The latest policy news and guidance for those working in the early years sector.
The Ofsted Education Inspection Framework sets out Ofsted’s inspection principles and the main judgements that inspectors make. Ofsted consulted on a draft education inspection framework and proposed handbooks between…
As professionals working in the foundation years, we all do our bit by taking on the responsibility of partnership working with our colleagues in health,…
Free Early Years Provision: Model Agreement The DfE has published a model agreement outlining the information local authorities should include in their agreements with early…
Introduced by the Department for Education in 2014, childminder agencies are ‘one-stop shop’ organisations that register childminders and provide them with training, advice, administrative support…
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5 years old. All schools and…