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With the forthcoming expansion of the free entitlement, the overwhelming message from the sector is that early years businesses need help to ensure provision can grow to meet the demand.

Guide to: T-levels

Features

Monday, July 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Will the new T-levels be a bed of roses or a bumpy road? Hannah Crown gives the lowdown on the new vocational programme for Education and Childcare

Multi-Agency Working: Part 2 - It’s good to share

Features

Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Information-sharing between organisations is at the core of multi-agency working. In the second instalment of this series, Hannah Crown looks at the issues than can arise among practitioners

Funding reforms ‘will result in fewer EY apprentices’

News

Monday, September 19, 2016

| Nursery World

Sector leaders are urging the Department for Education (DfE) to delay finalising its proposed funding reforms for early years apprenticeships in favour of a more ‘joined-up’ approach.

Exclusive interview with Childcare Minister Sam Gyimah: France, funding and the 30 hours

News

Monday, October 19, 2015

| Nursery World

With the Childcare Bill for the 30 hours in the Commons and rising costs causing concern in early years, Ruth Thomson speaks to Sam Gyimah about what the sector can expect looking ahead.

Consultation on schools national funding formula

Other

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government is seeking views on proposals to introduce a national funding formula for schools.

National Fostering Stocktake - Call for Evidence

Other

Thursday, May 25, 2017

| Nursery World

This is a call for evidence to inform a ‘comprehensive understanding’ of the current fostering system in England.

Primary assessment in England

Other

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government is asking for views on issues related to assessment in primary schools, including:

Children’s services update - Learning about gender and sex

Features

Monday, April 17, 2017

| Nursery World

John Simmonds looks at new legislation on relationships education and its implications

Ofsted childcare fees set to rise

News

Friday, January 8, 2016

| Nursery World

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has written to sector organisations to notify them of Government plans to consult on a rise to the annual Ofsted fees for childcare providers.

Public Accounts Committee to discuss free entitlement concerns

News

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

| Nursery World

Early years providers are being put off offering the free entitlement because of faults with the slow payment regime used by local authorities, a parliamentary committee has been told.