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Family and Childcare Trust Survey: shortage of places puts 30-hour childcare in doubt

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

| Nursery World

More than a third of local authorities in England say they do not have enough childcare places for three- and four-year-olds, putting the Government’s plan to offer 30 hours of free childcare in jeopardy, a major report warns.

Petition calling for extension of EYFS to seven tipping 11,000

News

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

| Nursery World

Nearly 11,000 supporters have signed a government petition calling for the Early Years Foundation Stage to be extended to age seven since it was set up just a week ago, with the author calling for Key Stage 1 to be scrapped.

Seven million children face benefits freeze

News

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

| Nursery World

Millions of children face being pushed into poverty if the planned four-year freeze on benefits comes into force this April, new research has found.

NDNA survey: most settings wary of 30 hours

News

Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

The latest NDNA survey finds funding and the 30 hours policy causing nurseries concern

Interview - Dr Jayne Osgood, professor of early childhood at Middlesex University

Other

Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Dr Jayne Osgood has written to Malcolm Turnbull, the prime minister of Australia, to protest against plans to deport babies and young children held in detention. The letter has been signed by 112 early years academics.

Multi-Agency Working: Part 2 - It’s good to share

Features

Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Information-sharing between organisations is at the core of multi-agency working. In the second instalment of this series, Hannah Crown looks at the issues than can arise among practitioners

Editor’s view - Using sharp elbows

Opinion

Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Last week, the jostling between the early years sector and the Government about the introduction of the 30-hour free childcare policy turned rather rougher.

'Work with us on 30 hours'

Opinion

Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Sam Gyimah, minister for education and childcare, argues that the early years sector needs to get behind the 30 hours free childcare policy

Childminder Agencies - Government steps up agency push

News

Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Childminder agencies are a hot topic again now that the DfE has drafted in the charity 4Children to support interested organisations, but the model still divides opinion. Charlotte Goddard reports

£4.3m 'Troops to Teachers fail'

News

Thursday, February 18, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government’s multimillion Troops to Teachers scheme has produced 28 graduates since it was launched.

Majority of nurseries may not offer 30-hour childcare

News

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government’s plans to double free childcare for parents of three- and four-year-olds could come to a grinding halt as fewer than half of the country’s nurseries say they are likely to offer the places.

NSPCC assemblies' abuse prevention

News

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| Nursery World

A generation of children are being empowered to speak out against abuse, the NSPCC has claimed.

Scotland will 'miss education goals' with falling early years teacher numbers

News

Monday, February 15, 2016

| Nursery World

A failure to address dwindling teacher numbers in Scotland’s early years settings will hold back government goals to tackle the impact of deprivation on education, the country’s largest teaching union has warned.

Child abuse whistleblowing helpline launched

News

Saturday, February 13, 2016

| Nursery World

Nursery workers worried about abuse in their settings can call a new national whistleblowing helpline so that ‘nothing stands in the way’ of opportunities to protect children.

Reception baseline providers slam unions' report

News

Friday, February 12, 2016

| Nursery World

The providers of the Reception baseline assessment have hit back at a report commissioned by two teaching unions, which claims that the baseline is inaccurate and potentially damaging to children.

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