Spending more time in good-quality early years settings helps children develop skills to manage their emotions and build positive relationships with others, research has shown. The results of a long-term study funded by...
Cost of childcare rises three times faster than wages, study finds
Working parents with children under five have seen nursery fees rise three times faster than their wages over the past decade, a study has found. Research by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) shows that weekly childcare...
Two-year-old childcare offer ‘fails to narrow attainment gap’
Extending government-funded childcare to two year olds has failed to narrow the attainment gap between the poorest children and their richer peers, research has found. The analysis by the Early Intervention Foundation...
Children’s centre consultation ditched, confirms DfE
A long-promised government consultation on the future of children’s centres has been shelved indefinitely, the Department for Education has confirmed. Nadhim Zahawi confirmed the decision in a letter to the House...
New Early Childhood research exploring the use of Technology in a key stage one classroom
Sayra Akhtar explores the use of Technology in the classroom in her research entitled ‘An Exploration of the use of Technology in a key stage one classroom’ as part of her undergraduate Early Childhood...
‘Demoralising and crazy’: teachers condemn phonics check
More than four in five heads think test should no longer be statutory for all pupils in Year 1. Teachers have described the Year 1 phonics check as useless, depressing and crazy, and warn that five-year-olds who are not...
