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Expose sparks reform of childcare in Ireland

Friday, June 14, 2013

| Nursery World

Ireland's childcare system is to undergo major reform following a television programme that revealed below-standard care and mistreatment of children at some of the country's nurseries.

Truss confirms ratio plans scrapped

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

| Nursery World

The Government has now officially confirmed that plans to increase staff to child ratios in early years settings have been ditched.

Ofsted to hold seminars for satisfactory and inadequate settings

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Monday, June 10, 2013

| Nursery World

Ofsted is to trial an improvement programme with nurseries and pre-schools that are not yet good in three London boroughs over the next few weeks.

The early years sector's reaction to the U-turn on ratios

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Thursday, June 6, 2013

| Nursery World

The early years sector has expressed its joy and relief over the Government's decision to ditch the proposed changes to staff-to-child ratios for nurseries and childminders.

Victory for the early years sector over ratios

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

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The Government has bowed to fierce opposition and ditched the proposed changes to staff: child ratios for nurseries and childminders.

Ireland's childcare minister wants more 'robust follow-up' on nursery inspections

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Friday, May 31, 2013

| Nursery World

Ireland's children's minister has ordered an investigation into nursery inspection reports following the abuse allegations at a Dublin nursery group.

Nurseries say DfE ratio figures don't add up

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Friday, May 31, 2013

| Nursery World

The early years sector has slammed the Department for Education's (DfE) financial analysis of the ratio proposals as a 'fantasy'.

Union appeals court ruling over employing unqualified teachers

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| Nursery World

The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) has today lodged an appeal against a court decision last year that dismissed the union's argument that the employment of unqualified teachers in Glasgow nursery schools was unlawful.