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Take-up of funded entitlements in England nears pre-pandemic levels
Comparing figures from January 2022 and January 2020, progress is being made towards previous levels of take up of funded
New National Plan for Music extended to early years
Early Education welcomes the news that the new National Plan for Music Education has been extended to cover the early
More than half of England’s maintained nursery schools struggling to cover core costs
A survey carried out by sector body Early Education in association with education unions the NAHT, NEU and UNISON, has
Times Education Commission calls for “significant boost” to early years funding
The Times Education Commission has today published a report which calls for “A significant boost to early years funding targeted
The Family Music Hub – early childhood practitioners set to benefit from an exciting new initiative
Press release: May 2022 Early Education and Early Childhood Music practitioners Katie Neilson, Rosie Adediran and Nicola Burke are pleased
Why we need anti-racism training in the early years
We deplore the recent article by The Telegraph which singled out Liz Pemberton for criticism of her anti-racism training, which
Ofsted’s new strategy and focus on the early years
Ofsted has today launched a new five-year strategy. Elements of this which affect the early years include commitments to “simplify
Government’s new sustainability and climate change strategy
We welcome the government’s new Sustainability and climate change strategy for education and children’s services, and that early years is
Blog posts

Inspiring Early Years across the UK: a reflection on the May 2022 National Conference
Cathy Nutbrown, President of Early Education The twelve sessions of the May Annual National Conference 2022 left me reflecting on a strong thread which I

The importance of early experiences
by Leslie Patterson At the very beginning of the 1970s I was lucky enough to attend a playschool, at a time when there was very

Risk: A Forest School Perspective
Guest blog by Sara Knight Why are opportunities for risk and adventure essential for normal development in the early years? Tim Gill (2007) identifies four

Can guided play enhance younger children’s learning?
Guest blog from Dr Elizabeth Byrne, University of Cambridge Most educators will be aware that “what works” in support of children’s learning and development is

The DfE’s new reading framework by Helen Bradford
Introduction In July 2021, DfE published The reading framework: Teaching the foundations of literacy which, it says, focuses on the early stages of teaching reading and the
Coronavirus
Covid updates: symptom list, PPE and guidance on respiratory infections
Updated NHS COVID-19 symptoms lists The NHS COVID-19 symptoms in adults and symptoms in children have been updated. Adults and children who have symptoms of
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