Early Years Educator (EYE) is essential reading for anyone working with children aged from birth to five-years-old.

Newly unearthed archive material reveals how childcare first became recognised as a skilled occupation in the UK. By Hannah Crown

Children will remember feelings over actions, and educators have to respond with their emotional security in mind, says lecturer Sarah Guscot

In the final part of this series, Hannah Crown talks to a recently inspected setting and an inspector about what the new-look Ofsted inspections look and feel like in practice and how they provide a m...

How are early years settings going about devising their climate action plan, and what should they put in one? Hannah Crown reports

Primary school students and teachers have benefited from taking part in a training and awards programme to encourage gender equity.

In part 1 of this series, Hannah Crown explores changes for childminders within the new inspection framework

In the past children enjoyed far greater freedoms to play. Hannah Crown reports from an event which was a call to action to address this fundamental right.

Where should a setting start when creating a unique curriculum? Hannah Crown speaks to some who have done it to ask why they took the step, and how they did it

Thanks to funding from the Ernest Cook Trust, disadvantaged groups of students are able to undertake a residential visit that helps them become more connected with the natural world.

Programme combines drama, workshops and team-building to help children identify the warning signs of grooming, knife crime and criminal exploitation.

With Children’s Centres having declined by a third since their peak of 3,600,Hannah Crown asks to what extent the new family hubs build on the legacy of Sure Start

How one nursery used a research trial to help children's communication. By Julian Grenier, senior content and engagement manager, EEF

Hannah Crown reports back from a day spent at the 2025 Barnes Children’s Literature Festival with her four-year-old son and explains why she is now inspired to ‘tear up the story time rule book at hom...

Find out how two nursery groups are using mentors and innovative learning approaches to help develop individuals in their teams. By Hannah Crown

How can settings equip staff with the skills they need to fulfil the essential and highly skilled role of being a baby room practitioner? By Hannah Crown

Social workers raise questions over clash of values and lack of experience of new lead members at Leicestershire County Council

How can early years educators use their own research in their practice? Frances Giampapa has developed a ‘Researchful Practice Toolkit’

Hannah Crown and NCFE CACHE provide a guide to early years qualifications, outlining current qualifications levels and key recent changes

Latest research confirms that a secure and consistent foundation for healthy development sets the stage for growth and learning. By Lisa Ann Peters, Anna Gawthorpe, Dr Gemma Goldenberg and Professor ...

Essential resources help vulnerable first-time mothers give children the best start in life, while building parents’ confidence and saving them money

The maintained and PVI sectors need to come together to fight the negative policies being imposed on the whole of the early years

President orders justice department to stop enforcement of critical policies holding fossil fuel companies accountable

The Early Years Alliance has filed a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the Department for Education (DfE) to uncover the impact of the Government’s school-based nursery policy on PVI providers.

Half of councils have cut spending on family hubs in the last year, decimating services and risking the government’s ability to meet its pledges on school readiness and opportunity, a thinktank is war...

Construction and jigsaw puzzles involve children in fitting shapes together, or into gaps. As they do this, they learn about shape properties, estimate size and develop rotation skills, say Dr. Cather...

The education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, will today call for more men to teach in early years settings and schools.

New digital youth work standards have been launched in a bid to modernise the sector and boost access for young people amid a critical shortage of youth workers.

A new Department for Education backed AI tool is being developed to make it easier for early years settings to record observations and assessments.

​A new survey of childminders has highlighted significant concerns about the exclusion of childminders in policies for before- and after-school childcare.

How can practitioners help children become independent thinkers? Elizabeth Powell early years leader at Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School, shares her experience

Introducing woodwork in early childhood educationProfessional development training The video above provides a short overview of the course (4mins) This online course comprises of a set of recorded vid...

A mental health charity is calling for targeted investment in parenting support in deprived areas after a parent-child bonding programme was found to have reduced rates of postnatal depression among f...