- Majority of underprivileged children 'unprepared for school' BBC Radio4 Today Programme - Sir Michael Wilshaw
- Sir Michael Wilshaw defends his view about needs for higher standards in Early Years Education
- Ofsted early years overhaul will have 'catastrophic' impact Daily Telegraph 03/042014
- A group of Educationalists write to the Daily Telegraph criticising Sir Michael Wilshaw's proposals to introduce more formal Early Years education.
- Ofsted chief: test nursery children in the three-Rs SundayTelegraph 30/03/2014
- Sir Michael Wilshaw argues that the Early Years education system needs to be more accountable.
- New insight into how children learn maths BBC 27/03/2014
- How Research Psychology is informing educational practice.
- Many parents 'paying more for childcare than mortgage' BBC News 04/03/2014
- The Family and Childcare Trust's annual report says average fees for one child in part-time nursery and another in an after-school club are £7,549 per year.
- 'Live tuition for toddlers beats lesson on video' The Times 25 February 2014
- Reseachers find that young children do not expand their vocabulary by watching recorded videos and need interaction to develop speech.
- 'Bold steps needed in preschool education provision' Daily Telegraph 20 February 2014
- Thinktank proposes parent child care loans to enable more to afford pre-school education
- 'Neglect pre-school education and we will all be the poorer' Daily Telegraph 18 February 2014
- Every £1 invested in EY schooling saves 9x spent later in education - importance of pre-school education.
