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Ofsted annual report highlights high quality of early years education

Thursday, December 1, 2016

| Nursery World

The gap between the quality of early years provision in poorer areas of the country and the more affluent has narrowed during Sir Michael Wilshaw's time as chief inspector.

Editor's View - The recent riots have posed a challenge for nurseries

Features

Monday, August 22, 2011

| Nursery World

The initial shock, fear and anger over the riots in London and other cities throughout England may be diminishing, but the clearing up and the search for reasons and long-term solutions goes on.

My Best Course - Get out!

Features

Monday, December 12, 2016

| Nursery World

A course in outdoor learning helped play leader Charlie McNair to think more deeply about how children learn. By Hannah Crown

Finance:The business plan - do your research and be realistic

Features

Monday, September 5, 2011

| Nursery World

Financial experts tell Mary Evans about what makes a nursery's business plan worth more than the paper it's written on.

Government petitioned to scrap business rates

News

Monday, October 16, 2017

| Nursery World

The campaign calling for business rates to be scrapped for nurseries in England is ramping up in light of the Scottish government’s decision to axe them and a consultation on them in Wales.

Quality of training matters most in qualifications reform, say nursery leaders

News

Thursday, October 20, 2011

| Nursery World

The quality of training providers and of assessment is more important in ensuring that the Level 2 certificate and Level 3 diploma produce competent learners than the content of the qualification, according to nursery employers.

Children and Social Work Act, Part 2: Sex/Relationships Education - Good relations

Features

Monday, October 16, 2017

| Nursery World

What did the new act, which takes effect in 2019, say about relationships education for 4 and 5 year olds? Safeguarding consultant Ann Marie Christian explains

Market Round-Up - Property forecast

Features

Monday, October 16, 2017

| Nursery World

September saw a multinational deal in the sale of Kiddi Caru, but it wasn’t all about the big providers, says HRC law’s Mark Traynor

Glasgow nursery shortlisted for architects' award

News

Thursday, October 19, 2017

| Nursery World

A new nursery in Glasgow has been nominated for a national architecture design award.

Basic food hygiene training offered at bargain price

News

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

| Nursery World

NDNA is now offering an accredited basic food hygiene course for just 8. The course is done entirely online and learners will gain a Level 2 award in Food Safety upon successful completion.

About Early Years - Diagnosing the sector’s ills

News

Monday, October 30, 2017

| Nursery World

Staff are poorly paid, settings heavily reliant on Government funding are worse off financially, and qualification levels looks to be falling, finds Ceeda’s first About Early Years survey

Autumn statement 2011: sector reaction to rise in two-year-old places and tax credit freezes

News

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

| Nursery World

The early years sector has given a largely positive response to the Chancellor's announcement to extend the free entitlement to 40 per cent of two-year-olds by 2015.

Children and Social Work Act, Part 3: Looked-after Children - Corporate parenting

Features

Monday, November 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Ann Marie Christian sets out how the Children And Social Work Act is aiming to strengthen the 30-year-old idea of ‘corporate parenting’

New resource weighs up children's diets

News

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

| Nursery World

Nurseries can check they are meeting children's nutritional needs with the Infant and Toddler Forum's Tot it Up food calculator

Happy Days nursery group wins £8m for expansion

News

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

| Nursery World

Happy Days Nurseries has received £8m to open settings in 10 new locations over the next three years.

DIT forum continues drive for early years expansion in China

News

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

| Nursery World

The Department for International Trade is inviting early years providers to a UK-China Early Years Education Development Forum on 7 December.

How can we achieve gender balance in the early years workforce?

Opinion

Thursday, November 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Around 5 per cent of men now work in early years, but as June O'Sullivan explains, we need thoughtful debate on men in childcare now more than ever

Children’s Services Update - Harm’s effects

Features

Monday, June 26, 2017

| Nursery World

One of the last pre-election moves was for the Children and Social Work Bill to become law. We are still waiting for the detail, but we know the outline of what is to come.

Nursery Chains: Mental Health and Well-Being - All in the mind

Features

Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

With a quarter of the workforce considering leaving the profession due to stress, Karen Faux talks to some of the settings that are proactively taking steps to improve staff mental health, well-being and sense of belonging

Shock rise in VAT could force up nursery fees

News

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

| Nursery World

Nurseries may be forced to increase their fees to cope with the increase in VAT, early years organisations have warned.

Government launches consultation on EYFS review

News

Monday, August 2, 2010

| Nursery World

The early years workforce is being urged to submit evidence towards the independent review of the EYFS, with a consultation launched online today.

Council nurseries consider charging parents of funded twos for meals

News

Friday, July 14, 2017

| Nursery World

The last remaining council-run nurseries in Bromley are under threat of closure, because the local authority says it can no longer afford to run them.

Workforce Strategy, Part 9: SEND - Training for SEND

Features

Monday, April 2, 2018

| Nursery World

Supporting children with SEND is to get a new qualification. Charlotte Goddard asks what the sector wants it to achieve

Editor's View - Speculation continues on relaxation of ratios

Opinion

Friday, January 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Still no pronouncement on ratios, regulation and childcare affordability as Nursery World went to press, but by the time you read this, the Government may well have released its response to Nutbrown and the Childcare Commission.

Funding - Income areas

Features

Monday, April 2, 2018

| Nursery World

Caroline Voogd uses the prime and specific areas of the EYFS to find extra sources of income for settings

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Ofsted annual report highlights high quality of early years education

Editor's View - The recent riots have posed a challenge for nurseries

My Best Course - Get out!

Finance:The business plan - do your research and be realistic

Government petitioned to scrap business rates

Quality of training matters most in qualifications reform, say nursery leaders

Children and Social Work Act, Part 2: Sex/Relationships Education - Good relations

Market Round-Up - Property forecast

Glasgow nursery shortlisted for architects' award

Basic food hygiene training offered at bargain price

About Early Years - Diagnosing the sector’s ills

Autumn statement 2011: sector reaction to rise in two-year-old places and tax credit freezes

Children and Social Work Act, Part 3: Looked-after Children - Corporate parenting

New resource weighs up children's diets

Happy Days nursery group wins £8m for expansion

DIT forum continues drive for early years expansion in China

How can we achieve gender balance in the early years workforce?

Children’s Services Update - Harm’s effects

Nursery Chains: Mental Health and Well-Being - All in the mind

Shock rise in VAT could force up nursery fees

Government launches consultation on EYFS review

Council nurseries consider charging parents of funded twos for meals

Workforce Strategy, Part 9: SEND - Training for SEND

Editor's View - Speculation continues on relaxation of ratios

Funding - Income areas

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