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Mining the manifesto figures

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

| Nursery World

We have been digging into the detail of manifesto pledges and were surprised to find that the party promising the least in terms of early years entitlements, costs the sector the most.

Reading between the lines

Opinion

Monday, November 25, 2019

| Nursery World

The way that literacy is framed in the revised EYFS will do nothing to help children gain a life-long love of reading

Editor’s view - A puzzling situation

Opinion

Monday, November 25, 2019

| Nursery World

As the election draws near, policy on funding, training and revisions to the EYFS don’t make much sense

Boris Johnson would know more if he knew eight nursery rhymes by heart

Opinion

Friday, November 22, 2019

| Nursery World

Seeing Boris Johnson painfully mumble his way through The Wheels on the Bus while on the campaign trail, was a catalyst for many to lament that teaching children nursery rhymes had fallen out of fashion.

EYFS plans for Maths 'too narrow and rigid'

Opinion

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

| Nursery World

EYFS consultation proposals for Mathematics are narrowing the subject and disregarding the thinking skills needed for early maths learning, says Di Chilvers

Practitioners must speak out about the failings of proposed ELGs

Opinion

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

| Nursery World

Early years consultant Helen Moylett is urging early years staff to make clear in the revised EYFS consultation the 'failings' of the proposed ELG for communication and language.

Editor’s view - Have Your Say

Opinion

Monday, November 11, 2019

| Nursery World

Now is the time for the early years sector to provide vital feedback on the revised EYFS and Early Learning Goals.

Fundamental sectoral issues need addressing by parties

Opinion

Sunday, November 10, 2019

| Nursery World

Ahead of the general election, the main parties are distracted by Brexit while dishing out crowd-pleasing pledges on childcare.

Falling on deaf ears

Opinion

Sunday, November 10, 2019

| Nursery World

It doesn’t make sense for policy-makers to consistently ignore the latest research about the early years when formulating strategy.

We will reform the childcare funding system

Opinion

Saturday, November 9, 2019

| Nursery World

Shadow early years minister Tracy Brabin explains why Labour's childcare proposals are 'radical' but 'credible' and designed with providers and staff in mind.

T Levels are the answer to a better trained and more skilled workforce

Opinion

Monday, November 4, 2019

| Nursery World

Dr Joanna Goodman, education consultant, director of Cromwell Consulting Ltd, who helped develop the education and childcare T Level, explains how the qualification will benefit the early years workforce.