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Academy trustee named as new Ofsted chair

News

Thursday, July 31, 2014

| Nursery World

The trustee of an academies trust has been appointed chair of Ofsted.

SEND code gains parliamentary approval

News

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

| Nursery World

New statutory guidance on how early years providers should support children with special educational needs and disabilities has been approved by Parliament.

Half of pilot childminder agencies will not set up shop

News

Monday, July 28, 2014

| Nursery World

An investigation into the pilot childminder agencies by Nursery World has revealed that half of the 20 organisations that trialled models will not be going ahead with their agency in September.

A fairer deal is needed

Opinion

Monday, July 28, 2014

| Nursery World

Earlier this year, Birmingham City Council announced that from April 2015 childcare providers in the city would only be funded to deliver the free entitlement if they paid the Living Wage of £7.65 an hour. The uproar in the sector was well reported by Nursery World and is easy to understand.

Early years sector's wishlist for the new minister

News

Monday, July 28, 2014

| Nursery World

The reshuffle at the Department for Education (DfE) saw the departure of education and childcare minister Elizabeth Truss, promoted to environment secretary, and education secretary Michael Gove replaced with incomer Nicky Morgan.

Childcare policy - Step right up: the childcare auction

News

Monday, July 28, 2014

| Nursery World

Policy tensions and political motives create barriers to improving childcare, says Chris Barnham.

Survey reveals extent of budget cuts to children's centres

News

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

| Nursery World

More than £82m has been cut from children’s centre budgets, according to figures from public sector union Unison.

Sam Gyimah responsible for childcare and early years

News

Monday, July 21, 2014

| Nursery World

Sam Gyimah, the new parliamentary under secretary of state for education, has been given responsibility for childcare and early years.

Take-up of Flying Start scheme up by a third

News

Friday, July 18, 2014

| Nursery World

Major expansion of the Flying Start scheme in Wales so far has taken place during the last 12 months, latest figures show.

Peers told of complexity and under-funding in early years

News

Thursday, July 17, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years and parent organisations have given evidence at the House of Lords Committee on affordable childcare.

Call for rethink to education systems which marginalise children

News

Thursday, July 17, 2014

| Nursery World

Expert-led education can ‘marginalise children’ and sometimes lead to ‘oppression and racism’ an academic has warned.

Funded early education hours not enough to 'narrow the gap'

News

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

| Nursery World

Parents with young children who work 20 hours a week or more should be entitled to up to 25 hours a week of free early education, a think tank has proposed.