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We need a little mutual respect

    Opinion
  • Thursday, April 10, 2014
    • | Nursery World
I remember Sir Michael Wilshaw was furious when the Government dared to criticise his department. Lack of respect for your work degrades your self esteem, leading to poor outcomes, I feel his pain.

Lessons from the past

    Opinion
  • Monday, April 21, 2014
    • | Nursery World
The work of early years pioneers shows that change is always possible, says Professor Cathy Nutbrown

Exclusive: Ask the Minister

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, October 9, 2013
    • | Nursery World
Education and Childcare Minister Elizabeth Truss answers Nursery World readers' questions about More Great Childcare and More Affordable Childcare

Gathering evidence on the impact of policy

    Opinion
  • Monday, September 8, 2014
    • | Nursery World
Decisions about childcare affect thousands of families on a daily basis. We know from a whole range of surveys that parents struggle with decisions about childcare for reasons of affordability, availability and quality.

Healthy childhood ... fit and healthy life

    Opinion
  • Monday, November 3, 2014
    • | Nursery World
As Chair the All-Party Parliamentary Group on A Fit and Healthy Childhood, I was recently delighted to commend our first report to my colleagues in the House of Lords.

Counting the cost of early years funding shortfalls

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, September 18, 2018
    • | Nursery World
As recent reports reveal ongoing problems with the underfunding of the 30 hours, Neil Leitch, chief executive of the biggest voluntary sector provider the Pre-school Learning Alliance, calls for Government action, as he explains why it has closed more than 20 settings

Childcare tax relief is change for the good

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, August 14, 2013
    • | Nursery World
Proposals for childcare vouchers may not offer immediate relief but their benefits will be felt in the long term says Susan McGhee, commercial director of Bertram Nursery Group

A school waiting room?

    Opinion
  • Monday, May 14, 2018
    • | Nursery World
From the 30 hours to Bold Beginnings to a new Baseline pilot, the DfE is consistently ignoring our sector’s concerns, says Sue Cowley

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

Minister's view

    Opinion
  • Monday, May 30, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Sam Gyimah is the first minister in the Department for Education with responsibility for mental health. Here he sets out the Government's priorities

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

Not too much to ask for

    Opinion
  • Friday, July 15, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Neil Leitch says the delay in the early years funding consultation makes it impossible for the sector to prepare for the 30-hour offer

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