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Finance: Review your costs for the year ahead

Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

As nurseries are having to tighten their belts like everyone else, Mary Evans outlines some ways that managers can take firmer control of their business finances while keeping the staff happy

HR Update - What employers and staff can expect in 2012

Features

Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

Employment law has changed this year and other new legislation is on its way in 2012. Jacqui Mann, managing director of HR4 Nurseries, reviews the important developments and urges employers to keep their policies up to date

To The Point - Cuts by the thick skinned

Features

Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

I have recently moved to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire, to a role as head/headteacher of an integrated children's centre and nursery school.

To the point - A little goes a long way

Features

Monday, November 14, 2011

| Nursery World

If your child was born after the first of January this year, then you missed the deadline to get a Child Trust Fund.

Editor's view - the code of practice consultation

Features

Monday, November 14, 2011

| Nursery World

Will less be more for the new Code of Practice on the free entitlement to nursery education?

Nursery Chains: Business - Keeping a cool head

Features

Friday, November 4, 2011

| Nursery World

Times may be tough, but with the right strategies nursery groups can prosper and grow. Mary Evans tests the market.

Nursery Chains: EYFS - Getting ready to roll

Features

Friday, November 4, 2011

| Nursery World

Nursery chains are thinking ahead to how they will implement the revised EYFS once it is finalised by the Government. Nicole Weinstein hears their plans

Exclusive: The Minister's View - What's the whole story?

Features

Monday, October 31, 2011

| Nursery World

One of the most important questions facing the early years sector in 2012 is how we measure success.

To the Point - Poverty policies at odds

Features

Monday, October 17, 2011

| Nursery World

The debate about child poverty is currently taking place in two parallel universes.

HR update: Ensuring your staff achieve a good attendance record

Features

Monday, October 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Does your nursery have an absence problem? How much is absence costing your business? It is important to monitor just what is going on, says Jacqui Mann, managing director of HR4Nurseries

Editor's view - Two camps are arguing over whether children should be in daycare

Features

Monday, September 19, 2011

| Nursery World

Fresh evidence on childcare costs and parents' increasing difficulty in paying them has highlighted how Government policies are making it less affordable to work for some families, rather than more.

Nursery Management: Foundation Years - Reality check

Features

Monday, September 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Providers fear they may not be able to support all the aims of the Government's reforms for early years education. Mary Evans hears about the balancing act they struggle with.

Editor's view - The education secretary has voiced an ominous message for the early years

Features

Monday, September 5, 2011

| Nursery World

Michael Gove's speech last week was extraordinary in several ways.

To the point : Supporting Families in the Foundation Years - A welcome document

Features

Monday, September 5, 2011

| Nursery World

By Naomi Eisenstadt, senior research fellow in families, early learning and literacy at the University of Oxford

To the Point: Helping women to work

Features

Monday, August 22, 2011

| Nursery World

The latest unemployment figures make for grim reading. Women are being hit hardest and suffering disproportionately. The number of women unemployed is now more than a million, up 21,000 on the last quarter.

Editor's view - Now we have proof of the benefits Early Years Professionals bring

Features

Monday, August 8, 2011

| Nursery World

The EYFS and Early Years Professional Status are widely acknowledged to have improved practice.

15 hours... opening from 7am to 7pm

Features

Monday, August 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Supporting Families in the Foundation Years sets out proposals for parents to access their free entitlement at the earlier time of 7am, or later at 7pm. James Hempsall outlines how one nursery is already meeting the challenge of these extended hours.

To the Point - Will local authorities be brave?

Features

Monday, August 8, 2011

| Nursery World

The release of Supporting Families in the Foundation Years document last month was an important step in the Government's plans for a review of early years practice and intervention.

Sure Start: Norfolk County Council - Community trust plans to boost centre services

Features

Monday, August 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Sure Start has achieved a lot in the deprived area of Great Yarmouth - and despite drastic funding cuts, it is hoped that this good work will continue. Mary Evans reports.

To the Point - Parlez-vous francais?

Features

Monday, July 25, 2011

| Nursery World

Increased immigration has meant that more and more children are being brought up in bilingual households.

Editor's View - Speak up for children by responding to the EYFS consultation

Features

Monday, July 25, 2011

| Nursery World

While the launch of the consultation on the revised Early Years Foundation Stage received plenty of media attention, there was almost total silence on the much more wide-ranging Foundation Years policy document released by the Government last week.

Editor's view - first glance at the revised EYFS

Features

Monday, July 11, 2011

| Nursery World

The EYFS review was never going to be easy, but there are some peculiarities in the revised framework.

HR Update: Agency workers to be on equal terms

Features

Monday, July 11, 2011

| Nursery World

Regulatory changes will have big implications for nurseries employing agency workers, says Jacqui Mann, managing director of HR4Nurseries

Sure Start: Sure Start: Liverpool City Council - battling to deal with an 11.5m funding shortfall

Features

Monday, July 11, 2011

| Nursery World

While Liverpool is feeling the pain of drastic cuts, it is determined to maintain vital services for children and families in all areas of the city. Mary Evans hears how.

Can't pay?

Features

Monday, June 27, 2011

| Nursery World

The proposed Universal Credit is a major threat to the sustainability of nurseries, argues Anand Shukla, acting chief executive of Daycare Trust

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Finance: Review your costs for the year ahead

HR Update - What employers and staff can expect in 2012

To The Point - Cuts by the thick skinned

To the point - A little goes a long way

Editor's view - the code of practice consultation

Nursery Chains: Business - Keeping a cool head

Nursery Chains: EYFS - Getting ready to roll

Exclusive: The Minister's View - What's the whole story?

To the Point - Poverty policies at odds

HR update: Ensuring your staff achieve a good attendance record

Editor's view - Two camps are arguing over whether children should be in daycare

Nursery Management: Foundation Years - Reality check

Editor's view - The education secretary has voiced an ominous message for the early years

To the point : Supporting Families in the Foundation Years - A welcome document

To the Point: Helping women to work

Editor's view - Now we have proof of the benefits Early Years Professionals bring

15 hours... opening from 7am to 7pm

To the Point - Will local authorities be brave?

Sure Start: Norfolk County Council - Community trust plans to boost centre services

To the Point - Parlez-vous francais?

Editor's View - Speak up for children by responding to the EYFS consultation

Editor's view - first glance at the revised EYFS

HR Update: Agency workers to be on equal terms

Sure Start: Sure Start: Liverpool City Council - battling to deal with an 11.5m funding shortfall

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