Early Education welcomes expansion of Birth to 5 Matters guidance
We welcome the announcement that, while changes will be kept to a minimum in most of the guidance, the revised Birth to 5 Matters will
The Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework applies in England for early years provision for children from birth to 5.
Realising the Ambition: Being Me is the national practice guidance for early years in Scotland, and Education Scotland provides a useful summary of early learning and childcare resources.
Children from 3 to 6 are covered by the Curriculum for Excellence.
The Curriculum for Wales covers all schools with children from age 3 upwards, and also includes a curriculum for funded non-maintained settings.
Preschool settings are covered by the Curricular Guidance for Pre-School Education
Children aged 4-6 in schools are covered by the Foundation Stage curriculum.
We welcome the announcement that, while changes will be kept to a minimum in most of the guidance, the revised Birth to 5 Matters will
The Department for Education (DfE) has today announced a consultation (closing 12 July) about changing the minimum space requirements per child in the EYFS Statutory
Ofsted is currently consulting on changes to how it inspects the education sector. This review was prompted by the tragic death of headteacher Ruth Perry.
DfE have issued an update to address the issue of parents wishing to claim their codes for the new entitlements who cannot do so because
The Department for Education has today published the two versions of the EYFS Statutory Framework which will apply from 4 January 2024: These incorporate the
The Department for Education has today published its response to the EYFS consultation conducted in the summer. The changes will be implemented from January 2024
by Katherine Gulliver Introduction Early Education was recently asked to review the special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) provision in the early years within one
Clare Devlin, Early Education Associate What aspects of physical development should we focus on within the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and other early years
The Department for Education (DfE) have published their response to the consultation on potential changes to staff:child ratios. The consultation received responses from nearly 10,000
The open letter below was sent to Ofsted in November 2023. Download Ofsted’s response We the undersigned are writing to you about the recently published
This article by Early Education Associate Anni McTavish explores the term “cultural capital”, and what it might mean for early years practitioners and their settings.
