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Campaigners against formal learning in Reception call for controversial report to be withdrawn

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

| Nursery World

More than 1,700 academics, Reception and nursery teachers, early years practitioners, parents, headteachers, union leaders, and MPs have signed a letter expressing concern about Ofsted’s Bold Beginnings report.

Tax-Free Childcare extended to more parents, but some still unable to sign up

News

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

| Nursery World

As Tax-Free Childcare opens to children under the age of nine, parents are still reporting difficulties registering for the scheme or reconfirming their eligibility.

Free school meals plan threatens to leave children hungry, warns union

News

Monday, January 15, 2018

| Nursery World

According to new analysis by the GMB union, the Government’s proposal to bring in means-testing for free school meals under universal credit will leave thousands of deprived children hungry.

Nadhim Zahawi will have responsibility for early years and social care

News

Friday, January 12, 2018

| Nursery World

The new education minister has confirmed on Twitter that he will be overseeing the early years brief.

A child referred to social services every 49 seconds

News

Friday, January 12, 2018

| Nursery World

Councils warn that they are struggling to cope with an increase in demand for support as one child is referred to social services every 49 seconds.

More parents applying for 30 hours, but thousands still without a place

News

Friday, January 12, 2018

| Nursery World

More than 59,000 codes issued to parents for the 30 hours have still not been validated by providers or local authorities.

Wales consults on plans to ban smacking

News

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

| Nursery World

The Welsh Government is holding a public consultation on plans to ban parents and carers from smacking children.

Robert Goodwill out, Nadhim Zahawi in at DfE

News

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

| Nursery World

Nadhim Zahawi has been made a junior minister in the Department for Education, and is tipped to replace the outgoing children and families minister Robert Goodwill.

Damian Hinds replaces Justine Greening as education secretary

News

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

| Nursery World

The MP for East Hampshire was appointed as education secretary yesterday in the Prime Minister Theresa May’s reshuffle.

Call for specialist support for 45,000 deaf children in ‘crisis’

News

Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

According to new research, specialist teachers of the deaf have been cut by 14 per cent in the last seven years, while the number of children needing support has risen by 31 per cent.

Early years sector’s hopes and dreams for the year ahead

News

Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

Early years organisations, childcare providers and unions share their new year wishes.

Workforce Strategy, Part 6: Diversity - Mirror, mirror

Features

Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

What progress is being made on representation of men in childcare, and what about other groups? asks Charlotte Goddard

Seeking social justice in our education system

Opinion

Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

Education must offer a ladder of opportunity for those from disadvantaged backgrounds, says Robert Halfon, chair of the education committee and Conservative MP for Harlow

MPs to scrutinise effectiveness of childcare policy on parental employment

News

Friday, January 5, 2018

| Nursery World

An inquiry into childcare policy and its influence on the economy has been launched by the Treasury Committee.

Government scraps early years expansion fund

News

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.