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Early Years in School: Two-Year-Olds - Small steps

Features

Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Take-up is slow, but commitment remains to funded two-year-old places in schools. By Annette Rawstrone

Nursery World Awards 16: Initiatives - Provision for Two-Year-Olds

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Sunday, September 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Daisy Chain Pre-School and Nursery, Middleton, Leeds

Learning & Development: Babies - Home and away

Features

Monday, August 8, 2016

| Nursery World

In the third part of this series marking Early Education and Nursery World’s tenth decades, Dr Peter Elfer explains why the job of raising the status of, and investment in, caring for the under-twos is not over

Early intervention charity Trelya to open unique nursery

News

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

| Nursery World

A charity in Cornwall is creating a bespoke nursery for disadvantaged babies and two-year-olds.

Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

News

Monday, July 18, 2016

| Nursery World

A ‘gender gap crisis’ is seriously damaging prospects for boys in this country, according to a children’s charity.

One third of two-year-olds missing out on early years places

News

Thursday, July 14, 2016

| Nursery World

‘Tens of thousands’ of poorer two-year-olds are missing out on free early education places and £200 million in unspent funding, an Ofsted report claims.

Uptake of free care for two-year-olds 'is on track'

News

Monday, March 7, 2016

| Nursery World

Nearly three-quarters of the most disadvantaged two-year-olds are receiving 15 hours of free childcare after a nationwide push, government figures suggest.

MPs highlight bond between babies and carers in first 1001 days

News

Monday, December 14, 2015

| Nursery World

A manifesto that sets out to support parental and child wellbeing through pregnancy to the first two years of a child’s life is being re-launched following wide cross-party Parliamentary support.

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

Other

Sunday, September 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Winner - Kidspiration Childcare & Education, Leeds

Childminder quality highlighted in landmark study

News

Friday, September 11, 2015

| Nursery World

High adult-to-child ratios, regular support and training, and the length of time in the job are key factors for good quality childminding, a new study finds.

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

News

Thursday, July 16, 2015

| Nursery World

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.

Play is back! Long live play!

Opinion

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

| Nursery World

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

Use children's centres for mandatory birth registration, says charity

News

Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

A new report calls for more children’s centres, particularly those in areas with ‘high concentrations’ of vulnerable families, to register births.

'Chronic childcare shortages risk Government plans'

News

Friday, June 26, 2015

| Nursery World

Local authorities’ failure to monitor childcare provision, and a lack of available places, risks putting the Government’s childcare plans in jeopardy, warns a new report.

Charity's advice for schools prioritises cost over quality

News

Monday, April 6, 2015

| Nursery World

Schools taking two-year-old children should 'try not to overqualify' their staff if they are worried about underfunding, according to advice published by a Department for Education (DfE)-funded charity.

Ads on the buses to increase two-year-old places uptake

News

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| Nursery World

A number of local authorities have advertised the two-year-old offer on the back of bus tickets to increase take-up among eligible families.

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

News

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

| Nursery World

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

Schools in twos trial report barriers to effective delivery

News

Monday, February 9, 2015

| Nursery World

The schools that took part in the Government's two-year-old trial faced a number of barriers to delivering provision.

Take twos - let them know

Features

Monday, December 15, 2014

| Nursery World

James Hempsall looks at how to encourage take-up of the offer

Childcare a deciding factor for new mums returning to work

News

Friday, November 28, 2014

| Nursery World

The quality and cost of childcare are main concerns for new mothers when deciding whether to return to work, shows new research.

Lib Dems would give Early Years Teachers right to QTS

News

Thursday, November 27, 2014

| Nursery World

The Liberal Democrats would ensure that Early Years Teachers would be able to achieve qualified teacher status.

Report paves way for Integrated Review for two-year-olds

News

Friday, November 21, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government has published findings from the pilot phase of the Integrated Review for two-year-olds.

Poor joint working hampers support to children and families

News

Friday, November 21, 2014

| Nursery World

Families with young children are caught up in a complex and unco-ordinated health and education system, according to a new report into early intervention.

Nursery Chains: Business - Two's company

Features

Monday, November 17, 2014

| Nursery World

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.

4Children sets out plans for 'game-changing' children and family hubs

News

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

| Nursery World

4Children is calling for the transformation of Sure Start children’s centres into extended ‘Children and Family Hubs'.

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Early Years in School: Two-Year-Olds - Small steps

Nursery World Awards 16: Initiatives - Provision for Two-Year-Olds

Learning & Development: Babies - Home and away

Early intervention charity Trelya to open unique nursery

Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

One third of two-year-olds missing out on early years places

Uptake of free care for two-year-olds 'is on track'

MPs highlight bond between babies and carers in first 1001 days

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

Childminder quality highlighted in landmark study

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

Play is back! Long live play!

Use children's centres for mandatory birth registration, says charity

'Chronic childcare shortages risk Government plans'

Charity's advice for schools prioritises cost over quality

Ads on the buses to increase two-year-old places uptake

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

Schools in twos trial report barriers to effective delivery

Take twos - let them know

Childcare a deciding factor for new mums returning to work

Lib Dems would give Early Years Teachers right to QTS

Report paves way for Integrated Review for two-year-olds

Poor joint working hampers support to children and families

Nursery Chains: Business - Two's company

4Children sets out plans for 'game-changing' children and family hubs

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