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Overview of the year - Roundup: this year's big news

News

Monday, December 16, 2013

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We take a look at some of the biggest stories of 2013 and consider what lies ahead.

SEED: qualifications and CPD highlighted in quality report

News

Friday, December 8, 2017

| Nursery World

We summarise the latest findings from the Government-funded Study of Early Education and Development (SEED).

Coronavirus: Parents of sick babies unable to stay with them in hospital due to Covid rules

News

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

| Nursery World

More than one in seven parents were not able to be with their baby at all during their stay on a neonatal unit due to tough Covid-19 restrictions, a charity that supports premature and sick babies has found.

Coronavirus: Services for babies 'stretched' and failing to reach many families

News

Thursday, September 2, 2021

| Nursery World

The pandemic continues to have a ‘significant’ impact on babies, their families and the services that work with them, according to a new report from the First 1001 Days Movement.

Children's centre cluster rated inadequate

News

Friday, January 10, 2014

| Nursery World

A children’s centre group in East Reading has been rated inadequate by Ofsted in its first inspection since the centres were amalgamated.

Cuts proposed to Essex children's centres

News

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

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Eleven childrens centres in Essex are under threat of closure and others could see their opening hours drastically reduced, under plans out for consultation.

More children to be eligible for funded two-year-old places

News

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

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Around 8,000 more disadvantaged children will be eligible for funded two-year-old places under universal credit, according to plans put out by the Department for Education for consultation.

DfE launches consultation on proposed funding formula for 30 hours expansion

News

Friday, July 21, 2023

| Nursery World

The DfE has launched its consultation on its new proposed ‘fair funding formula’ for the delivery of the extension of the funded hours for children from nine months old, starting from April.

Nicola Demetriadi: Schools which tap into new two-year-old funding stream is a 'worrying trend'

Opinion

Monday, October 2, 2023

| Nursery World

There appears to be a worrying new trend in the early years sector. In order to access the new funded places for two-year-olds, some primary schools appear to be expanding their nursery provision, to encompass this younger age group.

Coronavirus: Under-fives' mental health at risk

News

Monday, June 8, 2020

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Covid-19 is likely to increase the strain on the mental health of under-fives and their parents, warns the National Children’s Bureau (NCB), at the start of this week’s Infant Mental Health Awareness Week.

'Substantial’ drop in take-up of funded places fuels concern for early years sector

News

Friday, July 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Newly released Government figures reveal the number of eligible two-year-olds registered for a funded place with nurseries or childminders has fallen by 13 per cent.

Nursery Chains: Business - Two's company

Features

Monday, November 17, 2014

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Happy Kids Childcare and the Big Life Group have both opened provision to meet the demand for funded places for two-year-olds in communities in the north of England. Katy Morton investigates.

Council cut brings end to charity-run children's centres

News

Friday, August 9, 2013

| Nursery World

Barnardo's and Action for Children have lost their contracts to run seven children's centres in Leicester in a council bid to save 1.7m a year.

London councils 'named' for low take-up of twos offer

News

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

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Only half of London’s eligible two-year-olds are taking up their free childcare places, new figures from the DfE show.

Play is back! Long live play!

Opinion

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

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While there was a lot to celebrate in Ofsted's annual early years report, Sir Michael Wilshaw's drive for more of the poorest twos in schools is more of a challenge, says Penny Tassoni

Two-year-old places have bridged the gap in early years take-up, shows study

News

Thursday, July 16, 2015

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The Government’s two-year-old offer has closed the gap between the most disadvantaged and advantaged children taking-up early years education, a new report claims.

Flying Start scheme expands to support 36,000 more disadvantaged children

News

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

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The Welsh government is extending its Flying Start scheme with a further 146 projects to help vulnerable families in Wales.

SEED: Government-funded study highlights value of early years education for all

News

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

| Nursery World

All children benefit from early education and care from the age of two, with those from poorer backgrounds likely to benefit even more, a major new report out today shows.

SEED: mixed findings from latest research following 6,000 two-year-olds into school

News

Friday, February 21, 2020

| Nursery World

Researchers have found a link between the amount of time children spend in group daycare and poorer social and emotional development in Year 1, while also finding that disadvantaged children benefit the most from at least 20 hours a week of formal childcare.

Baby boom will see a 'massive shortage' of free childcare places

News

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

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The social enterprise United for All Ages has warned that Britain's 21st century baby boom will led to a childcare crisis.

Nursery World Awards 15: Initiatives - Provision for two-year-olds

Other

Sunday, September 27, 2015

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Winner - Kidspiration Childcare & Education, Leeds

Take twos... a flying start for parents

Features

Friday, August 3, 2012

| Nursery World

A nursery in Poole has helped all its two-year-olds to settle happily in by working with parents and emphasising key messages to do with their children's learning and well-being. One of these is that young children need their parents' time more than anything else, says James Hempsall.

Jean Gross: education and health should work together to support children's speech and language

News

Monday, January 16, 2012

| Nursery World

Cuts across the country are a significant threat to vital speech and language services for children and young people, the outgoing communication champion has warned.

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

News

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Delays to development checks and the introduction of non-face-to-face appointments due to the pandemic are hindering the effectiveness of the programme. Katy Morton reports

Time to level all the way up

Opinion

Thursday, October 28, 2021

| Nursery World

The Chancellor had some tough decisions to make in his Spending Review, but I am not convinced he placed every child at the heart of it by providing the real cost of investment.

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Overview of the year - Roundup: this year's big news

SEED: qualifications and CPD highlighted in quality report

Coronavirus: Parents of sick babies unable to stay with them in hospital due to Covid rules

Coronavirus: Services for babies 'stretched' and failing to reach many families

Children's centre cluster rated inadequate

Cuts proposed to Essex children's centres

More children to be eligible for funded two-year-old places

DfE launches consultation on proposed funding formula for 30 hours expansion

Nicola Demetriadi: Schools which tap into new two-year-old funding stream is a 'worrying trend'

Coronavirus: Under-fives' mental health at risk

'Substantial’ drop in take-up of funded places fuels concern for early years sector

Nursery Chains: Business - Two's company

Council cut brings end to charity-run children's centres

London councils 'named' for low take-up of twos offer

Play is back! Long live play!

Two-year-old places have bridged the gap in early years take-up, shows study

Flying Start scheme expands to support 36,000 more disadvantaged children

SEED: Government-funded study highlights value of early years education for all

SEED: mixed findings from latest research following 6,000 two-year-olds into school

Baby boom will see a 'massive shortage' of free childcare places

Nursery World Awards 15: Initiatives - Provision for two-year-olds

Take twos... a flying start for parents

Jean Gross: education and health should work together to support children's speech and language

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

Time to level all the way up

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