early years

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Jayne Coward, who oversees early years policy at Ofsted, told MPs at the Education Committee that "the overwhelming majority of early years settings are safe".

From BBC • May 6, 2026

In the early years of television, voice-over introductions to shows and their casts were a necessity of the medium.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Back in the early years of Stagecoach, there was a tent with the same name that featured a lot of cowboy poets and bluegrass.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The surpluses during the early years before the baby boomers retired would cover the later deficits, but eventually the trust fund would be exhausted, and further changes would be needed to cover the annual shortfalls.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

“Yes, and who remembers the schoolmaster of them early years, him whose final resting place is right outside in the Balm of Gilead graveyard? Who remembers the terrible Increase Whittlesey of blessed memory?”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck