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To the point: We need 'parental' leave

    Opinion
  • Friday, August 31, 2012
  • | Nursery World
A debate has been running largely unnoticed in the mainstream media about the Government's plans to allow parents to share more of the leave currently allocated to mothers as maternity leave, say Nick Pearce.

To the Point - Mixed messages

    Opinion
  • Friday, August 3, 2012
  • | Nursery World
With just one month before the EYFS revisions come on stream, it would be fantastic if we were all pulling in the same direction. But instead there is a serious mismatch in some of the messages coming from forces that affect services for our youngest children.

To the point: All agreed on quality?

    Opinion
  • Friday, August 3, 2012
  • | Nursery World
In the run-up to the school holidays, childcare policy was given prominence by the Government and the opposition. Labour's Childcare Commission held its first listening exercise as Government launched a consultation on its own commission. This consensus of concern underscores the importance of childcare and acknowledges that the current settlement isn't working.

Editor's View - Training in Olympian qualities starts early

    Opinion
  • Friday, August 3, 2012
  • | Nursery World
The Nursery World team have certainly found it difficult to tear themselves away from watching Team GB in the Olympics for the past week or so, but luckily there are lots of parallels between the sporting action and this issue of the magazine.

Editor's view - Can we do it like Denmark?

    Opinion
  • Friday, July 6, 2012
  • | Nursery World
I sometimes wonder if Denmark ever tires of the constant flow of UK early years professionals and politicians who stream into the country to marvel at its high-quality, universal, affordable childcare.

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