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Positive Relationships: Parents - To the rescue

Monday, November 16, 2015

| Nursery World

Many families across the UK are struggling financially, and the situation may be about to get worse – but nurseries are finding ways to offer practical support. Annette Rawstrone reports

Nursery Chains: Policy - Doubling up

Features

Monday, November 16, 2015

| Nursery World

The free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds with working parents will increase to 30 hours in 2017,but a trial is taking place next year. Charlotte Goddard meets some of those taking part

Peers urged not to 'sideline' child poverty measures

News

Thursday, November 12, 2015

| Nursery World

The End Child Poverty Coalition is calling on the House of Lords to ensure the Government continues to report on income-related child poverty measures.

Funding review on 30 hours to be published on 25 November

News

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

| Nursery World

The Government has confirmed it will publish the results of its 30 hours funding review in a fortnight’s time.

Tax credit cuts a 'mistake' when savings can be made elsewhere

News

Friday, November 6, 2015

| Nursery World

A new think-tank report urges the Chancellor to re-think cuts to tax credits and sets out alternative ways savings can be made.

Close to six million people earning less than a living wage

News

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

| Nursery World

New research suggests that 5.84 million people are paid less than the Living Wage and of these 280,000 work in the childcare and related personal services sector.

Plans to triple the number of free childcare hours in Wales

News

Monday, November 2, 2015

| Nursery World

Plaid Cymru has pledged to increase free early education from 10 to 30 hours a week for all three- and four-year-olds in Wales if it wins the Assembly election next year.

Why this Government is in a mess on childcare

Opinion

Monday, November 2, 2015

| Nursery World

Lucy Powell, Labour’s shadow education secretary, promises strong action on childcare policy

Budget cuts result in fewer hours and reduced services at children’s centres

News

Monday, November 2, 2015

| Nursery World

Children’s centres are having to reduce their opening hours and scale back or charge for services because of cuts to their budgets.

Tax credit cut to hit early years workers hard

News

Sunday, November 1, 2015

| Nursery World

As the Government faced a revolt in the House of Lords with peers voting to delay cuts to tax credits, a new analysis shows nursery nurses would be among those in jobs hardest hit from next April.

Child health research at a 'worringly low level'

News

Friday, October 30, 2015

| Nursery World

A survey of nearly 2,000 consultant paediatricians has revealed that over 80 per cent have no time allocated for research work.

Government ploughed millions into Kids Company despite concerns

News

Thursday, October 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Collapsed charity Kids Company received at least £42 million from the Government despite repeated concerns about the way it was being run, an official spending watchdog has found.

Nursery workers would lose £1,800 in tax credit cuts

News

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Children’s charities have welcomed the move by the House of Lords to delay cuts to tax credits, as a new analysis shows nursery nurses would be among the hardest hit by the changes.