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Childcare minister hosts reception for the sector

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| Nursery World

Education and childcare minister Sam Gyimah invited guests from across the early years sector to a formal reception in London's Lancaster House yesterday.

Sam Gyimah launches £500,000 childcare social investment fund

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

| Nursery World

Early years providers will be able to apply for a share of a new fund designed to encourage the corporate sector to invest in the childcare market.

Early Years Pupil Premium: Can nurseries make the EYPP work?

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Monday, February 9, 2015

| Nursery World

The early years pupil premium comes into effect this April. But while the extra funding is welcome, the initiative looks likely to present some challenges for settings, as Charlotte Goddard explains.

Teaching schools awarded £5m to boost early years provision

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Sixty teaching schools will share £5m of Government funding in partnerships with local nurseries.

Childcare minister calls for business rate relief for nurseries

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| Nursery World

Local authorities will be given a financial incentive to encourage them to offer business rate relief to nurseries.

Government launches parent campaign showing the cost benefit of free childcare

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government has launched a new parent campaign to highlight the cash value of early education places.

Hard facts of funding gap revealed

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Monday, November 17, 2014

| Nursery World

The true scale of the funding shortfall for childcare places in the early years sector is revealed in new research from the Pre-School Learning Alliance. Ruth Thomson takes a look at the numbers.

Nursery Chains: Policy - Election watch

Features

Monday, November 17, 2014

| Nursery World

As the politicians gear up for next year's general election, Nursery World asked six nursery chains what policies they would like to see the parties committing to. Interviews by Charlotte Goddard.

Rising demand drives nursery sector to £4.9 bn

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

| Nursery World

The expansion of Government-funded places for two-year-olds and better economic conditions has driven demand for children’s nurseries, according to a new report.

Sector criticises Ofsted move to potential 30-month wait for first inspection

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Monday, October 6, 2014

| Nursery World

The early years sector has given a mixed reaction to changes to inspections set out by Ofsted early years director Nick Hudson and revealed on Nursery World online.

Ofsted figures show notable rise in good and outstanding grades

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

| Nursery World

The number of nurseries and childminders awarded good or outstanding grades has risen markedly over the last quarter, the latest Ofsted figures show.

Nursery Management: Twos update - Ready to go?

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Monday, September 22, 2014

| Nursery World

With the 40 per cent most disadvantaged two-year-olds now eligible for funded places, Hannah Crown takes a look at how prepared both nurseries, and councils, are to deliver.

Nursery Management: Nurseries on school sites - Back to school

Features

Monday, September 22, 2014

| Nursery World

The drive for young children to attend school-run nurseries is causing some concern, but could it be an opportunity for the PVI nursery sector? Meredith Jones Russell looks at the pros and cons.

DfE publishes childminder agency pilot evaluation

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Friday, September 5, 2014

| Nursery World

Research into the pilot of childminder agencies has been published by the Department for Education.

Ofsted unveils childminder agency handbook

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted has published its new Childminder agency handbook, along with the application forms that people will need if they wish to apply to become an agency.

Integrated Working: Hand in hand

Features

Monday, July 14, 2014

| Nursery World

New initiatives are bringing together expertise from the health service, early years sector and care in an effort to improve provision for children. Katy Morton investigates.

Funded places for two-year-olds: Flaws, risks - and solutions

News

Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

With the twos programme set to expand its offering this September, Dr Julian Grenier looks at some of the problems with the scheme and suggests how the Government might tackle them.

Ofsted pilot leads to dramatic drop in complaint-driven inspections

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted’s one-month pilot to cut the number of complaint-driven inspections resulted in 13 fewer inspections every day last month.

Childminders - Opposition to agencies persists

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Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government's approach is only fuelling concerns in the sector, says Pat Gordon-Smith.

Quality and Inequality: It's time to level the playing field

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Monday, June 2, 2014

| Nursery World

Settings catering to disadvantaged threes and fours offer lower quality, according to new research from the University of Oxford and published by the Nuffield Foundation. Lead author Sandra Mathers explains the findings and implications.

Graduates close nursery quality gap in disadvantaged areas

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

| Nursery World

Employing graduates in PVI nurseries significantly raises quality in disadvantaged areas, according to a new study by Oxford University academics.

Owners fight council over living wage proposal

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Monday, May 19, 2014

| Nursery World

Nursery owners in Birmingham are launching a campaign against council plans to make private, voluntary and independent (PVI) providers pay the living wage to retain early education funding.

Revised EYFS: a guide to the changes

News

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has released the new version of the Early Years Foundation Stage, which will be effective from September 2014.

Childcare fees now higher than mortgage, but rise slows

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

| Nursery World

Families pay on average more for childcare than their mortgage, according to the annual childcare costs survey by the Family and Childcare Trust.

Funding shortfalls burn a bigger hole in nursery pockets

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Monday, February 24, 2014

| Nursery World

Providing early education places for three- and four-year-olds is leaving nurseries nearly twice as much out of pocket than a year ago, a new survey suggests.

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Childcare minister hosts reception for the sector

Sam Gyimah launches £500,000 childcare social investment fund

Early Years Pupil Premium: Can nurseries make the EYPP work?

Teaching schools awarded £5m to boost early years provision

Childcare minister calls for business rate relief for nurseries

Government launches parent campaign showing the cost benefit of free childcare

Hard facts of funding gap revealed

Nursery Chains: Policy - Election watch

Rising demand drives nursery sector to £4.9 bn

Sector criticises Ofsted move to potential 30-month wait for first inspection

Ofsted figures show notable rise in good and outstanding grades

Nursery Management: Twos update - Ready to go?

Nursery Management: Nurseries on school sites - Back to school

DfE publishes childminder agency pilot evaluation

Ofsted unveils childminder agency handbook

Integrated Working: Hand in hand

Funded places for two-year-olds: Flaws, risks - and solutions

Ofsted pilot leads to dramatic drop in complaint-driven inspections

Childminders - Opposition to agencies persists

Quality and Inequality: It's time to level the playing field

Graduates close nursery quality gap in disadvantaged areas

Owners fight council over living wage proposal

Revised EYFS: a guide to the changes

Childcare fees now higher than mortgage, but rise slows

Funding shortfalls burn a bigger hole in nursery pockets

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