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

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.

General Election - The state of play for families

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Monday, August 25, 2014

| Nursery World

A 'stocktake' of family-focused policies from the three main political parties provides some insight into where their priorities lie. Chief executive of charity 4Children Anne Longfield explains.

Early childhood policies - Recycling the past

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Monday, April 20, 2015

| Nursery World

Current intervention strategies to tackle social inequality aren't working - so perhaps it is time for a complete rethink of our approach to early childhood services, argues Helen Penn.

Cambridge Primary Review Trust - Challenging aspects of EY practice

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Monday, April 6, 2015

| Nursery World

A research paper published earlier this year has major implications for the early years because of the challenges it makes to some of the ideas that have become 'best practice', says Julian Grenier

LONG READ: Sector is split over decision to provide funded twos places

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Two surveys show that many settings will not be able to offer parents places for the extended entitlements, as the start of the roll-out of the expanded policy nears. By Catherine Gaunt

Nurseries fear refund claims following top-up fee ruling

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

| Nursery World

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

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

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

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

| Nursery World

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

DfE study finds quality ‘does not cost substantially more’

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Monday, February 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Higher-quality early years education does not involve ‘substantially higher cost’, according to new research commissioned by the DfE, which also found that maintained provision has higher delivery costs than the PVI sector.

Increase staff flexibility to make ends meet, says DfE

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Monday, February 8, 2016

| Nursery World

Following the Government’s review of childcare costs, Dr Jo Verrill, managing director of Ceeda, asks if more use of ‘variable staffing models’ is feasible

Childminder Agencies - Government steps up agency push

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Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Childminder agencies are a hot topic again now that the DfE has drafted in the charity 4Children to support interested organisations, but the model still divides opinion. Charlotte Goddard reports

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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

General Election - The state of play for families

Early childhood policies - Recycling the past

Cambridge Primary Review Trust - Challenging aspects of EY practice

LONG READ: Sector is split over decision to provide funded twos places

Nurseries fear refund claims following top-up fee ruling

Rethinking early childhood services - No more sticking plasters!

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

DfE study finds quality ‘does not cost substantially more’

Increase staff flexibility to make ends meet, says DfE

Childminder Agencies - Government steps up agency push

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