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Provider goodwill is running out

    Opinion
  • Thursday, November 19, 2015
    • | Nursery World
Linda Symons, owner of Kidz Kabin, London, says the 30-hour policy is untenable, and parents should know the truth about the cost

Making a meal of it

    Opinion
  • Monday, October 5, 2015
    • | Nursery World
Should infant free school meals be free for all? In reality they are an 'expensive gimmick' that subsidises middle-class parents, argues Lewis Brown.

Funding - the hard facts

    Opinion
  • Monday, August 24, 2015
    • | Nursery World
Pre-school Learning Alliance Chief Executive Neil Leitch says the Government must look at the evidence when revising free hours funding

Functional skills tests are a joke!

    Opinion
  • Friday, August 21, 2015
    • | Nursery World
As students receive their GCSE results, Ross Midgley, managing director of PBD Early Years Training, argues that functional skills testing is not rigorous enough to ensure good standards.

Are schools really best for twos?

    Opinion
  • Friday, July 17, 2015
    • | Nursery World
The publication of this year’s Ofsted early years annual report should have been cause for celebration for the private, voluntary and independent sector, says Neil Leitch

Play is back! Long live play!

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, July 14, 2015
    • | Nursery World
While there was a lot to celebrate in Ofsted's annual early years report, Sir Michael Wilshaw's drive for more of the poorest twos in schools is more of a challenge, says Penny Tassoni

The lived experience of others

    Opinion
  • Friday, July 10, 2015
    • | Nursery World
'Welcoming acceptance' of each other is vital to let children know that they will be listened to and supported, says Jane Lane

Primed for learning

    Opinion
  • Monday, June 29, 2015
    • | Nursery World
The prime and specific areas must be woven together from the beginning, says Nancy Stewart, principal consultant at Early Learning Consultancy.

Love, love, love

    Opinion
  • Monday, June 29, 2015
    • | Nursery World
Our approach to love needs attention, says Dr Jools Page, director of the MA in Early Childhood Education (UK and Malta), University of Sheffield.

Ready to talk about the challenges ahead

    Opinion
  • Monday, June 15, 2015
    • | Nursery World
The Government is taking a number of steps to improve childcare, and will be looking to discuss the future of the sector with practitioners, says childcare and education minister Sam Gyimah.

Still work to be done

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, June 3, 2015
    • | Nursery World
While the funding review is great news, Neil Leitch warns the sector to stay focussed.

Love is no longer all you need

    Opinion
  • Friday, May 22, 2015
    • | Nursery World
Dr Peter Elfer says that developing the deep level knowledge and self-assurance to manage the complexity of contemporary early years practice requires study, not just 'love'.

To the Point - Ways out of poverty

    Opinion
  • Monday, May 4, 2015
    • | Nursery World
The election manifestos of the main parties all include ideas for reducing poverty - the next step is a comprehensive strategy, says Julia Unwin.

A competent system?

    Opinion
  • Monday, April 6, 2015
    • | Nursery World
Mathias Urban argues that caring for nursery age children is a public good and a public responsibility, and that early childhood education is about how we as a society imagine our future.

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