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Cheryl Hadland – 'It should not be Ofsted against the nursery providers, we should be working together'

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

Cheryl Hadland, chair of the South West Ofsted Big Conversation, recently quit the group due to negative experiences with Ofsted, but has now stepped back into the role. As the managing director of Tops Day Nurseries, which operates 33 nurseries, she shares her views on the current inspection regime and what needs to change.

Rachel Buckler: Ruth Perry's inquest outcome suggests Ofsted should be open to wider independent scrutiny

Opinion

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

| Nursery World

Buckler says that the inquest of Ruth Perry and Ofsted's contributing role in her death, highlights concerns she has raised for years about the way some early years inspectors judge safeguarding and child protection knowledge.

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Calling early years professionals - why parents are missing you!

Opinion

Thursday, May 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Isabel Mohan, head of content at Tiney, writes an open letter in appreciation of early years professionals as she reflects on life in lockdown with two young children

Health visiting is in crisis

Opinion

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Redeployment during lockdown means many families are missing out, says Professor Russell Viner

Save our summer

Opinion

Monday, September 28, 2020

| Nursery World

Children and families will suffer if summer childcare providers are not supported and guided competently by the Government, says Richard Bernstein, director of XUK Camps

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.

Reception Baseline - 'Government is misleading parents'

Opinion

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

| Nursery World

The reality of the Reception Baseline Assessment for children is very different from the Government's portrayal of it in an information leaflet for parents, argues Nancy Stewart

Improve the experiences of autistic children in your nursery

Opinion

Monday, December 20, 2021

| Nursery World

Louise Bull explains what early years professionals need to know about the Government’s new autism strategy and why they are now an integral part of it.

Urgent action needed to address the impacts of the pandemic on children under six

Opinion

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

| Nursery World

The pandemic has left its mark on all of us, but particularly young children and their physical development, says Max Stanford, of the Early Intervention Foundation

'You may never know the full impact of what you sow into each child’s life'

Opinion

Friday, March 4, 2022

| Nursery World

Th founders of Paint Pots Nurseries in Southampton reflect on nearly three decades as nursery owners and their hopes for the future

Early relationships as a foundation for early education

Opinion

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

| Nursery World

Sally Hogg of the Parent-Infant Foundation looks at the science behind early trauma and how practitioners can support children

Playing and learning

Opinion

Monday, February 3, 2020

| Nursery World

Practitioners must protect play’s central role in early years learning and development, and watch out for bad policy and practice, says early years expert Marjorie Ouvry

Staying open in the coronavirus outbreak: 'Our approach has been to take a positive view on how to offer childcare in this "new normal" '

Opinion

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

| Nursery World

As nurseries start to reopen for more children, one nursery owner shares her experiences of social distancing for three-year-olds, reassuring parents, and hand sanitiser shortages

Bringing early years inspections in-house

Opinion

Friday, October 21, 2016

| Nursery World

I’m pleased to be able to write that these are good times for the early years sector.

Influencing child happiness and development

Opinion

Monday, November 28, 2016

| Nursery World

Professor Paul Anand explains how one of the first economic studies to look at young children's behaviour can give insights into family life

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Cheryl Hadland – 'It should not be Ofsted against the nursery providers, we should be working together'

Rachel Buckler: Ruth Perry's inquest outcome suggests Ofsted should be open to wider independent scrutiny

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Calling early years professionals - why parents are missing you!

Health visiting is in crisis

Save our summer

The Government needs to catch up with early years professionals

Reception Baseline - 'Government is misleading parents'

Improve the experiences of autistic children in your nursery

Urgent action needed to address the impacts of the pandemic on children under six

'You may never know the full impact of what you sow into each child’s life'

Early relationships as a foundation for early education

Playing and learning

Staying open in the coronavirus outbreak: 'Our approach has been to take a positive view on how to offer childcare in this "new normal" '

Bringing early years inspections in-house

Influencing child happiness and development

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