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Analysis: Early years settings step up support for families as cost of living crisis hits

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

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Vitamin Angels UK extends partnership with NDNA as nurseries increase food donations and other support to struggling families and members of staff. Catherine Gaunt reports

Analysis - Why changing the rules is no easy fix to cost challenges

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

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With childcare ratios yet again in the spotlight, what do the Government’s plans to align England with Scotland really mean for early years settings? Catherine Gaunt reports

Analysis: Settings raise concerns after bad inspection experiences - Nursery World survey

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

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Respondents to our survey claim they have suffered intimidation and judgements made unfairly due to the impact of Covid and staffing problems. Katy Morton reports

Special report - Settings collect donations for families in war-torn Ukraine

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

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Early years providers in the UK have received supplies from parents to be sent to children and their families affected by the conflict with Russia. Catherine Gaunt reports

EXCLUSIVE: Coronavirus forced childcare providers to take dire action, study shows

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

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Covid has seen professionals cut staff, use reserves and even sell belongings, but researchers say an early years education and care-led recovery is now vital, as Katy Morton reports

Analysis - Settings in staffing crisis due to Covid-related absences

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

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With high numbers of staff off work due to either catching coronavirus or having to isolate as a contact, many call for more support and protective measures. By Katy Morton

Coronavirus: Early years staff absences fall while cases in children grow

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Monday, January 31, 2022

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While the number of nursery staff off with Covid has largely fallen, the percentage of children with the virus has increased, new data suggests.

Guided play as effective as adult-led instruction for children's learning and development

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

| Nursery World

A new study finds that learning through guided play can be as effective as adult-led instruction and, in some cases, it can have a greater impact on children’s numeracy.

In Focus: Health Inequalities - Call for action

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

| Nursery World

Health inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged children are increasing, according to new research, whose authors call for more resources. By Katy Morton

Hopes and dreams for early years in 2022 and beyond

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

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Twelve professionals with links to the early years reveal their aspirations for the sector in the year ahead, and set out what needs to change to ensure families’ needs are met

Analysis: Doubts raised over the impact of next year's rise in funding

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

| Nursery World

Wage increases, uncertainty over local authority payments for funded hours and the return of business rates, amid other costs, dampen the funding announcement. By Catherine Gaunt

A mixed picture post-furlough amid worker shortages

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| Nursery World

While some settings have seen occupancy levels bounce back, demand for others remains low following the end of the furlough scheme in September. Katy Morton reports

Analysis: Schools question need for the new Reception Baseline

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

| Nursery World

Many teachers remain opposed to the Reception Baseline Assessment, which became a legal requirement for those children who started school this September. By Catherine Gaunt

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

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Delays to development checks and the introduction of non-face-to-face appointments due to the pandemic are hindering the effectiveness of the programme. Katy Morton reports

Nursery school heads seek 'levelling-up' role as funding crisis worsens

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Tuesday, August 3, 2021

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With the pandemic having a disastrous impact on the funding of nursery schools, head teachers speak out about the urgent need for Government to find a solution. Disadvantaged families and children with SEND stand to lose most. By Catherine Gaunt

Analysis: The fallout from the Alliance investigation stokes calls for funding review

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

| Nursery World

The longstanding row over the underfunding of nurseries and childminders has intensified in the wake of the Early Years Alliance investigations. Catherine Gaunt reports

Sector seeks 'catch-up' cash to alleviate Covid's impact

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Various organisations urge the Government to make more funding available to early years settings as parents and practitioners reveal concerns over lockdown’s effect on children.

Parents 'will be turned away' due to Level 3 staffing crisis

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021

| Nursery World

While recruiting Level 3-qualified staff has been an issue for several years, settings have told Nursery World that the situation is now so dire they fear they will be forced to turn families away because of staff shortages.

Rethinking early childhood services - Change from within

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

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The pandemic has highlighted further the challenges faced by the early years sector around diversity and equal opportunity for all – and the answer lies in anti-oppressive practice. By Dr Eunice Lumsden

Rethinking early childhood services - No more sticking plasters!

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

| Nursery World

We need an extensive review of policies, practice and pedagogy in order to achieve lasting improvement, argue Claire Cameron and Peter Moss

Nurseries fear refund claims following top-up fee ruling

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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Top-up fees have always been a grey area, and now a nursery and county council have been found to have broken the rules following an intervention by the Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman. So what does this mean for the sector? Hannah Crown reports

Big drop in attendance adds to sector’s funding concerns

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021

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The pandemic has led to fewer funded children on roll as well as a decline in registrations from fee-paying parents, putting some settings in financial peril. By Annette Rawstrone

Coronavirus: How to talk to children about the second wave

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Thursday, January 21, 2021

| Nursery World

The atmosphere in the country has changed with the second wave of COVID, but how has that affected the way practitioners are talking to children about the virus? And what approaches should they be taking? Gabriella Jozwiak finds out

What does the early years sector want for the coming year?

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Wednesday, December 30, 2020

| Nursery World

Leading figures and professionals in the early years reflect on an incredibly challenging year and share their wishes for a better 2021 with Annette Rawstrone

Nurseries say interim Ofsted visits during Covid are unfair

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| Nursery World

Nursery owners have raised concerns about the way Ofsted reports the findings of interim visits on its website while inspections have been suspended during the pandemic.

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Analysis: Early years settings step up support for families as cost of living crisis hits

Analysis - Why changing the rules is no easy fix to cost challenges

Analysis: Settings raise concerns after bad inspection experiences - Nursery World survey

Special report - Settings collect donations for families in war-torn Ukraine

EXCLUSIVE: Coronavirus forced childcare providers to take dire action, study shows

Analysis - Settings in staffing crisis due to Covid-related absences

Coronavirus: Early years staff absences fall while cases in children grow

Guided play as effective as adult-led instruction for children's learning and development

In Focus: Health Inequalities - Call for action

Hopes and dreams for early years in 2022 and beyond

Analysis: Doubts raised over the impact of next year's rise in funding

A mixed picture post-furlough amid worker shortages

Analysis: Schools question need for the new Reception Baseline

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

Nursery school heads seek 'levelling-up' role as funding crisis worsens

Analysis: The fallout from the Alliance investigation stokes calls for funding review

Sector seeks 'catch-up' cash to alleviate Covid's impact

Parents 'will be turned away' due to Level 3 staffing crisis

Rethinking early childhood services - Change from within

Rethinking early childhood services - No more sticking plasters!

Nurseries fear refund claims following top-up fee ruling

Big drop in attendance adds to sector’s funding concerns

Coronavirus: How to talk to children about the second wave

What does the early years sector want for the coming year?

Nurseries say interim Ofsted visits during Covid are unfair

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