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New Department of Education Safeguarding Guide.

The Department of Education have published an illustrated guide to WorkingTogether to Safeguard Children (2023). [...]

Key Findings: How Early Years Practitioners Work with Babies and Toddlers

Ofsted research and analysis have issued their findings in a report, Getting it right from the [...]

Enjoying Outdoor Play in the Summer – A Practical Guide for Early Years Practitioners

Long, bright days are made for learning outdoors. Time outside builds children’s strength, sparks curiosity, [...]

What Child-Led Learning in Early Years Actually Means

In Early Years education, the term “child-led learning” is widely used, but what does it really mean? [...]

Using Outdoors to Promote Healthy Lifestyles 

The early years are a crucial time for establishing lifelong healthy habits, and outdoor play [...]

A Call for Stronger Safeguarding in Nurseries: Parents Demand Change After Tragic Loss

The 30-minute programme being broadcast tonight on BBC North-West and Yorkshire, and available on iPlayer, focuses on [...]

Is Modern Parenting Advice Fuelling the Allergy Epidemic in Children? A Guide for Early Years Practitioners

The number of children admitted to hospitals for food-related allergic reactions has tripled over the [...]

New Department for Education Nutrition Guidance for Early Years Providers: What You Need to Know

The Department for Education (DfE) has released updated Nutrition Guidance for Early Years Providers in [...]

Understanding Early Brain Development: Insights from Bristol’s Groundbreaking Study

The Science Behind a Toddler’s Growing Brain Imagine a two-year-old, completely absorbed in tapping smiley [...]

The Importance of Physical Development in the Early Years

Physical development is a fundamental aspect of learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). [...]