Making your early years setting sustainable
Creating and developing a sustainable setting is not just about money, as important as that is, but requires leaders and managers to focus on all areas of the organisation.
CBeebies’ star celebrates Childcare Expo Midlands’ 10th birthday
To celebrate Childcare Expo’s 10th birthday, CBeebies presenter Sid Sloane will open the show and provide entertainment for visitors.
Cultural capital in the EIF: what you need to know
The term Cultural Capital has been added to Ofsted’s new Education Inspection Framework (EIF), due to come into effect in September. Here, Alliance quality and standards director Michael Freeston explains what it means for the early years.
The EIF: Conveying intent, implementation and impact in your curriculum
The Education Inspection Framework (Ofsted 2019) places greater emphasis on your approach to curriculum with Ofsted stating that ‘curriculum’ is what is taught and ‘teaching’ is how curriculum content is taught.
Tackling childhood obesity through play
In response to Britain’s childhood obesity crisis, Micro Scooters has launched Play for Life — an online resource for adults caring for pre-school children that explores toddlers’ physical development. This blog has been supplied as part of a paid partnership with Micro Scooters.
One week until Childcare Expo Manchester
Childcare Expo opens its doors at EventCity in Manchester next week taking place on Friday 14 and Saturday 15 June. Special guests include Shadow Early Years Minister, Tracy Brabin MP, who will be giving a free opening keynote speech.
Pre-school Learning Alliance is now the Early Years Alliance
To reflect the growing range of early years providers we support, we’ve changed our name to the Early Years Alliance.
Learning to embrace EdTech in the early years
By Rose Luckin, Professor of Learner Centred Design and Director, EDUCATE London If technology has not made it into your pre-school setting yet, then it soon will. It’s not just about the whiteboard and the lone computer in the corner of the room. In the future, all children will be learning with hand-held devices, loaded […]
Share your views on the new Level 2 qualification
The Alliance invites early years employers to share their views on proposed criteria
How can YOU influence early years policy?
By Caroline Graham At the Pre-school Learning Alliance we want a society where every child enjoys opportunities to develop and learn through play. Achieving this vision means early years providers must be properly supported, so we work hard to represent the early years sector to ensure their concerns are heard by policymakers. That’s why we […]