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EPPSE research: Pre-school leads to higher GSCE grades

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

| Nursery World

Children who attend a pre-school setting go on to gain better grades at GCSE than those who do not, the latest findings from a major study show.

Early days in the early years hot seat

News

Monday, September 8, 2014

| Nursery World

In his first interview since taking up the role of childcare and education minister, Sam Gyimah talks to Catherine Gaunt about some of the big issues affecting the sector right now.

Free meals for all primary children in borough

News

Monday, September 8, 2014

| Nursery World

All primary school children in Tower Hamlets will be offered free school meals from this term.

Gathering evidence on the impact of policy

Opinion

Monday, September 8, 2014

| Nursery World

Decisions about childcare affect thousands of families on a daily basis. We know from a whole range of surveys that parents struggle with decisions about childcare for reasons of affordability, availability and quality.

Childminder agencies do not need to share reports on standard of care

News

Monday, September 8, 2014

| Nursery World

Childminder agencies will not be required to share reports on the standard of care provided by the childminders on their books to prospective parents.

DfE publishes childminder agency pilot evaluation

News

Friday, September 5, 2014

| Nursery World

Research into the pilot of childminder agencies has been published by the Department for Education.

Liberal Democrats pledge to extend two-year-old offer to all families

News

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

| Nursery World

The Liberal Democrats have announced plans to give all two-year-olds 15 hours of free childcare, if elected in 2015.

Families face out-of-school childcare shortage

News

Friday, August 29, 2014

| Nursery World

More than six in ten parents have had to change their working arrangements once their children start school, according to a new survey.

London's children 'penalised' under early years pupil premium

News

Friday, August 29, 2014

| Nursery World

The capital's most disadvantaged children will lose out under plans for the new early years pupil premium, new analysis has warned.

DfE launches ad campaign for twos places

News

Thursday, August 28, 2014

| Nursery World

Ahead of the extension of the entitlement to funded early education places for two-year-olds next week, the Government has launched an advertising campaign aimed at encouraging parents to check their eligibility for the offer.

Free entitlement should be linked to quality of early years settings

News

Thursday, August 28, 2014

| Nursery World

A think tank is calling for early education funding to be given only to providers who can show they are ‘raising their game’.

Ofsted unveils childminder agency handbook

News

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted has published its new Childminder agency handbook, along with the application forms that people will need if they wish to apply to become an agency.

Liberal Democrats pledge to triple pupil premium in early years

News

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

| Nursery World

The Liberal Democrats would raise the pupil premium for nursery-age children to £1,000 a year, under plans released as part of the party’s election manifesto.

Affordable childcare - Sector submits evidence to childcare committee

News

Monday, August 25, 2014

| Nursery World

Childcare organisations have submitted their evidence to the House of Lords on Affordable Childcare Committee.

Apprenticeship trailblazer members walk out

News

Monday, August 25, 2014

| Nursery World

Three members of the Government's 'trailblazer' group for early years apprenticeships have left and been replaced, amid complaints the employers' group 'lacked democracy'.