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Childcare providers call for relaxation of qualifications to tackle staffing 'crisis'

Thursday, October 19, 2017

| Nursery World

An organisation of independent childcare providers in Ireland is calling for a temporary relaxation of the rules that all childcare staff be qualified to alleviate the sector ‘recruitment crisis’.

Nutbrown Review - last chance to sign up for free consultation event

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Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

Professor Cathy Nutbrown is holding one-day events across the country to give the early years and childcare workforce the chance to contribute to the qualifications review.

Sign up for the best advice and information on caring for two-year-olds

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Friday, March 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Tickets are selling fast for Nursery World's Two-year-Olds: Policy and Practice conference on 19 April, which features a fantastic line-up of early years experts all ready to share their knowledge and experience.

Childcare Level 3 qualifications to be free from April

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Childcare Level 3 qualifications are among 400 fully-funded courses for adults that the Government is making available for free from April 2021.

Why Early Years Teacher standards fail the youngest children

Opinion

Monday, July 22, 2013

| Nursery World

The Early Years Teacher standards have a vital role in shaping the nature of the work that early years teachers will undertake and the training towards meeting those standards.

30 hours expansion: DfE commits £100m in funding to expand provision and EYFS regulatory changes

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Friday, October 27, 2023

| Nursery World

The Government has announced £100m in capital funding for early years providers to expand their provision ahead of the 30 hours extension, along with regulatory changes to the EYFS to provide more 'flexibility for settings'.

DfE seeks views on new experience-based route qualification for early years practitioners

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Monday, April 22, 2024

| Nursery World

A consultation on plans to introduce a new experience-based route for unqualified early years practitioners to count in ratios has been launched today.

Clegg calls for extension to the free entitlement

News

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| Nursery World

All children from one to five years old could benefit from free hours of early education, in plans being considered by the Liberal Democrats.

Scottish workforce review calls for living wage for early years staff

News

Thursday, June 4, 2015

| Nursery World

The Scottish government has pledged £1m for early years workforce development, following a review that highlighted low pay and and qualification levels.

Work matters - Business Development: Let's keep up the good work on training

Features

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

| Nursery World

Support for training and professional development among the workforce has made a huge difference to the way nurseries operate and the quality they deliver. This must continue under a new Government, says Karen Walker, director of Children's Place nursery chain.

Early years trainer takes Government to court on re-sits

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Monday, November 3, 2014

| Nursery World

An early years trainer is taking the Government to court over rules which he says mean apprentices will be forced to take ‘completely unnecessary re-sits’ of their GCSEs.

Charities call for graduate-led nurseries to boost children's early language

News

Thursday, April 9, 2015

| Nursery World

A coalition of organisations concerned with early language are calling for every nursery in England to be led by a graduate by 2020.

Aspect wants answers from MPs on EYPS

News

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

| Nursery World

Politicians from the major political parties have been urged to confirm their commitment to the Early Years Professional Status qualification by Aspect, the children's services union.

Expansion of scheme that encourages ex-soldiers into teaching

News

Monday, February 16, 2015

| Nursery World

The Troops to Teachers programme will be extended through a link with the University of Brighton.

Government rejects calls for more focus on play in new qualifications

News

Friday, July 12, 2013

| Nursery World

Despite a call for more emphasis on play-based learning from many respondents to the consultation on Early Years Educator qualifications, the Government has not amended the criteria.

Nursery chains slam 'inadequate' Children and Young People's Workforce diploma

News

Monday, June 27, 2011

| Nursery World

Dissent is growing among major nursery providers over inadequacies in the content of the new Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce.

DfE consults sector on GCSE rules in wake of protest

News

Sunday, November 13, 2016

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has finally responded to vocal concerns from the sector about the need to revise the GCSE rules for Level 3 early years workers, amid the recruitment crisis.

To the point: We must aim high

Opinion

Friday, July 6, 2012

| Nursery World

'Narrowing the gap' has been a central focus of investment in early years, aimed at decreasing the divide in life chances between those children who are the haves and have-nots.

Nursery Management: Apprenticeship Roundup - Slow progress

Features

Monday, March 20, 2017

| Nursery World

The deadlock over GCSEs at Level 3 has set early years apprenticeships back years. Following the Government U-turn and the sacking of the trailblazer group, what now? asks Hannah Crown

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

News

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

| Nursery World

Nurseries in Wales are struggling to stay afloat due to low funding rates and rising business costs, according to findings from the NDNA’s annual survey.

Minister confirms workforce strategy for next year

News

Friday, December 4, 2015

| Nursery World

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has confirmed that there will be a workforce strategy established next year.

Link 30 hours to workforce development: PACEY

News

Monday, January 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Ministers should consider restricting the 30-hour offer to those settings that are graded Good or Outstanding, a leading early years organisation argues.

GCSE requirements to be reviewed

News

Friday, July 1, 2016

| Nursery World

Sam Gyimah has promised a review of the GCSE requirements at Level 3.

Workforce Strategy, Part 6: Diversity - Mirror, mirror

Features

Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

What progress is being made on representation of men in childcare, and what about other groups? asks Charlotte Goddard

"It doesn't take GCSEs..."

Opinion

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

| Nursery World

"It doesn't take GCSE's or anything else to change nappies, just common sense" - comments on the Nutbrown Review. Julian Grenier gives his response on his latest blog

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Childcare providers call for relaxation of qualifications to tackle staffing 'crisis'

Nutbrown Review - last chance to sign up for free consultation event

Sign up for the best advice and information on caring for two-year-olds

Childcare Level 3 qualifications to be free from April

Why Early Years Teacher standards fail the youngest children

30 hours expansion: DfE commits £100m in funding to expand provision and EYFS regulatory changes

DfE seeks views on new experience-based route qualification for early years practitioners

Clegg calls for extension to the free entitlement

Scottish workforce review calls for living wage for early years staff

Work matters - Business Development: Let's keep up the good work on training

Early years trainer takes Government to court on re-sits

Charities call for graduate-led nurseries to boost children's early language

Aspect wants answers from MPs on EYPS

Expansion of scheme that encourages ex-soldiers into teaching

Government rejects calls for more focus on play in new qualifications

Nursery chains slam 'inadequate' Children and Young People's Workforce diploma

DfE consults sector on GCSE rules in wake of protest

To the point: We must aim high

Nursery Management: Apprenticeship Roundup - Slow progress

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

Minister confirms workforce strategy for next year

Link 30 hours to workforce development: PACEY

GCSE requirements to be reviewed

Workforce Strategy, Part 6: Diversity - Mirror, mirror

"It doesn't take GCSEs..."

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