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Rise in number of children sent to children's homes outside their local area

Monday, September 18, 2017

| Nursery World

The number of children being sent to live in children’s homes outside their borough has risen dramatically, according to Government figures, raising concerns over their safety.

Across the ages

Opinion

Monday, September 18, 2017

| Nursery World

In light of concerns over the 30 hours, Natalie Perera says the Government should review the balance between public and private investment

Exclusive: 30 hours saves poorest parents least

News

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.

EYFS Best Practice in Schools - Clear cut?

Features

Monday, September 18, 2017

| Nursery World

With school budgets getting close to breaking point, head teachers are resorting to desperate measures to keep their schools and nursery classes afloat. Nicole Weinstein reports

30 Hours, Part 11: North Yorkshire and Leicestershire - Well prepared

Features

Monday, September 18, 2017

| Nursery World

In the final part of this series,Charlotte Goddard visits the two remaining pilot areas and finds examples of best practice in communication – as well as the usual concerns about funding, with comment from James Hempsall

Children and Social Work Act, Part 1: Safeguarding Arrangements - Safer laws?

Features

Monday, September 18, 2017

| Nursery World

In this new four-part series on what the new Children and Social Work Act means for the early years sector, we look at changes to the local safeguarding procedures. By Ann Marie Christian

Reception baseline assessment: dangerous, inappropriate and flawed data

Opinion

Monday, September 18, 2017

| Nursery World

Dr Alice Bradbury and Dr Guy Roberts-Holmes of UCL Institute of Education argue that the policy to bring back the Baseline is discredited and that Government should abandon these plans.

30 hours: 'Pass me the garibaldi biscuits'

Opinion

Sunday, September 17, 2017

| Nursery World

Cary Rankin talks about Bertram Nursery Group's experience of the 30-hours.

Changes to early years goals and Profile planned

News

Friday, September 15, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government is proposing to revise the Early Learning Goals, and to cut the number that are assessed in the EYFS Profile.

New baseline check for Reception and revised early learning goals

News

Thursday, September 14, 2017

| Nursery World

Education secretary Justine Greening has confirmed that there will be a new baseline measure brought into Reception from 2020, and early learning goals will be made 'clearer'.

Scottish nurseries win end to business rates

News

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Day nurseries in Scotland will be exempt from paying business rates, in reforms to the country’s business rates system.

Vulnerable children missing out on vital support

News

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Financial pressures on local authorities are raising the thresholds which qualify vulnerable children for support and early help, social workers say.

UK parents spend more on childcare than in other OECD countries

News

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

| Nursery World

Early education spending in the UK relies more heavily on private funding than in most other countries, according to a major survey from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).