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GCSE rules scrapped for standalone Level 3 EYEs

Friday, July 31, 2015

| Nursery World

The requirement for those taking standalone Level 3 Early Years Educator courses to have GCSE English and Maths at Grade C or above before starting the qualification has been removed just before the new funding year begins on 1 August.

Petition calls for Group B Strep test for newborns

News

Thursday, July 30, 2015

| Nursery World

Nearly 200,000 people have signed a petition urging the health secretary to introduce routine screening for Group B Strep in pregnancy.

New report looks at ways to improve childcare in Ireland

News

Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Ireland’s children's minister has published a new report proposing how to improve the quality and affordability of early years services.

Third of schools opposed to new Baseline test, but nearly all plan to implement it

News

Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Nearly a third of schools are not in favour of the Reception baseline, new research suggests.

A question of logic

Opinion

Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Sue Cowley asks what summer-born children need

Interview: Conor D'Arcy, Policy analyst at the Resolution Foundation

Other

Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Conor D'Arcy talks about the likely impact of the new 'national living wage' to Katy Morton

Danger of childcare workforce shortage without wage increase

News

Friday, July 24, 2015

| Nursery World

Low pay in the childcare sector could lead to a shortage in staff, warns a new report.

Local authorities urged to tackle child poverty in the early years

News

Monday, July 20, 2015

| Nursery World

England's children’s commissioner is calling for a focus on early intervention and investment to cut poverty for pre-school children.

Schools minister promises action on summer-born admissions

News

Friday, July 17, 2015

| Nursery World

The schools minister has promised he will look at the issue of summer-born children missing out on their reception year.

Parents urged to cut fizzy drinks

News

Friday, July 17, 2015

| Nursery World

Parents are being urged to cut sugar out of children’s diets, following a major Government review.

Economists highlight poverty in working families

News

Thursday, July 16, 2015

| Nursery World

Most poor children live in working households, according to a new analysis of official Government statistics.

Alliance publishes free guides to help nurseries contribute to the funding review

News

Thursday, July 16, 2015

| Nursery World

New guidance to help early years settings calculate the real cost of providing funded childcare places is now available.

Working parents face holiday childcare dilemma

News

Thursday, July 16, 2015

| Nursery World

Finding holiday childcare is set to be increasingly challenging for parents this summer, as costs rise and the number of places falls, according to a new report.

Children’s centres face ‘extinction', say campaign group

News

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

| Nursery World

Councils have been urged to make protecting children's centres 'a priority' by a Labour party campaign group backed by Tristram Hunt.

Play is back! Long live play!

Opinion

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

| Nursery World

While there was a lot to celebrate in Ofsted's annual early years report, Sir Michael Wilshaw's drive for more of the poorest twos in schools is more of a challenge, says Penny Tassoni