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Editor’s view - Short of capital?

    Opinion
  • Monday, August 8, 2016
    • | Nursery World
As Nursery World went to press for our last issue, I wrote that we were still waiting to hear who would be the minister for childcare and early years.

Editor’s view - Critical remarks

    Opinion
  • Monday, July 25, 2016
    • | Nursery World
As this issue of Nursery World goes to press, we’re still waiting to hear who will be taking on ministerial responsibilities for early years and childcare at the Department for Education.

A burst of activity

    Opinion
  • Monday, July 11, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Despite concerns that the EU Referendum decision would mean more delays to policy changes for early years, there has been some movement at least in an attempt to show that it’s ‘business as usual’.

Editor’s view - Sound asleep?

    Opinion
  • Monday, June 13, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Feeding and sleeping are probably the most emotive aspects of being a new parent, with the potential for guilt, distress and anger all possible in the sometimes bewildering struggle to do your best to take care of a young infant.

Editor’s view - Keep it in mind

    Opinion
  • Monday, May 30, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Emotions have been running high for children, parents and teachers in the past few weeks of SATs, with tales of impossible questions, leaked papers, and playground tears.

Editor’s view - The best laid plans…

    Opinion
  • Monday, May 2, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Raising the status of the early years workforce is something that Nursery World has campaigned for over many decades, and increasing the employment of graduates is obviously a positive move.

Editor’s View - Back to the Baseline

    Opinion
  • Monday, April 18, 2016
    • | Nursery World
The many organisations and individuals who have campaigned for the past year against the introduction of the Baseline to assess children from the start of Reception will no doubt feel some satisfaction and relief at the Government’s U-turn – Professor Cathy Nutbrown among them, as she explains in her column.

Editor’s view - Academies, academies, everywhere

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 21, 2016
    • | Nursery World
For years, we have been creeping towards academisation of the state school system until – boom – Chancellor George Osborne used his Budget to announce that all schools would be made to become academies.

Editor's view - Here we go again

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 7, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Just as the Department for Education had finished swatting down all the criticism of its 30-hour policy arising from the National Day Nurseries Association and Family and Childcare Trust reports, yet more pops up – this time from inside government with the National Audit Office report. It’s a bit like the old arcade game Whack-a-Mole!

Editor’s view - Using sharp elbows

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 22, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Last week, the jostling between the early years sector and the Government about the introduction of the 30-hour free childcare policy turned rather rougher.

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