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Most parents think the Government does not provide enough childcare support

Monday, September 13, 2021

| Nursery World

Findings from a Mumsnet survey reveal that the cost of childcare is 'causing a huge problem for families' and suggests parents are ready for a 'radical shake-up' of the system.

Sharp rise in number of nurseries making a loss – survey

News

Thursday, September 9, 2021

| Nursery World

More than eight in ten private, voluntary or independent nurseries in England are making a loss or only just breaking even, according to a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association.

‘We must do more for those who have least’

Opinion

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

| Nursery World

As the latest Sutton Trust report highlights the extent to which disadvantaged children are now being locked out of early years education, Brett Wigdortz, co-founder and CEO of tiney, urges policy makers to focus on solutions.

Marcus Rashford calls on MPs to take action to end child food poverty

News

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

| Nursery World

Footballer Marcus Rashford has launched a new campaign calling on MPs to back recommendations to end child food poverty.

Children's minister accused of 'insulting' childminders over closures

News

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

| Nursery World

The children and families minister Vicky Ford has been accused of ‘dismissing the closure of thousands of childminders’.

DfE announces extension to early years training programme to support children's language skills

News

Monday, September 6, 2021

| Nursery World

Up to 2,000 childcare practitioners are set to benefit from the second phase of the Government’s Early Years Professional Development programme (PDP) to boost children's early language and numeracy skills.

Wales extends business rates relief for nurseries until 2025

News

Monday, September 6, 2021

| Nursery World

The Welsh government has extended business rates relief to nurseries and pre-schools to help them recover from the pandemic.

Families set to lose more than a thousand pounds in universal credit cut

News

Monday, September 6, 2021

| Nursery World

Low-income families stand to lose more than a £1,000 a year when universal credit payments are reduced next month, finds new research.

Children's transition into Reception impacted by Covid

News

Friday, September 3, 2021

| Nursery World

Pupils moving between early years, Reception and Year 1 are less emotionally and academically ready to make the transition, compared to previous years, according to a new report from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).

Coronavirus: Services for babies 'stretched' and failing to reach many families

News

Thursday, September 2, 2021

| Nursery World

The pandemic continues to have a ‘significant’ impact on babies, their families and the services that work with them, according to a new report from the First 1001 Days Movement.

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

News

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Delays to development checks and the introduction of non-face-to-face appointments due to the pandemic are hindering the effectiveness of the programme. Katy Morton reports

Early years sector split over making Covid vaccine a condition of employment

News

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Half of the early years workforce believe vaccination against Coronavirus should be a legal requirement for the job, a snap poll by Nursery World suggests.

One million children in poverty ineligible for free school meals

News

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

| Nursery World

A new report calls for the Government’s Free School Meals (FSMs) policy to be extended to all low-income families, as it estimates that hundreds of thousands of children in poverty are missing out on the benefit.

Nurseries and pre-schools will receive air quality monitors next term

News

Friday, August 27, 2021

| Nursery World

Nurseries and pre-school settings will receive CO2 monitors next term, to improve ventilation and help prevent the spread of Covid, but Ofsted registered childminders are not included in the scheme.

Children in the UK less happy than ten years ago

News

Thursday, August 26, 2021

| Nursery World

British children’s happiness has declined over the last decade, new research has found.

Poorer families struggle to access childcare - survey

News

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

| Nursery World

Government childcare policies have left parents stressed and anxious, a new survey has found.

Play therapists demand ITV apologise for airing Coronation Street episode that 'brings the profession into disrepute'

News

Friday, August 20, 2021

| Nursery World

The play therapy workforce have spoken out against comments made during an episode of Coronation Street that ‘play therapy is touchy, feely rubbish’.

Government invests £20 million to provide more help for vulnerable families

News

Thursday, August 19, 2021

| Nursery World

Children and families minister Vicky Ford has today announced more money for the expansion of the Government's Family Hubs to ten more areas.

Make 30 hours funded childcare universal to close the attainment gap

News

Thursday, August 19, 2021

| Nursery World

A new report renews the call for all children to be made eligible for the extended entitlement amid concerns the Coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers.

Coronavirus: Teaching assistants worried about inadequate ventilation in schools

News

Friday, August 6, 2021

| Nursery World

A teaching union is calling for the Government to fund CO2 monitors in schools following concerns from members about the level of ventilation in classrooms to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.

Marcus Rashford urges more low-income families to sign up for food voucher scheme

News

Thursday, August 5, 2021

| Nursery World

In an open letter, the footballer and child food poverty campaigner calls on health professionals to spread the word about the Government's Healthy Start scheme, in a bid to increase take-up among eligible families.

Early years Alliance files complaint over DfE refusal to release funding data

News

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

| Nursery World

The Early Years Alliance has lodged a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office over the Department for Education's refusal to release calculations to back up its claims that early years funding rates for 2021-22 do cover rising costs to staff wages.

Scotland's delayed nationwide expansion of 1140 hours childcare launches

News

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

| Nursery World

All three- and four-year-olds in Scotland can now claim 1140 hours of free early learning and childcare.

Nursery school heads seek 'levelling-up' role as funding crisis worsens

News

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

| Nursery World

With the pandemic having a disastrous impact on the funding of nursery schools, head teachers speak out about the urgent need for Government to find a solution. Disadvantaged families and children with SEND stand to lose most. By Catherine Gaunt

Scottish health secretary claims nursery discriminated against two-year-old daughter

News

Monday, August 2, 2021

| Nursery World

The Scottish health secretary Humza Yousaf has claimed that a nursery refused to offer his two-year-old daughter a place because she has a Muslim name.

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