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Wednesday, January 3, 2024

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Experts assess the impact of latest changes to the early years foundation stage framework.

Inspections clinic: Early years inspection updates

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

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Early years providers have seen significant regulatory and inspection changes this year, including EYFS revisions and updates to the inspection handbook around safeguarding, reports Jo Stephenson.

Legal Update: Impact of EYFS reforms

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

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Emma Goddard, membership and communications officer at Coram Family and Childcare, outlines the changes to early years standards and what the impact of these will be for providers and children.

Use EYFS review to rethink staffing

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

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Providers can benefit from proposed Early Years Foundation Stage Framework changes, says expert.

The young and old learning together

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

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Chester-based Nursery in Belong is one of a handful of UK early years settings pioneering an intergenerational approach to learning. Nicole Weinstein spoke to staff, children and older people.

How I Got Here: Early years chef lecturer Sean Cowden

Best Practice

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

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Sean Cowden, early years chef lecturer at the London Early Years Foundation, on how his career path sparked an interest in childhood nutrition.

Implications of ratios change

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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The government has announced plans to relax rules on how many children childcare staff can look after.

Schools to extend reach through more places for two-year-olds

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

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Faced with a shortage of childcare provision in some areas, councils are submitting proposals to allow schools to admit two-year-olds, but some experts raise questions over the quality of early education being provided

Inspections Clinic: Early education and childcare

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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Ofsted's latest annual report sets out the major challenges facing the early years and childcare sector, with the recruitment and retention of quality staff among the chief concerns, reports Jo Stephenson.

Inspections Clinic: Early education – key questions

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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Ofsted has published the first in a series of research reports on early years education. Lee Owston, deputy director for cross remit education, discusses the findings and what they mean in practice.

Family hubs expansion: sector split on their role and potential

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

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Advocates of family hubs say new government funding will help establish a network of family support facilities that complements the early years focus of children’s centres, but some fear it signals the "death knell" for them.

Spending Review: Family hubs ‘no replacement’ for Sure Start, critics say

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

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An £82m investment to create 75 family hubs in England is “no replacement” for Sure Start and the closure of thousands of children’s centres, critics have said.

Family hubs: five key questions

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

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The government is funding the expansion of family hubs, but where are they and what do they do?

Sector leaders vow to oppose relaxation of childcare ratios

Monday, October 4, 2021

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Early years leaders have hit out at rumoured government plans to relax childcare ratios.

4.3m families struggling to access childcare, warns charity

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

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Action for Children is warning that 4.3m parents of pre-school aged children are missing out on, or are struggling to access, childcare and support.

Poorest children ‘locked out’ of early years education, Sutton Trust warns

Thursday, August 19, 2021

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The government’s policy around funded childcare for working parents has been criticised over leaving the poorest children in England effectively “locked out” of early education opportunities.

Scheme trains parents to boost literacy skills of disadvantaged children

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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National Literacy Trust supports parents and under-fives to “chat, play and read” as part of DfE-funded social mobility initiative.

Council redesigns care pathway to boost SLC support

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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Nottingham City Council aims to boost social mobility by developing a shared speech, language and communication (SLC) strategy.

Letters to the Editor: Questions over review independence

Opinion

Monday, March 1, 2021

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A parliamentary question from Emma Lewell-Buck MP has very helpfully flushed out and given clarity that the Children’s Social Care Review is a review being individually undertaken by Josh MacAlister.

Training targets better early years communication

Best Practice

Tuesday, February 23, 2021

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Norwich invests in Communication Champions training to develop the skills of practitioners in supporting children’s early speech and language development.

Support child self-regulation

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

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The pandemic has affected children’s development; expert outlines how childcare settings can help.

Early years inspections during Covid

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

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Ofsted analysis highlights the ways childcare providers have adapted how they support children’s language and communication development during the Covid-19 pandemic, reports Jo Stephenson.

Rethink childcare amid pandemic

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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Editor of a new book explains why now is the right time to develop a better early education system.

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