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Lower staff:child ratios to bring down costs, says DfE

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  • Monday, November 30, 2015
  • | Nursery World
As Nursery World went to press, the early years sector was still digesting confirmation of the funding rates for the 30-hour childcare entitlement for working parents, released just 24 hours before, and poring over two hefty reports.

Providers to lead speech skills campaign

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  • Tuesday, March 2, 2010
  • | Nursery World
Children's communications skills will be the focus of a 'National Year' campaign in 2011 spearheaded by the Communication Trust, a 38-strong consortium of private and voluntary sector providers, set up by Afasic, BT Better World Campaign, the Council for Disabled Children and I CAN.

Flying Start is found to make advances for under-threes

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  • Tuesday, October 19, 2010
  • | Nursery World
A programme that provides support services for under-threes and free childcare for two-year-olds in Wales is having a positive impact on their emotional and social development, an interim evaluation has found.

Big picture: Scandi mania

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  • Sunday, February 18, 2018
  • | Nursery World
Childminder Hannah Rosalie hit the headlines this month for her ‘Scandi’ approach, with children having naps outside.

Eco-Schools Scotland greens resources

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  • Tuesday, August 31, 2010
  • | Nursery World
The Eco-Schools programme has launched materials to support Scottish early years settings, aiming for Eco-Schools accreditation and a Green Flag Award. The pre-school resources are funded by The Green Insurance Company.

The big picture: Nursery school digs for gold

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  • Friday, August 17, 2012
  • | Nursery World
Welton Free Rangers Forest Nursery School in Somerset has won gold in the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) Excellence Awards with a project that allowed children and young people to enjoy the natural environment in a non-damaging way.

Revised EYFS: a guide to the changes

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  • Tuesday, April 1, 2014
  • | Nursery World
The Department for Education has released the new version of the Early Years Foundation Stage, which will be effective from September 2014.

The EYFS is not a 'straitjacket', says Elizabeth Truss

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  • Friday, April 19, 2013
  • | Nursery World
The education and childcare minister Elizabeth Truss told delegates at Nursery World's conference that they should be delivering the EYFS in the way they see fit, but that settings do not need to provide free-flow play or a certain proportion of child-led activities.

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