LEYF is due to take over the running of the nurseries, which together offer around 100 childcare places, in March. Services ...

Early years staff lack confidence developing a suitable strategy for two-year-olds, with few having had specific training to ...

Nursery groups and bigger settings stand to lose the most when changes to National Insurance come in from April, while ...

Staff at U1R Thanet are trusted to make their own decisions. Katy Morton looks at the setting's unique approach and why ...

The onset of teething can be a painful experience for young children, so it is helpful for parents to have strategies at hand ...

In the first of this four-part series, Professor, Catherine Gripton, Sue Gifford and Alison Borthwick consider the spatial ...

The contribution that nurseries can make to children’s health needs to be shouted about – and there is a toolkit available to ...

Forward-thinking primary schools are adopting flexible-friendly working practices to attract and retain experienced teachers ...

What are the key resources and play experiences to consider when setting up provision for pre-school children? Nicole ...

Placing trust in staff to take ownership of their own rooms has proved successful in attracting and retaining staff at Under ...

What does the past tell us about the here and now – and how does it point the way to the future? In this A–Z series, running ...

Early Years Educator Level 3 is the most popular apprenticeship standard in the UK, but funding for childcare apprenticeships ...