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To The Point - Fighting for a better future
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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 - Using sharp elbows
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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.
No direction for nursery schools in White Paper
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Opinion
- Monday, May 2, 2016 | Nursery World
The Government's academy plans have left nursery schools in limbo, says Kathryn James
The unintended consequences of the new EYFS on children with SEND
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Opinion
- Tuesday, August 30, 2022 | Nursery World
Settings are turning away children with SEND because providing the paperwork to access funding has become too burdensome, says Catherine McLeod of charity Dingley's Promise
Don't let the cost of childcare come down at the price of quality
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Opinion
- Tuesday, August 13, 2013 | Nursery World
As the Government consults on Tax-Free Childcare, quality reform seems to have taken a backseat, says Imogen Parker
To the point - Only one pair of hands
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Opinion
- Friday, January 11, 2013 | Nursery World
If an early years practitioner gains a higher level qualification, will she be effective in supporting more children?
Editor's View - Future of school sport remains uncertain
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Opinion
- Friday, August 17, 2012 | Nursery World
The euphoria occasioned by the golden performances of the Team GB Olympic athletes is starting to subside a little, hastened by news that the Government is making it easier for schools to sell off playing fields.
To the point - Strive for the best
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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 - LA support is vital
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Opinion
- Friday, April 5, 2013 | Nursery World
On three occasions in recent weeks, in far-flung counties, I have been thrilled to hear practitioners presenting passionately to a group of their peers their own learning journeys, and the impact on the children and families they support.
Time for action on men in childcare
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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'
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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
Free places research: why EPPSE takes a different view
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Opinion
- Wednesday, November 5, 2014 | Nursery World
Professor Kathy Sylva, one of the authors of the EPPSE study, explains why new research into early education places and children's outcomes contradicts their findings.
In loco parentis
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Opinion
- Monday, February 23, 2015 | Nursery World
When I was young, it was the accepted norm that children were
parented at home, and educated at school.
From Cinderella to the 4th Emergency Service
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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
'We're ready to welcome children back from June'
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Opinion
- Wednesday, May 20, 2020 | Nursery World
It's not an easy decision, says Sarah Mackenzie, Education Director of N Family Club, but she believes it's time to open nurseries to more children
Should we really be telling our children they are 'behind' and need to 'catch up'?
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Opinion
- Monday, March 1, 2021 | Nursery World
Children develop at their own pace - they are not on a factory production line - says Louise Livingston of the Maria Montessori Institute
'Early years is an afterthought in Test and Trace guidance'
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Opinion
- Tuesday, July 20, 2021 | Nursery World
The latest guidance from the DfE on test and trace and self-isolation has left nurseries in utter confusion and anxiety, says nursery group owner David Wright
Editor’s view - Our survey says...
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Opinion
- Monday, April 17, 2017 | Nursery World
Responses to recent research suggest that many nurseries will not deliver the 30 hours. Will this actually happen, asks Liz Roberts
Editor's view - childminders are protesting
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Opinion
- Friday, May 11, 2012 | Nursery World
Registered childminders make their feelings known about deregulation.
Help childminders rise to the 30 hours challenge
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Opinion
- Friday, September 1, 2017 | Nursery World
PACEY's chief executive Liz Bayram says childminders need more support, recognition and funding to successfully deliver the extended entitlement.
Exclusive: To the Point - Making 30 hours work
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Opinion
- Monday, September 4, 2017 | Nursery World
Robert Goodwill, the new Minister for Children and Families, reflects on his first six weeks in post since the General Election
To the point - It's all nonsense
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Opinion
- Friday, May 3, 2013 | Nursery World
The early years sector needs to stand up and fight the Government's proposed childcare reforms, says Nancy Stewart
'Total' flexibility is the way to go
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Opinion
- Thursday, May 30, 2013 | Nursery World
Nursery manager James Boddey puts his case for charging by the hour as the best approach to making childcare affordable for all
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