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To the point - One way forward

    Opinion
  • Friday, July 6, 2012
    • | Nursery World
In recent weeks we have seen two important announcements on childcare and early years learning: the final report of the Nutbrown Review of early learning and childcare qualifications and the establishment of a childcare commission. These are both welcome developments.

To the point - Strive for the best

    Opinion
  • Friday, August 31, 2012
    • | Nursery World
A recent international study found that UK pre-school provision is among the best in the world (Starting Well, The Economist Intelligence Unit 2012), says Nancy Stewart

Editor's view - Seasonal stress

    Opinion
  • Monday, December 14, 2015
    • | Nursery World
In Kate Tyler’s Social Media column in this issue, she tells us all not to let Twitter ruin Christmas and to take a break from social media.

Time for action on men in childcare

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 25, 2016
    • | Nursery World
With the proportion of men working in early years stuck at just two per cent, it's time for the Government to set recruitment targets to address the gender imbalance once and for all, says David Wright.

'Work with us on 30 hours'

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 22, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Sam Gyimah, minister for education and childcare, argues that the early years sector needs to get behind the 30 hours free childcare policy

From Cinderella to the 4th Emergency Service 

    Opinion
  • Friday, March 20, 2020
    • | Nursery World
Who would have anticipated that a virus we had never heard of could be the last straw to the survival of the early years sector, already weakened by years of under-funding? June O' Sullivan, CEO of nursery group LEYF, on coronavirus challenges

To the point: We need 'parental' leave

    Opinion
  • Friday, August 31, 2012
    • | Nursery World
A debate has been running largely unnoticed in the mainstream media about the Government's plans to allow parents to share more of the leave currently allocated to mothers as maternity leave, say Nick Pearce.

30 hours action - can we agree?

    Opinion
  • Monday, November 6, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Neil Leitch calls on the early years sector to find common ground and work together in lobbying for change to the 30 hours policy

Provider goodwill is running out

    Opinion
  • Thursday, November 19, 2015
    • | Nursery World
Linda Symons, owner of Kidz Kabin, London, says the 30-hour policy is untenable, and parents should know the truth about the cost

Editor's View - Report raises hackles

    Opinion
  • Friday, October 12, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The Government and several of the think tanks that sympathise with its policies are making a lot of noise about the cost of childcare and about how it must be made more affordable to parents.

'Don't close the door to new recruits'

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, June 26, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Raising the qualifications bar risks locking out some school leavers and young people, warns CACHE chief executive Richard Dorrance, in his response to the Nutbrown review.

Editor’s view - Rise and fall

    Opinion
  • Monday, November 26, 2018
    • | Nursery World
Our investigations into the effects of the national funding formula and 30 hours on nursery provision are deeply concerning

Why Elizabeth Truss has got it wrong on ratios

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, January 9, 2013
    • | Nursery World
Julie Lightley, owner of The Village Nursery in Trafford Park, explains why she feels Elizabeth Truss is insulting the sector by advocating that ratios can be reduced by employing highly qualified staff

The dangers of ditching vouchers

    Opinion
  • Thursday, March 20, 2014
    • | Nursery World
The way in which the Government has chosen to deliver the Tax-Free Childcare scheme could have implications for providers and parents, warns Fiona Shields.

A final farewell to our pre-school

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 23, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Following the recent closure of Kirkgate Pre-School in Cumbria, former staff member Emmie Short remembers what made the setting so special, and explains why it was forced to shut down

Editor's view - Numbers game

    Opinion
  • Monday, October 14, 2019
    • | Nursery World
It might be time to look again at the thorny subject of staff:child ratios, but the essential arguments haven't changed substantially

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