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New Year: The sector reveals its hopes and ambitions for 2024

Monday, January 8, 2024

| Nursery World

Early years professionals explain what they want the sector, and their own operations, to achieve in the year ahead, against the backdrop of ongoing challenges

DfE publishes childminder agency plans

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

The Government has been accused of ‘watering down childminder agencies’ with proposals to reduce the number of quality assurance visits and make practice support optional.

LONG READ: Nurseries say some inspectors have a ‘conflict of interest’

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024

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Settings are flagging up cases where they claim to have been inspected by someone who runs a nearby nursery or has a history of managing ‘inadequate’ provision. By Katy Morton

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

Will the Chancellor's childcare reforms work in practice?

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

| Nursery World

The increase to ‘free’ entitlements is likely to be welcomed by parents, but the early years sector and Institute for Fiscal Studies question the practicalities and purpose. By Catherine Gaunt

Exclusive – Nursery World Ofsted survey: Hundreds of nurseries and childminders report stress and sleepless nights before inspections

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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Many early years respondents to Nursery World's survey highlight negative experiences of inspections and say they feel anxious about future ones. By Catherine Gaunt and Katy Morton

Long Read: Trying to hang on to nursery schools

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

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The uncertain fate of five of Croydon's settings highlights a national trend that is casting doubt on the future of nursery schools and the provision they offer. By Catherine Gaunt

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

Education policies: Current certainties to new visions

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Monday, May 4, 2015

| Nursery World

A new book looks at the ways we teach children and how we assess their progress - and sets out a vision for improving our methods. One of the book's editors, Dominic Wyse, explains.

ICT - for & against: Toddlers, TV and touchscreens

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Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

Do ICT and multimedia in the early years have positive potential, or are they a danger to development? Here, two experts make their case.

EXCLUSIVE: Working Poverty, Childcare Practitioners - Childcare’s dirty secret

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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

| Nursery World

We know early years education suffers from a pay problem, but just how does this affect practitioners’ ability to afford to lead ‘normal’ lives? Hannah Crown has these shocking findings from our exclusive survey

LONG READ: Nursery staff lose out as they face paying more tax from April

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

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Lower earners, such as most early years staff, are about to lose more of their pay to income tax. By Katy Morton

LONG READ How do the parties’ election manifestos stack up?

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

| Nursery World

Ahead of the General Election, we look at what the main parties’ policies might mean for the early years sector, with comment from key people. By Katy Morton and Catherine Gaunt

Childminders - Opposition to agencies persists

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Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government's approach is only fuelling concerns in the sector, says Pat Gordon-Smith.

Exclusive - Analysis uncovers true cost of party childcare pledges

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

| Nursery World

Data experts have costed the three main parties' pledges on extended free childcare.

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.

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

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

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Monday, January 31, 2022

| Nursery World

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

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

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Thursday, April 28, 2022

| Nursery World

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

LONG READ: Confusion over online childcare courses leading to rise in 'unsuitable' job applicants

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| Nursery World

Settings are seeing an increase in candidates who are unaware that their qualifications are not full and relevant, which means that they are not suitable to fill roles. By Katy Morton

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

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

| Nursery World

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

SEED: qualifications and CPD highlighted in quality report

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Friday, December 8, 2017

| Nursery World

We summarise the latest findings from the Government-funded Study of Early Education and Development (SEED).

Providers cut EYT courses due to low demand

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Monday, May 2, 2016

| Nursery World

Early Years Teacher courses are being scrapped across the country, while some new EYTs are going straight onto qualified teacher courses, a Nursery World investigation has found.

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

School places: Numbers still fail to add up

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Monday, March 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Schools are an important part of the Government's drive to increase provision for pre-school children - but they are struggling to provide even enough statutory places.

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New Year: The sector reveals its hopes and ambitions for 2024

DfE publishes childminder agency plans

LONG READ: Nurseries say some inspectors have a ‘conflict of interest’

Rethinking early childhood services - Change from within

Will the Chancellor's childcare reforms work in practice?

Exclusive – Nursery World Ofsted survey: Hundreds of nurseries and childminders report stress and sleepless nights before inspections

Long Read: Trying to hang on to nursery schools

Coronavirus: How to talk to children about the second wave

Education policies: Current certainties to new visions

ICT - for & against: Toddlers, TV and touchscreens

EXCLUSIVE: Working Poverty, Childcare Practitioners - Childcare’s dirty secret

LONG READ: Nursery staff lose out as they face paying more tax from April

LONG READ How do the parties’ election manifestos stack up?

Childminders - Opposition to agencies persists

Exclusive - Analysis uncovers true cost of party childcare pledges

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

A mixed picture post-furlough amid worker shortages

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

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

LONG READ: Confusion over online childcare courses leading to rise in 'unsuitable' job applicants

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

SEED: qualifications and CPD highlighted in quality report

Providers cut EYT courses due to low demand

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

School places: Numbers still fail to add up

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