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Editor’s view - At the summit

Monday, November 14, 2016

| Nursery World

We were delighted to welcome early years minister Caroline Dinenage to the Nursery World Business Summit last week to give her first major address to the sector since taking up her role in July this year.

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.

Wales builds upon its childcare offer

News

Friday, November 11, 2016

| Nursery World

The Welsh Government has announced further developments to its 30-hours free childcare pledge, as well as a funded package of courses to upskill its early years workforce.

Nursery teachers are not the only answer to closing the gap

Opinion

Friday, November 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Sue Martin, professor of early childhood education in Toronto, says that Save the Children's call for more nursery teachers is missing the mark

£3m Childcare Works programme launches to support 30 hours policy

News

Saturday, November 5, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government has awarded a £3m contract to ensure settings and councils ‘work closely together’ to create enough childcare to implement the 30 hours policy.

DfE consults on Level 3 skills requirements

News

Saturday, November 5, 2016

| Nursery World

The sector is urged to respond to a new consultation on the Level 3 literacy and numeracy requirements.

Durham teaching assistants vote to strike over pay

News

Monday, October 31, 2016

| Nursery World

Nearly 1,000 teaching assistants in Durham have voted overwhelmingly to strike over plans by Durham County Council to cut their pay, which will see some lose nearly a quarter of their wages next April.

Teaching assistants are winning praise but losing pay

News

Monday, October 31, 2016

| Nursery World

Schools are beginning to see the benefits of their teaching assistant workforce just as the TAs themselves are facing major cuts to their terms and conditions and, in many cases, pay. Charlotte Goddard reports

Final apprenticeships funding rates: Cuts of up to a third overall

News

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Plans to slash funding for early years apprentices have been upheld by the Government, despite an outcry.

Workforce survey confirms qualification levels falling

News

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

| Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) is calling for government to act to reverse the ‘catastrophic recruitment crisis’ after research confirmed qualification levels are falling - because of the GCSE requirement.

Early Years Pay and Conditions survey: stagnation triggers brain drain fears

News

Monday, October 17, 2016

| Nursery World

Early years wages remain significantly below the national average and out of line with inflation, exclusive research by Nursery World and the Pre-school Learning Alliance reveals.

Nursery Management: Workforce - Rage against the machine

News

Monday, September 19, 2016

| Nursery World

The pipeline feeding Level 3 childcare staff into the sector is drying up, and we have the data to prove it. Hannah Crown speaks to a sector in crisis

Graduate-led sector made 'pipe-dream' by new funding formula

News

Friday, September 16, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government’s dreams of a childcare sector led by graduates could remain just that if proposals to strip town halls of powers to pay ‘quality supplements’ get the go ahead, sector leaders have warned.

Apprenticeship levy warning to early years sector

News

Thursday, August 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Settings are urged to air their views in the Government’s apprenticeship levy consultation after a leading training provider warned that ‘catastrophic’ funding cuts are in store.

Council nursery staff warn pay cuts will hit quality

News

Friday, August 19, 2016

| Nursery World

Nursery workers in Brighton and Hove have warned children will receive poorer quality care if the council goes ahead with its plans to cut their pay and working hours.