Early Years

Thursday

2nd Jun 2022

EYFS: The impact of the pandemic on EAL pupils
Academics behind a major study into the pandemic’s impact on early years pupils consider how those with English as an Additional Language were particularly affected – and how settings can help tackle the problem
Pandemic, EAL

Tuesday

24th May 2022

Early years: Pandemic impact will drag on without proper support
The authors of a report detailing the impact of Covid lockdowns on early years education outline what the effect could be on future cohorts if more support for the sector is not forthcoming
Early Years: Pandemic impact will drag on without proper support

Friday

20th May 2022

EYFS progress check: new guidance and what it means
Guidance for early years settings on the value of the two-year-old progress check and how to conduct it was issued recently by the government. Here, Dr Lesley Curtis explains the key insights
EYFS two year progress check: New guidance and what it means

Wednesday

18th May 2022

Proof of pandemic’s impact on EYFS shows a need to act
As new data reveals the impact of the pandemic on pupils in early years, education and policy expert Claudine Bowyer-Crane says the numbers make clear the extent of the damage done – and why it must be fixed
Proof of pandemic’s impact on EYFS shows a need to act

Wednesday

6th Apr 2022

Early years catch-up must go further
The failure to properly focus on – and fund – early years catch-up efforts after the pandemic will have long-lasting consequences, warns one early years researcher
Why efforts to tackle pandemic's impact on Early Years must go further

Tuesday

15th Mar 2022

Ofsted EYFS focus needs sector knowledge
An EYFS expert responds to comments from the watchdog’s chief inspector that its next 5-year plan will focus on early years
Ofsted, focus

Friday

11th Mar 2022

Beware the meddlers when it comes to the EYFS
Greater focus on the importance of the early years is positive, but only if we are careful not to undermine the good work already happening in this phase, says Jon Severs
Ofsted’s new EYFS focus should be welcomed, but with caution

Monday

7th Mar 2022

How all nurseries in Scotland are held to high standards
Criticism of private nurseries in Scotland is off the mark, says Jane Malcolm
How all nurseries in Scotland are held to high standards

Monday

28th Feb 2022

What the early years system in Scotland needs
Any early years system with a divide between childcare and education is ‘deeply flawed’, says this expert
What the early years system in Scotland needs

Monday

21st Feb 2022

4 big issues facing early years in Scotland
In the wake of the expansion of free nursery hours, 91¶¶Òõ Scotland look at some of the key challenges for the sector
Nursery, hours, early, years

Wednesday

26th Jan 2022

Early years staff ‘need to be treated like educators’
In an article to mark Childcare and Early Education Week, the Early Years Alliance warns of the damage being caused by a lack of government investment in the EYFS sector
Early, years, childminding

Monday

6th Dec 2021

Why early years funding increases still fall short
An experienced early years head explains why 21p per hour funding increases don’t go far enough for a sector that feels it is continually overlooked when the cash is handed out