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Nursery Management: Qualifications - Status quo?

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

| Nursery World

What does the history of early years policy and qualifications tell us about today’s workforce? Hannah Crown charts developments from the NNEB to T-Levels

Spending on Sure Start cut by two-thirds in nine years

News

Monday, September 17, 2018

| Nursery World

Investment in Sure Start has further declined with the Government spending just over £576 million on children's centres in 2017-18, compared with £1.8 billion in 2009-10.

Downward trend

Opinion

Monday, September 17, 2018

| Nursery World

The Government focus on skewing funded childcare towards working parents means those most in need are missing out

Top down, back to front

Opinion

Monday, September 17, 2018

| Nursery World

We sometimes need to take a step back, away from the politics, negativity and fear, in order to appreciate what matters most

In Focus: A golden opportunity?

News

Monday, September 17, 2018

| Nursery World

The reform of early childhood education and care in England, Scotland and Sweden is a story of missed opportunities and incremental change, argues Peter Moss

Guide to: Childhood Obesity Strategy

Features

Monday, September 17, 2018

| Nursery World

Following criticism of its obesity strategy, the Government added a second chapter earlier this year setting out new aims and commitments. Meredith Jones Russell reports

Nursery Management: Campaigning - Make a stand

Features

Monday, September 17, 2018

| Nursery World

Recruitment crisis, 30 hours, rising costs… for those in the early years sector, it’s easy to feel beaten at the moment. But there are ways to challenge authority if you know how, as campaigner Jo Parkes reports

Fresh call for UK-wide smacking ban

News

Thursday, September 13, 2018

| Nursery World

A bill prohibiting smacking in Scotland has led to renewed calls for the rest of the UK to follow suit.

Protest over £30m on offer for school nursery places

News

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

| Nursery World

The call for bids for a £30m Government fund to enable schools to open more nursery places targeted at disadvantaged children has been met by angry reactions from the private and voluntary sector, as well as maintained nursery schools.

DfE 30 hours report lays bare the challenges for providers

News

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

| Nursery World

The Government-commissioned evaluation of the first year of the 30 hours programme shows the impact the policy is having on childcare settings, local authorities and parents, revealing significant challenges for many.

Five-year-olds to receive mental health support in Scotland

News

Friday, September 7, 2018

| Nursery World

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced plans to introduce a mental well-being service for children and young people from the age of five.

Salford City Council looks to schools to take on its nurseries

News

Thursday, September 6, 2018

| Nursery World

In a bid to save its five day nurseries from closure, Salford City Council is proposing schools and other providers take over their running.

Schools unable to support SEND pupils without more funding

News

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

| Nursery World

School leaders’ union NAHT has warned that without sufficient funding, the SEN code of practice is nothing more than an ‘empty promise’.

30-hour childcare: 4 in 10 providers fear closure in the next 12 months

News

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

| Nursery World

A Pre-school Learning Alliance survey shows childcare providers are increasingly fighting to stay open, one year after the policy was introduced.

More councils bow to pressure on ‘free’ 30-hour childcare

News

Monday, September 3, 2018

| Nursery World

Councils around the country are ditching the word ‘free’ to describe the 30 hours childcare offer in favour of ‘funded’ following sustained lobbying from early years providers.