18 months - Baby brain

What are the statutory training requirements for staff working in baby rooms and what relevant courses are available? Charlotte Goddard reports
Health & Well-Being - Universal problem?

How are the financial difficulties facing some families affecting early years settings, and what are they doing to help, asks Meredith Jones Russell
Ofsted: best practice guide - Planning for challenge

Bristol-based setting The Nursery has won praise for its approach to planning to best challenge children and taking into account their next steps. By Hannah Crown

Latest News & Analysis

Sustainable citizenship early years award to launch

Nurseries can sign up for a new award scheme for sustainable citizenship that starts next month.

Labour will scrap Reception baseline and SATs

The baseline test at age four and primary school testing would be axed under a Labour Government, Jeremy Corbyn has told teachers.

Universities plan to drop EYT courses

More universities look to drop their early years teacher training courses for the next academic year.

All workers now entitled to a payslip

A poll has found that 15 per cent of workers under 24 do not receive a payslip, ahead of a change to the law that means that all workers are now legally entitled to one.

SEND funding shortfall in schools of £1.2bn, union claims

Funding for children with special educational needs has failed to keep pace with the rise in demand for provision, according to the National Education Union.