The definition, within Ofsted Early Years and School Inspection Handbooks (August 2015), makes clear that Foundation Stage practice should not imply a ‘top down’ or formal way of working and that ...

Free teaching resources for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and Scotland.

Early childhood typically refers to the stages of life between birth and age 8. What children learn in their earliest years can have a profound impact on their development into adolescence and ...

Heath Lane Nursery School is proud to announce that its Early Years Team has been recognised with a Bronze Award in the Pearson National Teaching Awards for Early Years Team of the Year.

The Scottish government has announced £1m will be earmarked for early years education staff development. The funding was announced to coincide with the publication of an independent review of ...

After the birth of her second child in the 1970s teacher Sandy Clayton needed to go back to work but the dire lack of childcare set her career off in a different ...

The Early Years Team from Banana Moon Day Nursery in Rothwell has been recognised with a Silver Award for Early Years Team of the Year in this year's Pearson National Teaching Awards. Chosen from ...

A bachelor’s in early childhood education typically comprises 120 credits divided between general education and major-specific coursework and takes around four years of full-time study to complete.