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Baseline assessment – busting the ‘myth-busters'

Friday, April 16, 2021

| Nursery World

After the disruption of coronavirus to pre-school children's lives, they should not be expected to take the Reception Baseline in September, argues Nancy Stewart

Exclusive: Knocking down barriers

Opinion

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

| Nursery World

The Government is supporting the early years sector to overcome the challenges posed by coronavirus, as well as longer-term issues, says Vicky Ford, children and families minister

Early years educators must teach children about gender equality

Opinion

Thursday, March 25, 2021

| Nursery World

Having spent the majority of my career in the education sector, the current public debate on gender inequality in the UK has prompted me to engage in some professional soul-searching, says childminder Laura House

The Government needs to catch up with early years professionals

Opinion

Monday, March 22, 2021

| Nursery World

Early years assessment needs rethinking in light of the pandemic's effects, say Dr Guy Roberts-Holmes, Dr Siew-Fung Lee and Dr Diana Sousa of UCL Institute of Education.

The state of care in challenging times

Opinion

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

| Nursery World

We all deserve to live and grow in a world where we can experience kindness and wise care - especially now, says Kathy Goouch, emeritus professor at Canterbury Christ Church University

Give us coronavirus data

Opinion

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

| Nursery World

What are the transmission rates of Covid-19 in the early years? We need to know, says Maccs Pescatore

Should we really be telling our children they are 'behind' and need to 'catch up'?

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

Conversations must lead to government action

Opinion

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

| Nursery World

Rising costs and falling amounts of funding mean that nursery providers must make extremely tough decisions, says Bertram chief executive Cary Rankin

Insurance ruling is a relief

Opinion

Monday, February 1, 2021

| Nursery World

What does the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on Covid-19 and ‘business interruption’ insurance mean? Stephanie Marshall, a solicitor at law firm Fieldfisher explains the implications for nurseries

'Keep our nurseries open'

Opinion

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

| Nursery World

Early years settings must stay open during lockdown, argues nursery owner Karen Simpkin

The development of the early years sector mustn't get neglected in the chaos

Opinion

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

| Nursery World

Early education is the key to improving social mobility at this critical time, says Julie Hyde

Government policies wilfully impoverish the most vulnerable

Opinion

Thursday, January 21, 2021

| Nursery World

Families' slide into poverty during the pandemic is exacerbated by Government policies, says Deborah Udakis

Market roundup - moving up?

Opinion

Monday, January 18, 2021

| Nursery World

After a bit of a hiatus over the second and third quarter of 2020, the market for nursery transactions has been moving healthily again, says Arun Kanwar

How can we improve transition into primary school?

Opinion

Monday, January 18, 2021

| Nursery World

Transition from the EYFS to Key Stage1 remains shrouded by conflicting messages and expectations. Julie Fisher calls for policymakers and school leaders to recognise the importance of play-based pedagogy in ensuring the best start to primary school

Government keeps nurseries open in lockdown 3 purely for profit

Opinion

Friday, January 8, 2021

| Nursery World

In keeping early years settings open, the Government is putting profits above people, argues Dr Kate Hoskins

Lockdown: Why early years are clearly an afterthought for government

Opinion

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

| Nursery World

Ailsa Monk of Cotswold Montessori Schools calls for help for early years settings in the lockdown, saying her experiences in the past few days have left her in tears

Families need more help

Opinion

Sunday, December 20, 2020

| Nursery World

Enabling a skilled early years workforce and increasing outreach support for families will improve the lives and prospects of our youngest children, says MP Cherilyn Mackrory

Time for a rethink on early years degrees

Opinion

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years degrees vary hugely and need attention, say Verity Campbell-Barr and Katherine Gulliver. Is it time for the next Nutbrown moment?

Diversity in the early years workforce: new data but more is needed

Opinion

Friday, December 4, 2020

| Nursery World

Diversity in the early years is not just about a shortage of men in the workforce, says Beatrice Merrick - we need to look at whether all communities are represented too

Welsh childcare organisations have a role to play in supporting parents ahead of smacking ban

Opinion

Thursday, November 26, 2020

| Nursery World

The ban on physical punishment cannot come soon enough for children in Wales, says Maggie Kelly of the Cwlwm childcare partnership

Make early childhood education a right for all children

Opinion

Thursday, November 26, 2020

| Nursery World

Ahead of a crucial meeting of the Global Partnership for Education, Sarah Brown and Justin van Fleet are calling on board members of one of the biggest education funds to prioritise spending on early years education

Physical activity can help to close the Covid gap

Opinion

Thursday, November 26, 2020

| Nursery World

There is growing evidence that physical activity is fundamental to learning, and daily movement programmes can help to narrow the disadvantage gap, says Sally Goddard Blythe

Why we must incorporate diversity and inclusion in early years education

Opinion

Thursday, November 26, 2020

| Nursery World

Diversity has been at the heart of many conversations this year, and should be at the heart of early years education, says childminder and early years educator Alicia Wilkins

EYFS guidance - Better together

Opinion

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| Nursery World

The revised Development Matters has strengths and weaknesses, and continued discussion is needed, write Prof Kathy Sylva, Prof Iram Siraj and Dr Sandra Mathers

New ways to close the gap

Opinion

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| Nursery World

We desperately need innovation for the early years so that we can close the ever-expanding advantage and development gaps, argues Ravi Gurumurthy of Nesta

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Baseline assessment – busting the ‘myth-busters'

Exclusive: Knocking down barriers

Early years educators must teach children about gender equality

The Government needs to catch up with early years professionals

The state of care in challenging times

Give us coronavirus data

Should we really be telling our children they are 'behind' and need to 'catch up'?

Conversations must lead to government action

Insurance ruling is a relief

'Keep our nurseries open'

The development of the early years sector mustn't get neglected in the chaos

Government policies wilfully impoverish the most vulnerable

Market roundup - moving up?

How can we improve transition into primary school?

Government keeps nurseries open in lockdown 3 purely for profit

Lockdown: Why early years are clearly an afterthought for government

Families need more help

Time for a rethink on early years degrees

Diversity in the early years workforce: new data but more is needed

Welsh childcare organisations have a role to play in supporting parents ahead of smacking ban

Make early childhood education a right for all children

Physical activity can help to close the Covid gap

Why we must incorporate diversity and inclusion in early years education

EYFS guidance - Better together

New ways to close the gap

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