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Councils ignoring guidance to fund at pre-Covid levels

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

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With the autumn term under way, thousands of early years providers are already feeling the knock-on effect of the pandemic, as much lower numbers of children have returned or taken up new places.

Children’s well-being a focus as many return for first time

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Monday, September 28, 2020

| Nursery World

As thousands of children return to their early years setting for the first time since lockdown in March, how have they responded to the crisis and how has their well-being been affected?

Coronavirus: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

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Nurseries and pre-schools have spoken to Nursery World about the challenges of opening to more children in September, whether taking on new families or children who are returning for the first time since lockdown. So, what will the new normal look like in the autumn term?

In Focus: Early Childhood Education – Time for an ECE revolution

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

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The pandemic offers the opportunity to transform early childhood education in England to benefit young children and their families, say Claire Cameron and Peter Moss

Child poverty - Slipping through the net

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

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Without Government intervention, the Covid-19 outbreak could increase the number of British children living in poverty to 4.5 million, says Deborah Udakis

EXCLUSIVE: Children’s minister defends coronavirus crisis funding for early years

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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

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In an interview with Nursery World, Vicky Ford, the minister for children and families, has defended the level of funding for the early years sector during the coronavirus crisis.

Coronavirus: Nurseries use hi-tech systems to reassure parents sending children to settings is safe

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Tuesday, June 30, 2020

| Nursery World

As lockdown eases, early years settings are finding that they need to adapt to stay open in a changing environment.

International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study: Why some children are running to catch up

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

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What can we learn from the OECD’s International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study? Dr Martina Street explains criticisms of the research, findings, and what future studies should focus on

EYFS consultation - Solving the EYFS puzzle

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Monday, November 25, 2019

| Nursery World

With many believing the EYFS does not need a wholesale review, and the pilot receiving a mixed response, Annette Rawstrone unpicks where the main battlegrounds lie

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

Proposed EYFS changes ‘not supported by evidence’

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Monday, September 16, 2019

| Nursery World

New research reveals there is little support among the sector or evidence for making extensive changes to the current Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.

EXCLUSIVE: Big divide in nursery losses

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Monday, November 26, 2018

| Nursery World

Nursery World’s exclusive investigation into the first year of the 30 hours reveals stark variations in nursery closures across the country.

EXCLUSIVE In Focus: 30 hours: the hidden cost

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Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

What price are the most vulnerable children paying for the Government’s flagship childcare policy? Our FOI investigation reveals that nearly a fifth of councils have cut nursery places in the past year or are currently doing so.

SEED: Quality care has benefits at age four

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Monday, September 17, 2018

| Nursery World

Spending more time in good-quality settings can positively impact a child’s ability to socialise, empathise with their peers and regulate their own behaviour, find researchers.

Early years experts weigh up the revised ELGs

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Monday, July 9, 2018

| Nursery World

Now that the revised Early Learning Goals are finally out, we asked an expert in each area of learning to give their initial thoughts.

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).

Assessment: Reducing children to numbers

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Monday, November 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Measures of children’s progress – especially one-off assessments such as the baseline in Reception – are flawed, meaning neither policy-makers nor children benefit, say Alice Bradbury and Guy Roberts-Holmes

SEED: Report reveals benefits of ECEC at age three

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Monday, July 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Nursery World sums up the key findings of the latest research from the Study of Early Education and Development.

Analysis: What is ‘baby PISA’?

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Monday, May 15, 2017

| Nursery World

The OECD’s upcoming international study of early learning outcomes for five-year-olds has raised concerns in the sector. Charlotte Goddard 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.

Nursery Management: Workforce - Rage against the machine

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Monday, September 19, 2016

| Nursery World

The pipeline feeding Level 3 childcare staff into the sector is drying up, and we have the data to prove it. Hannah Crown speaks to a sector in crisis

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.

Scotland: Named person for every child policy splits opinion

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Monday, April 4, 2016

| Nursery World

Scotland’s Named Person scheme is planned to go national by September, but the policy has divided opinion, reports Charlotte Goddard

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

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

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Councils ignoring guidance to fund at pre-Covid levels

Children’s well-being a focus as many return for first time

Coronavirus: Sector tries to stay positive with uncertain times ahead

In Focus: Early Childhood Education – Time for an ECE revolution

Child poverty - Slipping through the net

EXCLUSIVE: Children’s minister defends coronavirus crisis funding for early years

Coronavirus: Nurseries use hi-tech systems to reassure parents sending children to settings is safe

International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study: Why some children are running to catch up

EYFS consultation - Solving the EYFS puzzle

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

Proposed EYFS changes ‘not supported by evidence’

EXCLUSIVE: Big divide in nursery losses

EXCLUSIVE In Focus: 30 hours: the hidden cost

SEED: Quality care has benefits at age four

Early years experts weigh up the revised ELGs

SEED: qualifications and CPD highlighted in quality report

Assessment: Reducing children to numbers

SEED: Report reveals benefits of ECEC at age three

Analysis: What is ‘baby PISA’?

DfE study finds quality ‘does not cost substantially more’

Nursery Management: Workforce - Rage against the machine

Providers cut EYT courses due to low demand

Scotland: Named person for every child policy splits opinion

Childminder Agencies - Government steps up agency push

Increase staff flexibility to make ends meet, says DfE

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