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Agency childminders will choose employment status

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has provided more information about how the new childminder agencies will operate, saying that agency childminders will be able to decide whether they are self-employed or employees.

NCMA childcare career survey

News

Monday, February 11, 2013

| Nursery World

The National Childminding Association with Nursery World and NannyTax is carrying out research into childcare career choices.

Anger at proposals to replace EYPs with EYTs

News

Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Early Years Professionals say they feel sidelined by Government plans to replace them with Early Years Teachers.

OFSTED: The New Inspection Framework Part 6 - Work with your inspector

Features

Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Laura Henry describes how careful preparation and a strong understanding of the Ofsted inspector's role and the procedure to be followed will 'help the inspector to help you'.

Why we are introducing childminder agencies

Opinion

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| Nursery World

The agencies being introduced by the Children and Families Bill will support great childminders and encourage more to enter the profession, says Education Minister Elizabeth Truss

'More Great Childcare': Elizabeth Truss backs Teach First in early years

News

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

| Nursery World

The minister for education and childcare said the Department for Education would consider extending the Teach First scheme to the early years, a recommendation made by Policy Exchange, at an event hosted by the think tank to discuss the Government's response to the Nutbrown Review.

'More Great Childcare': Early Years Teacher to supersede EYPS

News

Monday, January 28, 2013

| Nursery World

The Government has responded to Cathy Nutbrown's recommendations for raising the professionalism of the workforce by saying it will introduce a new Early Years Teacher role, but without Qualified Teacher Status.

Think tank calls for fresh impetus in improving the quality of early years teaching

News

Monday, January 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Policy Exchange is recommending that the Teach First scheme be extended to the early years to attract high-calibre graduates to settings that serve disadvantaged areas, as figures show children in these parts of the country receive poorer quality care.

Teachers' pay will be linked to performance

News

Thursday, December 6, 2012

| Nursery World

Teachers in England and Wales will get pay rises based on performance rather than the length of service, after the Government accepted today all of the proposals in a report by the School Teachers' Review Body (STRB).

It's time to take EYPS up to the next level

Opinion

Thursday, November 22, 2012

| Nursery World

The Status has proved its worth on many fronts and now it is time for the Government to decide how it can be built on, says Dr Eunice Lumsden

Pre-School Learning Alliance to open its doors to childminders

News

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

| Nursery World

The Pre-School Learning Alliance is to offer childminders a bespoke membership package from early next year, following the National Childminding Association's bid to attract a wider membership under a new name.

NCMA to change its name in bid to attract wider membership

News

Friday, November 9, 2012

| Nursery World

The National Childminding Association is changing its name to the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years as of next year.

All about the role of ... Director of children's services

Features

Friday, November 9, 2012

| Nursery World

Managing substantial budgets and ensuring that children's services are delivered to the highest standard within a local authority are part of this highly responsible role. Anne Hayes outlines the career path to this position

Ofsted: The New Inspection Framework, Part 3 - How you can be an 'action practitioner'

Features

Friday, November 9, 2012

| Nursery World

Staff need to be able to demonstrate their understanding of child development in practice during inspections, says Laura Henry.

EYPs warn morale will fall if they are forced to re-train

News

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

| Nursery World

Representatives for Early Years Professionals met with Department for Education officials yesterday to voice their concerns about replacing EYPs with specialist early years teachers.