Annette Rawstrone

Role play ‘riding’ on logs
Features

EYFS Activities - We’ve explored… tree surgeons

Practice
Parents often seek guidance from practitioners on potty training
Features

Potty Training - Good to go

Practice
News

Group singing found to benefit new mums' mental health

Families
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News

Coronavirus: School absences at highest level since schools reopened

Policy & Politics
Vicky Ford, minister for children and families spoke at the meeting
News

MPs call on Government to carry out 'meaningful review' of early years funding

Coronavirus
The Duchess of York PHOTO: credit Debbie Hare
News

The Duchess of York is a new ambassador for Montessori education

Provision
Nearly 8,000 schools and nurseries in the UK are in areas above the WHO PM2.5 limit of 10ug/m3, nearly all of them in England
News

Campaigners call for Government to do more to tackle air pollution around nurseries and schools

Health
News

Government to launch specialist long Covid hubs for children

Coronavirus
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News

'Tragic' figures show more than 2,500 early years settings have closed

Provision
Little People Nurseries has bought Bright Beginnings in Hampton
News

London group buys third nursery

Provision
Many schools were forced to cancel sports days last year because of the coronavirus pandemic PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

A week of school sports days planned

Provision
Amanda Spielend: focused on the 'skills agenda'.
News

Amanda Spielman’s role as Ofsted chief inspector extended to 2023

Policy & Politics
Labour's plans for early years funding account for less than 1 per cent of its overall education investment.
News

Labour pledges £110m for early years out of total £14.7bn Children’s Recovery Plan

Policy & Politics
The Montessori approach is highly relevant to our times.
News

Montessori practice to receive a boost from new research fund

Funding
Schools and non-maintained settings will be funded with £13m to support learning and wellbeing.
News

Non-maintained settings in Wales to benefit from post-Covid education recovery plan

Funding
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News

New guidance for early years settings on potty training

Child Development