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Call for national early intervention strategy

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

| Nursery World

MPs are calling for a new national early intervention strategy to tackle childhood adversity and trauma, and are calling on the Government to hold the long-delayed consultation on children's centres.

£600m underspend as parents shun Tax-Free Childcare

News

Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

Just a fraction of families eligible for Tax-Free Childcare are using it, Nursery World can reveal.

EXCLUSIVE In Focus: 30 hours: the hidden cost

News

Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

What price are the most vulnerable children paying for the Government’s flagship childcare policy? Our FOI investigation reveals that nearly a fifth of councils have cut nursery places in the past year or are currently doing so.

Inequality persists

Opinion

Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

A recent OECD report confirms that the UK needs to better support disadvantaged children in order to improve their prospects

Feeling overwhelmed

Opinion

Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

Too many statutory requirements mean we are busy demonstrating compliance rather than getting on with our real job

Nursery Chains: Nursery Chains 1998-2018 - Chains at 20

Features

Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

How have the UK’s biggest nursery groups – and the early years sector as a whole – changed over the past two decades? Catherine Gaunt goes through the archives

Interview - Catherine Maguire

Other

Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

Community campaign network co-ordinator of the clean Air Team, ClientEarth, a non-profit environmental law organisation, which has given its backing to the National Clean Air for Children programme

Guide to: Working Together Guidance

Features

Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

The Working Together to Safeguard Children guidance on multi-agency working was updated in June. So, what is new? Hannah Crown reports

Changes to Early Learning Goals 'criminal' says early years expert

News

Friday, November 9, 2018

| Nursery World

Children are being steered towards pleasing teachers over developing a genuine love of learning under proposed reforms to the Early Learning Goals, early years experts said yesterday.

£600m underspend on tax-free childcare will be sent back to Treasury

News

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

| Nursery World

Labour analysis has revealed that projected government spending on tax-free childcare will be £600 million lower than expected in the next four years, due to low take-up of the scheme.

Campaigners 'heartbroken' over decision to close Tower Hamlets nurseries

News

Monday, November 5, 2018

| Nursery World

Despite a challenge from Labour councillors, the mayor of Tower Hamlets has confirmed the closure of the last three council nurseries will go ahead as planned.

Unions take action as analysis reveals school cuts of millions of pounds

News

Monday, November 5, 2018

| Nursery World

School budgets have been cut by £1.7 billion in real terms since 2015, according to new research.

Pre-school Learning Alliance to become the Early Years Alliance

News

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| Nursery World

The Pre-school Learning Alliance will be changing its name to the Early Years Alliance from next year as part of plans to re-brand.

Autumn Budget 2018 branded 'a kick in the teeth for early years sector'

News

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| Nursery World

The childcare and education sector has criticised the Chancellor for ignoring the funding crisis facing early years settings and schools in his Autumn Budget.

Autumn Budget 2018: the key points for early years

News

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| Nursery World

Delivering his Autumn Budget 2018 yesterday, the Chancellor announced more money for Universal Credit, children’s social care and the NHS, but nothing for the early years sector.