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Fewer than half of children's centres 'good or better'

Thursday, September 11, 2014

| Nursery World

Fewer than half of children’s centres in the latest round of inspections were rated good or outstanding, Ofsted figures show.

Guidance on 'British values' could pave the way for complaints

News

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

| Nursery World

Guidance about local authorities’ new role over the thorny issue of ‘British values’ in early education could leave the early years sector open to more complaints, a charity has warned.

HR Update - Don't fall foul of the new EYFS

Features

Monday, September 8, 2014

| Nursery World

The revised EYFS throws up some HR issues, with potential headaches for nursery managers over employment law, says Jacqui Mann.

Ofsted unveils childminder agency handbook

News

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted has published its new Childminder agency handbook, along with the application forms that people will need if they wish to apply to become an agency.

Ireland Reforms - Progress is slow for Ireland's childcare sector

News

Monday, August 25, 2014

| Nursery World

More than a year since a television programme revealed below-standards of care and mistreatment at some of Ireland's creches, little improvement appears to have been made to the country's childcare.

A Unique Child: Safeguarding - Guiding lights

Features

Monday, August 25, 2014

| Nursery World

The introduction of multi-agency safeguarding hubs staffed by a pool of professionals is creating a joined-up, more responsive approach to child protection, as Gabriella Jozwiak reports.

General Election - The state of play for families

News

Monday, August 25, 2014

| Nursery World

A 'stocktake' of family-focused policies from the three main political parties provides some insight into where their priorities lie. Chief executive of charity 4Children Anne Longfield explains.

Ofsted drops brought-forward complaints inspections

News

Thursday, August 21, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted has confirmed that it will no longer bring forward full inspections when a complaint is made against a provider.

Apprenticeships get year's reprieve on GCSE entry requirement

News

Thursday, August 21, 2014

| Nursery World

A one-year stay of execution has been granted over maths and English GCSEs for apprentices.

Making sure young children develop and are safe

Opinion

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted Early Years Director Nick Hudson explains the reasons for the latest moves on inspection

Nurseries must teach children 'British Values' or lose their funding

News

Friday, August 8, 2014

| Nursery World

Nurseries that fail to teach children 'Fundamental British Values' will see their funding stripped away by their local authority.

Early years inspections could be merged with schools and FE and skills

News

Monday, August 4, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted is considering merging inspections for early years, schools and further education colleges.

SEND code gains parliamentary approval

News

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

| Nursery World

New statutory guidance on how early years providers should support children with special educational needs and disabilities has been approved by Parliament.

Strong backing for separate early years grade in schools

News

Thursday, July 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted’s decision to introduce separate EYFS judgements in school inspections has received overwhelming support.

64,000 twos to be found a free place before September

News

Thursday, July 10, 2014

| Nursery World

The number of two-year-olds taking up free childcare places will have to increase by 55 per cent for the Government to meet its September target, a DfE senior official has said.

Covering up child abuse should be a criminal offence, NSPCC says

News

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

| Nursery World

The charity is calling for a duty on institutions, such as hospitals and children’s homes, to report abuse.

Ofsted confirms separate grades for early years in schools

News

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years provision in schools will be graded separately from September, Ofsted has confirmed.

Ofsted figures show small rise in good and outstanding grades

News

Thursday, June 26, 2014

| Nursery World

The proportion of nurseries and childminders awarded a grade of outstanding or good by Ofsted has increased slightly, but so has the percentage deemed inadequate.

Ofsted pilot leads to dramatic drop in complaint-driven inspections

News

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted’s one-month pilot to cut the number of complaint-driven inspections resulted in 13 fewer inspections every day last month.

Early years key time for new SEN plans, says minister

News

Thursday, June 19, 2014

| Nursery World

Reforms aimed at improving access to services for special needs children have been called the ‘biggest challenge of our generation’ by the minister introducing them.

Ofsted highlights the value of family learning

News

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

| Nursery World

Storytelling, ‘reptile’ days and using Dr Who to boost literacy and maths skills are just a few of the ways schools, children’s centres, and early years settings encourage families to learn together.

Guidance issued for SEN and disability reforms in autumn

News

Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government has issued guidance on special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities reforms that will come into force from September.

Early years sector made most complaints about Ofsted

News

Friday, June 13, 2014

| Nursery World

Two-thirds of all complaints against Ofsted were made by early years providers last year.

Ofsted takes school and FE inspections in house, but not early years

News

Thursday, May 29, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted is to bring school inspections and further education inspections in-house.

Policy Guide: Children and Families Act 2014

Features

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

| Nursery World

A guide to the 241-page Children and Families Act, which became law on 13 March 2014.

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Fewer than half of children's centres 'good or better'

Guidance on 'British values' could pave the way for complaints

HR Update - Don't fall foul of the new EYFS

Ofsted unveils childminder agency handbook

Ireland Reforms - Progress is slow for Ireland's childcare sector

A Unique Child: Safeguarding - Guiding lights

General Election - The state of play for families

Ofsted drops brought-forward complaints inspections

Apprenticeships get year's reprieve on GCSE entry requirement

Making sure young children develop and are safe

Nurseries must teach children 'British Values' or lose their funding

Early years inspections could be merged with schools and FE and skills

SEND code gains parliamentary approval

Strong backing for separate early years grade in schools

64,000 twos to be found a free place before September

Covering up child abuse should be a criminal offence, NSPCC says

Ofsted confirms separate grades for early years in schools

Ofsted figures show small rise in good and outstanding grades

Ofsted pilot leads to dramatic drop in complaint-driven inspections

Early years key time for new SEN plans, says minister

Ofsted highlights the value of family learning

Guidance issued for SEN and disability reforms in autumn

Early years sector made most complaints about Ofsted

Ofsted takes school and FE inspections in house, but not early years

Policy Guide: Children and Families Act 2014

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