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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

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.

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: All agreed on quality?

    Opinion
  • Friday, August 3, 2012
    • | Nursery World
In the run-up to the school holidays, childcare policy was given prominence by the Government and the opposition. Labour's Childcare Commission held its first listening exercise as Government launched a consultation on its own commission. This consensus of concern underscores the importance of childcare and acknowledges that the current settlement isn't working.

Editor's view - Can we do it like Denmark?

    Opinion
  • Friday, July 6, 2012
    • | Nursery World
I sometimes wonder if Denmark ever tires of the constant flow of UK early years professionals and politicians who stream into the country to marvel at its high-quality, universal, affordable childcare.

To the point: We must aim high

    Opinion
  • Friday, July 6, 2012
    • | Nursery World
'Narrowing the gap' has been a central focus of investment in early years, aimed at decreasing the divide in life chances between those children who are the haves and have-nots.

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.

'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.

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.

Editor's view - a bold and ambitious report

    Opinion
  • Friday, June 22, 2012
    • | Nursery World
There will doubtless be long and heated discussions over Professor Cathy Nutbrown's recommendations put forward in her final report, Foundations for Quality: the independent review of early education and childcare qualifications, before the Government makes its response.

To the point - Prevention not cure

    Opinion
  • Friday, June 8, 2012
    • | Nursery World
David Cameron's recent turn to domestic policy with his 'Can Parent' classes is to be welcomed. Repositioning parenting classes as support for all, rather than a penalty for 'poor parents' is a good first step to encourage uptake. The next will be to ensure the service reaches the vulnerable, as well as the proactive.

Exclusive: The Minister's View - Parents are central

    Opinion
  • Friday, May 25, 2012
    • | Nursery World
How can we best engage parents in the work we do in early years settings? After all, although there is clear evidence of the importance of high quality early education and childcare, a child's home remains the single most important influence on their intellectual and social development.

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