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Re-examine the baseline

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 26, 2015
  • | Nursery World
How, why and when we should assess young children's learning is once more a matter for debate in English policy.

Three wishes for 2015

    Opinion
  • Monday, December 15, 2014
  • | Nursery World
What do we want for children and families in the coming year?, asks Professor Cathy Nutbrown

Editor's view - Paying for it

    Opinion
  • Monday, December 1, 2014
  • | Nursery World
The facility to be able to pay for re-inspection of early years settings was lobbied for by substantial parts of the sector, and Ofsted duly agreed to move forward on this.

Cost and quality in disadvantaged areas

    Opinion
  • Monday, December 1, 2014
  • | Nursery World
Steve Scott, director of Happy Kids Childcare, talks about the Department for Education's new project and operating a nursery business in deprived communities.

A good investment?

    Opinion
  • Monday, November 17, 2014
  • | Nursery World
What are the implications of recent research for investment in childcare, ask Vidhya Alakeson

EYFS Profile is flawed

    Opinion
  • Monday, November 17, 2014
  • | Nursery World
It's time to have proper assessment of young children, says early years consultant Penny Tassoni

Assessment of PD: something isn't adding up

    Opinion
  • Thursday, November 13, 2014
  • | Nursery World
How can 86 per cent of children achieve an ‘expected’ level for PD in the EYFS Profile when 90 per cent have woeful levels of physical activity, asks Dr Lala Manners, director, Active Matters

Editor's view - The shift to schools

    Opinion
  • Monday, November 3, 2014
  • | Nursery World
New childcare and education minister Sam Gyimah certainly didn't duck the issue of schools and nursery provision in his first public speech at Policy Exchange.

Healthy childhood ... fit and healthy life

    Opinion
  • Monday, November 3, 2014
  • | Nursery World
As Chair the All-Party Parliamentary Group on A Fit and Healthy Childhood, I was recently delighted to commend our first report to my colleagues in the House of Lords.

What's at stake?

    Opinion
  • Monday, October 20, 2014
  • | Nursery World
Party conference season is over again for another year and those of us who have to go to all three breathe a long sigh of relief. But it is worth pausing to consider what is at stake at the election when it comes to public spending.

The importance of play

    Opinion
  • Monday, October 20, 2014
  • | Nursery World
I visited a nursery school and children's centre recently, and was once more inspired by the energy and creativity of the staff, and the children and the commitment and confidence of parents.

Taking the trouble

    Opinion
  • Friday, October 17, 2014
  • | Nursery World
The Troubled Families programme needs to work with early years practitioners and organisations, says Maureen Longley of Interface Enterprises

The EYFS paves the way for British Values

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, October 14, 2014
  • | Nursery World
Government pronouncements about 'British values' have led to early years practitioners questioning what they are now required to do in practice. Chrissy Meleady urges calm.

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