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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.

A strategic approach

    Opinion
  • Monday, September 22, 2014
    • | Nursery World
Now that the Union has remained intact, politicians will soon be heading to their respective party conferences.

To The Point - Fighting for a better future

    Opinion
  • Monday, August 10, 2015
    • | Nursery World
Over the past few months it has felt as though childcare issues have dominated the political age- nda. As welcome as this has been, the reality is that childcare has always dominated the lives of almost every working parent in this country.

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 - 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.

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.

Editor's view - Keeping a high Profile

    Opinion
  • Monday, October 19, 2015
    • | Nursery World
It is interesting to see that the arrival of the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile results has been greeted with rather more enthusiasm of late, now that the Baseline has begun for children at the start of Reception.

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

Quantity over quality

    Opinion
  • Monday, April 15, 2019
    • | Nursery World
Government funding of the early years has risen over the past few decades, but could the money have been better spent?

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