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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

To the point - Serve the common good

    Opinion
  • Friday, March 2, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Politicians of all parties sign up to the goal of social mobility. John Major wanted a classless society. Tony Blair aspired to a meritocracy. Today Nick Clegg declares that increasing social mobility is the overriding ambition of the UK Coalition Government.

To the Point - Where is the vision?

    Opinion
  • Friday, April 13, 2012
    • | Nursery World
In his recent budget, George Osborne announced that Child Benefit will be removed gradually for those earning between 50,000 and 60,000 a year. This removes the sharp edges and shifts the pain slightly higher up the income distribution. However, it has required the introduction of a complex means test on a previously simple benefit and the loss of nearly a third of the savings it was supposed to generate - nearly 700 million less in 2013/14.

To the point: Let's get on with it

    Opinion
  • Friday, April 13, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The revised EYFS has now been pored over and has met with both approval and alarm. Of course, people have their own basic outlook towards any sort of change - some of us look forward to the stimulation of something new, while others resist change and typically look for the negatives in a new situation. Seeing these tendencies in action with the revised EYFS has led me to reflect on professionalism in the early years, and our responsibility to live the qualities we aspire to protect and promote in children.

Britain needs to show compassion in 2017

    Opinion
  • Friday, January 6, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Every day, individuals, schools and companies contact Refugee Action to ask how they can volunteer, donate and campaign to improve the lives of refugees living in Britain.

Across the ages

    Opinion
  • Monday, September 18, 2017
    • | Nursery World
In light of concerns over the 30 hours, Natalie Perera says the Government should review the balance between public and private investment

To the Point - Let the children play

    Opinion
  • Monday, November 14, 2016
    • | Nursery World
With the introduction of a new ‘tougher’ curriculum in primary schools in 2014, teachers are under increasing pressure to get their children doing more, at an earlier age, says Sue Cowley.

To the Point - Do you read me?

    Opinion
  • Friday, January 25, 2013
    • | Nursery World
I often get into heated discussions with people about reading. I find that one of the reasons for the heat is that, as we get deep into the discussion, I discover that we are using the word 'read' in different ways.

The Minister's View - Making a difference

    Opinion
  • Friday, June 22, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Ensuring that early education and childcare professionals have the right skills is vitally important. That is why I commissioned a comprehensive review of qualifications last year.

To the Point - Mixed messages

    Opinion
  • Friday, August 3, 2012
    • | Nursery World
With just one month before the EYFS revisions come on stream, it would be fantastic if we were all pulling in the same direction. But instead there is a serious mismatch in some of the messages coming from forces that affect services for our youngest children.

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.

A global opportunity

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 4, 2019
    • | Nursery World
Graham Stuart MP explains how the Government is helping UK nurseries take advantage of foreign interest in our early years sector

Time to look and listen, Minister

    Opinion
  • Monday, September 16, 2019
    • | Nursery World
Wendy Scott OBE, President of TACTYC, calls on the minister now in charge of early years, Nick Gibb, to pay attention to to the evidence on effective practice

Mining the manifesto figures

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, December 4, 2019
    • | Nursery World
We have been digging into the detail of manifesto pledges and were surprised to find that the party promising the least in terms of early years entitlements, costs the sector the most.

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