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Early Years in School: Inclusion - Value added

Features

Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

A global rights perspective can make British Values more meaningful, finds Annette Rawstrone

A final farewell to our pre-school

Opinion

Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Following the recent closure of Kirkgate Pre-School in Cumbria, former staff member Emmie Short remembers what made the setting so special, and explains why it was forced to shut down

Six more social mobility opportunity areas announced

News

Friday, January 20, 2017

| Nursery World

The Education Secretary has announced the expansion of the Opportunity Areas Programme, which aims to give children the best start in life, to a further six locations across England.

Underestimate of eligible parents could cause 30-hour 'capacity crisis'

News

Friday, January 20, 2017

| Nursery World

New research claims the Government has underestimated the take-up of the 30-hours by more than 100,000 places, saying that as many as 500,000 parents could be eligible, rather than the 390,000 cited by the Government.

Big issues: Follow the story

Other

Friday, January 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Do you want to keep up to speed on the Government’s 30-hour childcare policy and what it means for your setting?

Worst employer excuses for not paying the minimum wage revealed

News

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

| Nursery World

Only making the tea, not being British, and it doesn’t apply to me, are all reasons that employers have given for not paying the statutory minimum wage, the Government has revealed.

Nursery expansion projects for 30-hour childcare revealed

News

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

| Nursery World

Around 200 nurseries and pre-schools in England will share £50m in Government funding to build, expand and refurbish premises ahead of delivering the 30-hour childcare offer.

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

News

Monday, January 9, 2017

| Nursery World

Early years professionals, organisations and leading figures share their new year wishes

Families missing out on health visitor checks

News

Friday, January 6, 2017

| Nursery World

A survey of health visitors suggests that more than a quarter of families do not receive health visitor reviews, and highlights a large rise in health visitor caseloads.

Council rows back on top-slicing early years funding

News

Friday, January 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Nursery owners in Surrey are challenging the local authority on how much early years funding should be held back for council costs.

Britain needs to show compassion in 2017

Opinion

Friday, January 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Every day, individuals, schools and companies contact Refugee Action to ask how they can volunteer, donate and campaign to improve the lives of refugees living in Britain.

Early years should focus on needs of different ethnic groups to boost social mobility

News

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

| Nursery World

The DfE should fund support for home learning for poor parents and those from ethnic groups that do less well in the EYFS, the Social Mobility Commission recommends.

Virgin Care to run Essex children's services with Barnardo's

News

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

| Nursery World

Essex County Council has awarded a seven-year contract to Virgin Care, in partnership with Barnardo’s, to run children’s centres and child health services.

Government abandons life chances strategy

News

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

| Nursery World

The Department for Work and Pensions has abandoned its much-delayed life chances strategy in favour of a wider scheme on social justice.

Success of Troubled Families Programme over-emphasised, say MPs

News

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

| Nursery World

The Public Accounts Committee says the Government ‘misled’ the public by claiming its Troubled Families programme ‘turned around’ the lives of 99 per cent of families (116,654) with ‘multiple disadvantages’ in England.