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Megan Stephans: 'Hope can be found, now as it was in Dickens' time, in people’s willingness to help'
Opinion

Megan Stephens: How the legacy of Victorian philanthropy lives on in the campaign for free school meals

Child Poverty
'It is vital that settings are put in the spotlight and recognised for their work with SEND.'
Opinion

Mandy Wilding: ‘Recognising outstanding work with SEND is so important’

Viewpoint
'Claire and I wrote lesson plans, found resources and started to get lessons filmed'.
Opinion

Claire Whittaker: ‘We are now seeing a generation of children who are arriving at preschool unable to form basic sentences or share toys’

Children's Speech & Language
Brett Wigdortz
Opinion

Brett Widgortz, CEO, tiney: 'The sector needs to come together to create a stronger future for childminding'

Childminder Agencies
Catherine McLeod chief executive, Dingley's Promise
Opinion

The unintended consequences of the new EYFS on children with SEND

Viewpoint
Dr Sally Pearse: 'Increasing the ratios will mean each child will have less individual attention at a time when this is most needed'
Opinion

How will changing ratios affect childcare quality and costs?

Childcare Costs
Dr Susana Castro: 'Interactions with Ofsted inspectors are characterised by a power imbalance'
Opinion

'The power imbalance between Ofsted inspectors and providers needs to go'

Ofsted Education Inspection Framework
'Communication is key when it comes to considering ableism'.
Opinion

Why we need to be aware of ableism

Viewpoint
Coram CEO Dr Carol Homden
Opinion

As the Childcare Survey turns 21, we demand change for the next generation

Viewpoint
Anthony Bromirski: 'With tight budgets, it’s important to be savvy about what funding is available to offset training costs'
Opinion

Leverage the levy: your guide to accessing apprenticeships' funding

Apprenticeships
Gareth Alcott: 'The leadership challenges of childcare settings are immense and growing'
Opinion

The early years sector and leadership apprenticeships

Apprenticeships
Claudine Bower-Crane of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research: 'Given the importance of ECEC (early childhood education and care), it is alarming that it has not been recognised in the Levelling Up White Paper'
Opinion

Early years forgotten again

Closing the Gap
Louise Livingston: 'In the Montessori approach we advocate "total reading", which is a mixed approach'
Opinion

Don’t throw the phonics baby out with the bath water

Viewpoint
Marley Westell, head of St Luke's Nursery School
Opinion

Coronavirus: How do we navigate the next few months without financial support?

Coronavirus
Max Stanford: 'We know that when children fall behind in their physical development it is hard for them to catch up and can impact other aspects of their cognitive and behavioural development'
Opinion

Urgent action needed to address the impacts of the pandemic on children under six

Coronavirus
Sarah Mackenzie: 'How would we design this if we had a blank piece of paper?'
Opinion

Rethinking the system

Sarah Mackenzie

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