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'Common sense' line on vetting and barring as review begins

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

| Nursery World

A review of the Vetting and Barring scheme, the system of checks for those working with children and vulnerable adults was launched on Friday, following Government pledges to scale it back.

Ofsted to bring early years inspections in-house

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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have unanimously welcomed Ofsted’s decision to bring early years inspections in-house from next year.

Nursery Management: Working Poverty: Parents - On the breadline

Features

Sunday, September 15, 2019

| Nursery World

We know that 70 per cent of all poor children are in working families. So how easy is it for these families to access childcare? Charlotte Goddard investigates

Sector warns that proposed rise to national wage will ‘inflict significant damage’

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Monday, January 1, 0001

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have warned that the plans to increase the minimum wage to £10.50 an hour, announced by the Chancellor yesterday, will lead to more nursery closures.

Call for Government to clarify advice around sunscreen in nurseries

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

| Nursery World

The British Skin Foundation has launched a petition calling for a standardised sunscreen policy in nurseries and primary schools to stop children getting sunburnt.

Two HMRC nurseries given a temporary reprieve

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

| Nursery World

Two HMRC nurseries in Wales and Scotland threatened with closure could stay open for another three years.

Government scraps early years expansion fund

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Thursday, January 4, 2018

| Nursery World

The early years investment fund, which was due to provide cheap money to enable settings to expand, has been quietly jettisoned, Nursery World has learned.

Three London councils merge to cut costs

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

| Nursery World

Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Kensington & Chelsea councils are to merge services from February 2011, generating savings of between 50m and 100m a year.

Childbase employee-ownership report gets ministerial backing

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

| Nursery World

Nursery group Childbase Partnership has received support from government ministers for its call for more employee ownership in UK businesses.

NDNA wins two-year-old support contracts

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Friday, November 30, 2012

| Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association has won ten contracts to support 62 local authorities in England with the rollout of free early education places for disadvantaged two-year-olds

Falling occupancy levels and chronic underfunding threatens high-quality nursery provision

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

| Nursery World

Under-funding of free early education places and the tough economic climate are threatening sustainability of the nursery sector and the viability of the two-year-olds programme, the National Day Nurseries Association has warned.

'More Great Childcare': Expansion for Ofsted as councils lose early years quality work

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Monday, January 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Local authorities are set to lose their early years quality improvement role, as Ofsted becomes 'the sole arbiter of quality in the early years', in the Government's 'More Great Childcare' shake-up.

Practical Management Part 3: Staff Training and CPD - Keeping one step ahead of change

Features

Friday, March 22, 2013

| Nursery World

The best training anticipates change and contributes to a nursery's continuing development. Auditing training and identifying appropriate courses should be part of the CPD cycle, say Des Forrest and Kathy Brodie.

Exclusive: 30 hours saves poorest parents least

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Monday, September 18, 2017

| Nursery World

The 30 hours policy will save some of the poorest households £5 per week, while the richest will gain ten times that, analysis finds.

College nursery rescued from closure

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Friday, August 26, 2011

| Nursery World

A students' union is to take over the running of a campus nursery after leading a year-long campaign to save it.

Stress and mental health problems taking their toll on early years staff

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Friday, June 1, 2018

| Nursery World

One in four early years workers are considering leaving the sector due to stress and mental health problems, a major survey has revealed.

DfE scraps School Direct route to EYTS

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Friday, June 8, 2018

| Nursery World

The Government has scrapped the School Direct route to Early Years Teacher Status because it isn’t popular enough, Nursery World has learned.

Row over call to lower childcare qualfication rules in Ireland

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Monday, October 30, 2017

| Nursery World

A campaign to relax the requirement for all childcare staff in Ireland to be qualified has been met with criticism from the sector.

30 hours: How nurseries are making ends meet

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Monday, November 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Nursery World has spoken to a number of nurseries, including groups and standalone settings, across the country to find out how they are making the 30 hours work.

Pre-school Learning Alliance to become the Early Years Alliance

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| Nursery World

The Pre-school Learning Alliance will be changing its name to the Early Years Alliance from next year as part of plans to re-brand.

Nadhim Zahawi sets out next steps for £20m early years fund

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Thursday, November 15, 2018

| Nursery World

The DfE is looking for a national training partner to take on the next stage of the Early Years Professional Development Fund, the children’s minister told delegates at the Nursery World Business Summit.

Providers in Wales find £4.50 rate for 30 hours commercially viable

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Monday, November 26, 2018

| Nursery World

Nearly nine in ten providers offering the 30 hours in Wales agree that the rate is viable, according to findings from research into the early implementer phase of the scheme.

Budget 2023: Big funding questions hang over Chancellor's 'landmark' childcare reform pledge

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

Sector leaders and experts have welcomed the Chancellor’s focus on childcare reform in the Budget, but warn the funding promised will not solve the current crisis, and there is no detail as yet on funding rates for providers of the expanded 30-hour offer.

Policy: How the SEND Improvement Plan aims to strengthen support for young children

Features

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

A new Improvement Plan aims to end the ‘postcode lottery’ of the SEND code of practice. Karen Faux provides a guide

Trade union calls on Government to address early years workforce challenges

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| Nursery World

Community, which represents early years professionals, is launching its Early Years Charter, which sets out the 'key' workforce changes it would like the Government to implement.

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'Common sense' line on vetting and barring as review begins

Ofsted to bring early years inspections in-house

Nursery Management: Working Poverty: Parents - On the breadline

Sector warns that proposed rise to national wage will ‘inflict significant damage’

Call for Government to clarify advice around sunscreen in nurseries

Two HMRC nurseries given a temporary reprieve

Government scraps early years expansion fund

Three London councils merge to cut costs

Childbase employee-ownership report gets ministerial backing

NDNA wins two-year-old support contracts

Falling occupancy levels and chronic underfunding threatens high-quality nursery provision

'More Great Childcare': Expansion for Ofsted as councils lose early years quality work

Practical Management Part 3: Staff Training and CPD - Keeping one step ahead of change

Exclusive: 30 hours saves poorest parents least

College nursery rescued from closure

Stress and mental health problems taking their toll on early years staff

DfE scraps School Direct route to EYTS

Row over call to lower childcare qualfication rules in Ireland

30 hours: How nurseries are making ends meet

Pre-school Learning Alliance to become the Early Years Alliance

Nadhim Zahawi sets out next steps for £20m early years fund

Providers in Wales find £4.50 rate for 30 hours commercially viable

Budget 2023: Big funding questions hang over Chancellor's 'landmark' childcare reform pledge

Policy: How the SEND Improvement Plan aims to strengthen support for young children

Trade union calls on Government to address early years workforce challenges

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