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Thursday, January 25, 2024

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Tens of thousands of early years professionals have signed up to the DfE’s education recovery training courses, designed to improve children’s outcomes,including those that are disadvantaged.

Opportunity Areas: West Somerset - On the move

Monday, March 2, 2020

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West Somerset, which has a high proportion of families in remote communities, has been focusing on getting it right from pregnancy. By Charlotte Goddard

Childcare should be 'actively promoted' as a career for men

Friday, August 1, 2014

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The Government should do more to encourage boys and men to work in the childcare sector, according to a new briefing by the Fatherhood Institute.

Free entitlement should be linked to quality of early years settings

Thursday, August 28, 2014

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A think tank is calling for early education funding to be given only to providers who can show they are ‘raising their game’.

Funding doubled for early years apprenticeship scheme

Friday, November 22, 2013

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The Department for Education has doubled the funding available for the early years bursary scheme to £3,000 in a bid to encourage more applicants.

Cash boost for nurseries hosting T Level placements

Thursday, May 27, 2021

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Employers will be able to claim a £1,000 cash boost for every Education and Childcare T Level student they host on an industry placement, as part of a new incentive scheme launched by the Department for Education.

Family and Childcare Trust names new CEO

Monday, June 8, 2015

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The Family and Childcare Trust has appointed Julia Margo as its new chief executive.

In my view - EYPs shall go to the ball

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

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Early years has been a Cinderella sector for far too long. However, among the most important of recent glimmers of light has been Early Years Professional Status.

'We cannot just borrow childcare policies from other countries'

Monday, April 8, 2013

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Research shows that high quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) improves children's life chances.

Government scraps early years workforce strategy's graduate plans

Thursday, July 19, 2018

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DfE drops commitment to boosting graduates and allowing Early Years Teachers to teach in schools from the early years workforce strategy.

Nutbrown Review gives qualifications stay of execution

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

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Plans to rationalise the sector's 361 early years qualifications have been put on hold by the Children's Workforce Development Council in the light of the Nutbrown Review .

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

Friday, November 9, 2012

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

The importance of empathy

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

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Like nursing, early years is a profession that demands compassion, says Dr Geoff Taggart

Shortage of 11,000 early years teachers, warns Save the Children

Thursday, August 9, 2018

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The children's charity is warning of an acute shortage of graduate early years teachers in private and voluntary settings.

Are we nearly there yet?

Monday, September 3, 2018

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Nancy Stewart and Janet Moyles give a perspective from 40 years of TACTYC: Association for Professional Development in Early Years

You get what you pay for

Monday, January 21, 2019

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It matters that the average early years practitioner is paid the same as a hairdresser and that nearly half rely on state benefits

Early years qualifications: put your questions to Cathy Nutbrown

Thursday, January 12, 2012

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Do you want to bring back the NNEB? Are graduate leaders the way to go? Professor Cathy Nutbrown is giving Nursery World readers an exclusive opportunity to have your questions answered

Nutbrown Review: Training providers 'not up to scratch', says NDNA

Monday, January 30, 2012

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Training providers should be more tightly controlled, the National Day Nurseries Association has said in its response to the Government's review on early years qualifications, amid concerns that courses are not preparing childcare students for working in nurseries.

Pre-School Learning Alliance to open its doors to childminders

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

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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.

A course of neglect for Early Years Teacher Status

Monday, May 14, 2018

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With no apparent action on Workforce Strategy promises for EYTs, the prospect of a graduate-led workforce is diminishing

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

Monday, January 28, 2013

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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.

Nursery Management: Equality - Finding balance

Monday, September 21, 2015

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A Christian nursery worker sacked for comments about homosexuality recently won a case against her employer. So are equality and discrimination mutually exclusive? Katy Morton finds out.

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

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

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

Experts press MPs not to isolate childminders in Ofsted revamp