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Study reveals trends in global ECEC workforce

Thursday, September 26, 2019

| Nursery World

Business property adviser Christie & Co has published its first report on global workforce trends in early childhood education and care (ECEC).

Coronavirus - Business as unusual

Features

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

| Nursery World

Laura Hoyland of Hopscotch Consultancy troubleshoots the different issues faced by the managers of settings that remain open during the coronavirus crisis

Parents 'will be turned away' due to Level 3 staffing crisis

News

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

| Nursery World

While recruiting Level 3-qualified staff has been an issue for several years, settings have told Nursery World that the situation is now so dire they fear they will be forced to turn families away because of staff shortages.

Change to test and trace and self-isolation rules causes 'utter confusion' in nurseries

News

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

| Nursery World

Early years settings and schools have been thrown into confusion following the Government's change to the rules on tracking coronavirus cases and self-isolation, as the number of Covid-related absences among children and staff continues to rise.

A mixed picture post-furlough amid worker shortages

News

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| Nursery World

While some settings have seen occupancy levels bounce back, demand for others remains low following the end of the furlough scheme in September. Katy Morton reports

Change to Covid rules on testing and isolation provokes mixed response among nurseries and childminders

News

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years settings have questioned the Government’s decision to scrap twice-weekly testing in early years settings and have raised concerns about plans to end self-isolation for positive Covid cases.

Nursery group and childcare training company join club to address chronic skills shortages

News

Friday, April 8, 2022

| Nursery World

Tops Day Nurseries and Aspire Training Team have joined The 5% Club – an employer led charity whose goal is to increase the employment and career aspects of young people and equip the UK with the skilled workforce it needs.

Increasing the minimum wage to £15 an hour would be 'disastrous' for the sector

News

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years organisations believe if the minimum wage was increased to £15 per hour, as per the TUC's call, it would be 'impossible' for childcare settings to remain open.

New specialist business hub launched for early years providers

News

Thursday, February 9, 2023

| Nursery World

Early childhood platform Famly has launched a new hub of articles, videos and webinars providing specialist business advice for the sector.

N Family Club launches new shareholder scheme

News

Monday, October 17, 2022

| Nursery World

N Family Club has introduced a new partnership share scheme for its nursery managers and leaders.

Teaching union wishes Ofsted an ‘unhappy birthday’ and renews calls for it to be replaced

News

Friday, May 6, 2022

| Nursery World

As Ofsted turns 30 years old today (6 May), National Education Union members (NEU) are marking the occasion by delivering giant ‘unhappy’ birthday cards to the inspectorate’s seven regional offices.

Low pay forces early years workers to quit jobs they love

News

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years workers should be paid the same as primary teachers, according to new research, which says that thousands of professionals in the sector are being driven out by low pay and lack of recognition.

New project to track Covid-19 impact on early years sector

News

Thursday, April 16, 2020

| Nursery World

The immediate and lasting impact of the coronavirus on the early years sector is being gauged by a new research project, launched today by About Early Years (Ceeda).

LONG READ: Sector is split over decision to provide funded twos places

News

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Two surveys show that many settings will not be able to offer parents places for the extended entitlements, as the start of the roll-out of the expanded policy nears. By Catherine Gaunt

Updated furlough guidance gives flexibility for nurseries to rotate staff

News

Thursday, April 2, 2020

| Nursery World

Nursery workers that have been put on temporary leave by their employer during the coronavirus crisis can be furloughed more than once, according to updated guidance.

Shortage of nannies could become a safeguarding issue

Opinion

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

| Nursery World

The current shortage of nannies is concerning, says Debbie Savernake

Covid forces the permanent closure of two nurseries

News

Monday, February 14, 2022

| Nursery World

A setting operated by Storal Learning has shut down due to a lack of staff and inability to recruit, exacerbated by the pandemic, while another nursery run by an education trust is to close because it is no longer financially viable.

Ofsted - Children continue to be behind developmentally due to Covid

News

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

| Nursery World

Children’s language development, social interaction and gross motor skills continue to be impacted by the pandemic, according to new research from the inspectorate.

Report suggests relaxing ratios and giving childminder agencies greater powers will ease childcare costs

News

Friday, August 12, 2022

| Nursery World

A new report looking at ways to reform childcare recommends staff: child ratios be relaxed further than the proposed 1:5 in 'good' and 'outstanding' nurseries and suggests childminder agencies take on a larger role within the sector.

Poor areas hit hardest by rising nursery closures

News

Thursday, September 12, 2019

| Nursery World

More nurseries are closing in the most deprived areas of the country than elsewhere, according to analysis by the National Day Nurseries Association.

Nursery World Business Summit - Sector insight

Features

Monday, November 25, 2019

| Nursery World

‘UK nursery businesses: striving for success’ was the theme of this Big Debate at Nursery World’s recent Business Summit. Hannah Crown reports

Study identifies three types of early years professional

News

Monday, February 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Researchers have followed the professional journeys of early years workers to try and find out their reasons for pursuing a career in the sector, or leaving the job.

NDNA and EPI launch joint research project on early years workforce

News

Friday, August 7, 2020

| Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has launched a year-long research project with the Education Policy Institute (EPI) to look at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the early years workforce.

Family friendly employers now key to a productive and happy workforce, says survey

News

Tuesday, May 18, 2021

| Nursery World

Nearly half (48 per cent) of working parents regard family life as a higher priority now than they did before the pandemic, according to new research.

Webinar - Back to business

Knowledge Bank

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

| Nursery World

Despite the ongoing difficulties facing the early years sector, including an increasing number of closures, the UK market has shown a great deal of resilience. Ben Barbanel, head of debt finance at OakNorth Bank, and Cary Rankin, chief executive of Thrive Childcare and Education, joined Nursery World editor-in-chief Liz Roberts for a frank discussion about the business outlook for the early years sector

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Study reveals trends in global ECEC workforce

Coronavirus - Business as unusual

Parents 'will be turned away' due to Level 3 staffing crisis

Change to test and trace and self-isolation rules causes 'utter confusion' in nurseries

A mixed picture post-furlough amid worker shortages

Change to Covid rules on testing and isolation provokes mixed response among nurseries and childminders

Nursery group and childcare training company join club to address chronic skills shortages

Increasing the minimum wage to £15 an hour would be 'disastrous' for the sector

New specialist business hub launched for early years providers

N Family Club launches new shareholder scheme

Teaching union wishes Ofsted an ‘unhappy birthday’ and renews calls for it to be replaced

Low pay forces early years workers to quit jobs they love

New project to track Covid-19 impact on early years sector

LONG READ: Sector is split over decision to provide funded twos places

Updated furlough guidance gives flexibility for nurseries to rotate staff

Shortage of nannies could become a safeguarding issue

Covid forces the permanent closure of two nurseries

Ofsted - Children continue to be behind developmentally due to Covid

Report suggests relaxing ratios and giving childminder agencies greater powers will ease childcare costs

Poor areas hit hardest by rising nursery closures

Nursery World Business Summit - Sector insight

Study identifies three types of early years professional

NDNA and EPI launch joint research project on early years workforce

Family friendly employers now key to a productive and happy workforce, says survey

Webinar - Back to business

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