The 34th President of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower, once told a captivated audience that ”Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.” 1 There’s a lesson in this for legal ...

Government reforms to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) could result in early assessments becoming a "box-ticking" exercise, childcare leaders have warned. A government consultation into EYFS ...

Arguing that much of current assessment misses the point of the early years, Dr Julian Grenier sets out the key aims of the Celebrating Children’s Learning project and how it can improve practice How ...

A new guide from the Pre-School Learning Alliance is designed to help practitioners carry out planning and assessment in the Early Years Foundation Stage. The New Child in Focus is a revised version ...