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Downward trend

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 19, 2018
  • | Nursery World
Natalie Perera weighs up the evidence from the Education Policy Institute's latest research into the early years workforce

Money problems

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 19, 2018
  • | Nursery World
With funding on everyone's mind, important issues end up taking a back seat, says Michael Pettavel

Not working!

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 5, 2018
  • | Nursery World
Recruitment and retention of early years practitioners has become the single biggest challenge for early years settings, and the biggest threat to survival.

Apprentice anguish

    Opinion
  • Friday, March 2, 2018
  • | Nursery World
With the number of young people starting apprenticeships down by 40 per cent, it's a challenging time for employers, says Mark Dawe

Too good to be true?

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 19, 2018
  • | Nursery World
Natalie Perera argues that the early years sector should welcome scrutiny of Ofsted grades

Ins and outs of IELS

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 19, 2018
  • | Nursery World
Long-awaited details of 'Baby PISA' have not been met with much acclaim, says Liz Roberts

Editor’s view - Invested interests

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 5, 2018
  • | Nursery World
Times are obviously feeling tough for many private and voluntary providers, as the latest About Early Years data report from Ceeda shows (pages 34-35).

The parent trap

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 5, 2018
  • | Nursery World
We need a shift in the mindset of employers in the UK, so that flexible working is seen as the norm, not the exception, argues Sarah Jackson

Unpromising reshuffle

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 22, 2018
  • | Nursery World
The appointment of new Education Secretary Damian Hinds signals a potential shift to more traditional Conservative policies development, says Natalie Perera.

On soggy ground

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 22, 2018
  • | Nursery World
Michael Pettavel disagrees with the chief inspector on the role of the sandpit in early number work.

Editor’s view - Graduate grudges

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 22, 2018
  • | Nursery World
With the continuing rows in various parts of the early years sector about Ofsted’s Bold Beginnings report and the 30 hours funded childcare programme, some aspects of workforce reform have taken a back seat.

Don't let assessment drive the curriculum

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 15, 2018
  • | Nursery World
Getting the right balance between assessment and curriculum in the EYFS is tricky - but who said it was going to be easy? Dr Julian Grenier and Lydia Cuddy-Gibbs, head of early years at Ark, give their views

Keep it Christmas!

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, December 13, 2017
  • | Nursery World
Don't let Christmas be a stressful experience - for the sake of practitioners and children, says Chloe Webster of Pebbles Childcare

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