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Tool helps practitioners spot first signs of abuse and neglect

Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

A new screening tool aims to make it easier for early years professionals to spot early signs of abuse and neglect in babies and toddlers.

Spotlight on... Rebecca Connor

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Friday, July 24, 2015

| Nursery World

Position: Nursery nurse at Mama Bear's Day Nursery and Pre-School, Shirehampton

Danger of childcare workforce shortage without wage increase

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Friday, July 24, 2015

| Nursery World

Low pay in the childcare sector could lead to a shortage in staff, warns a new report.

Sector wins review of GCSE equivalents

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Friday, July 17, 2015

| Nursery World

The Government has decided to review rules on GCSE equivalents after it emerged that they may disqualify childcare graduates from being able to count in ratios.

Bright Horizons Early Years Teacher pilot scrapped for autumn

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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

| Nursery World

A pilot Early Years Teacher training course, which trained staff for Bright Horizons, has been scrapped for September due to lack of demand.

New graduates with GCSE equivalent won't count in ratios

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Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

Future childcare graduates with a standard GCSE 'equivalent' will not be able to count in ratios because the Government no longer recognises the tests, it has emerged.

Spotlight on ... Julie Lister

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Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

Julie Lister, manager, Portland Nurseries, Huddersfield

Employers set to lose 'just' 20% of apprentice funding over failed GCSEs

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Friday, July 10, 2015

| Nursery World

Full funding for an Early Years Educator course will not be withdrawn if the apprentice fails to gain their GCSEs, despite misleading information from the Skills Funding Agency (SFA).

Nursery World Awards shortlist revealed

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Monday, July 6, 2015

| Nursery World

The waiting is over and we can unveil the shortlist for the Nursery World Awards 2015

Government U turns over apprentice GCSEs

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Wednesday, July 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Apprentices have been handed a lifeline after the Government climbed down over GCSE rules yesterday.

Nursery under investigation after children given hair clippers

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

A nursery is being investigated by Ofsted after a two-year-old had her hair shaven by another child using a man’s hair clippers.

'Chronic childcare shortages risk Government plans'

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Friday, June 26, 2015

| Nursery World

Local authorities’ failure to monitor childcare provision, and a lack of available places, risks putting the Government’s childcare plans in jeopardy, warns a new report.

Ofsted should inspect nursery food, says All Party group

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Thursday, June 18, 2015

| Nursery World

Ofsted should regularly inspect food and nutrition in early years settings, a parliamentary group has said.

Irish Government delays introducing a minimum childcare qualification

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Thursday, June 18, 2015

| Nursery World

Childcare staff in Ireland won't need to hold a minimum qualification for at least a year after a bid to boost standards in the sector was delayed.

Spotlight on ... Jane Waggott

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Sunday, June 14, 2015

| Nursery World

Deputy manager and former trainee, Springboard Nursery and Training Centre, Sunderland

Low-paid nursery staff leaving for supermarket jobs, NDNA survey reveals

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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

| Nursery World

Half of all nurseries are saying that they can’t find staff to fill vacancies, according to the new National Day Nurseries Association Workforce survey.

Family and Childcare Trust names new CEO

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Monday, June 8, 2015

| Nursery World

The Family and Childcare Trust has appointed Julia Margo as its new chief executive.

Scottish workforce review calls for living wage for early years staff

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Thursday, June 4, 2015

| Nursery World

The Scottish government has pledged £1m for early years workforce development, following a review that highlighted low pay and and qualification levels.

Providers weigh up whether to leave early years sector

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Monday, June 1, 2015

| Nursery World

As the Government looks to double the number of free childcare hours for threeand four-year-olds, a new survey reveals that providers are uncertain about their future.

Nursery World Awards entry - one day to go!

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Thursday, May 28, 2015

| Nursery World

Don't forget - the deadline for the Nursery World Awards 2015 is tomorrow 31 May.

Join Nursery World to explore early years education in India

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Tuesday, May 26, 2015

| Nursery World

Nursery World, in association with Master Travel, is running a new professional study tour to encounter early years education in India, home to 160m children under six years old.

Early years workers blocked from local job moves

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Monday, May 18, 2015

| Nursery World

Nursery staff are finding themselves barred from applying for local jobs by employers increasingly imposing restrictive clauses in their contracts, Nursery World has learned.

Spotlight on ... Jo Ingleby, Chef

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Monday, May 18, 2015

| Nursery World

Chef at Redcliffe Children's Centre, Bristol, and winner of the Cook of the Year spot in the 2015 BBC Food and Farming Awards

Government spends £30,000 of public money on GCSE challenge

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Friday, May 15, 2015

| Nursery World

A Government body racked up a £30,000 legal bill trying to avoid changing controversial rules over apprenticeships – and then tried to get a training company to pay it.

Just one week left to enter the Nursery World Awards

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Friday, May 15, 2015

| Nursery World

Take some time over the bank holiday weekend to get your entries in for the awards - the deadline is Friday 29 May.

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Tool helps practitioners spot first signs of abuse and neglect

Spotlight on... Rebecca Connor

Danger of childcare workforce shortage without wage increase

Sector wins review of GCSE equivalents

Bright Horizons Early Years Teacher pilot scrapped for autumn

New graduates with GCSE equivalent won't count in ratios

Spotlight on ... Julie Lister

Employers set to lose 'just' 20% of apprentice funding over failed GCSEs

Nursery World Awards shortlist revealed

Government U turns over apprentice GCSEs

Nursery under investigation after children given hair clippers

'Chronic childcare shortages risk Government plans'

Ofsted should inspect nursery food, says All Party group

Irish Government delays introducing a minimum childcare qualification

Spotlight on ... Jane Waggott

Low-paid nursery staff leaving for supermarket jobs, NDNA survey reveals

Family and Childcare Trust names new CEO

Scottish workforce review calls for living wage for early years staff

Providers weigh up whether to leave early years sector

Nursery World Awards entry - one day to go!

Join Nursery World to explore early years education in India

Early years workers blocked from local job moves

Spotlight on ... Jo Ingleby, Chef

Government spends £30,000 of public money on GCSE challenge

Just one week left to enter the Nursery World Awards

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