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After-school warehousing vs quality childcare

Friday, February 21, 2014

| Nursery World

Government reforms to out-of-school clubs will be detrimental to the sector and children, warns director of the Out of School Alliance Catherine Wrench.

Childcare minister to meet with sector to discuss pilot of childminder agencies

News

Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Elizabeth Truss is to meet with early years organisations and childminders next month to discuss the Government's pilot of childminder agencies.

Failing Montessori free school to close

News

Friday, December 13, 2013

| Nursery World

One of the first free schools to open is to have its funding withdrawn by the Department for Education and will close next year.

Ofsted Annual report: Schools with poor behaviour to have 'no-notice' inspections

News

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Too many schools in England have mediocre teaching and weak leadership, Ofsted’s chief inspector has said.

Ofsted figures show rise in 'inadequate' nurseries and childminders

News

Friday, December 6, 2013

| Nursery World

The proportion of early years providers judged inadequate has risen in the past year, annual Ofsted figures show.

Call for reform of Ofsted inspections triggered by complaints

News

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

| Nursery World

The Pre-School Learning Alliance has renewed calls for reform of Ofsted’s inspection system, after figures from a Freedom of Information request show that more early years settings are downgraded following inspections triggered by complaints, than during routine inspections.

Attempts by peers to amend childcare bill fail

News

Monday, November 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Childminders have expressed disappointment that a peer’s attempt to postpone the introduction of childminding agencies has failed.

New consultation with parents and sector over ratios

News

Monday, November 4, 2013

| Nursery World

The Department for Education (DfE) is consulting with the early years sector and parents on staff:child ratios, in a renewed drive to encourage providers to move to a 1:13 ratio for three- and four-year-olds.

Ofsted's new 'tougher' framework goes live

News

Monday, November 4, 2013

| Nursery World

From today, early years providers will be subject to a stricter inspection under Ofsted's revised framework.

DfE parents' survey re-ignites fears over ratio changes

News

Monday, October 28, 2013

| Nursery World

A new Department for Education survey asking parents for their opinions on staff:child ratios has raised concern among the sector that there will be a renewed push for a relaxation.

Exclusive - Minister says rates and VAT changes may be considered

News

Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Education secretary Michael Gove has mooted the possibility that changes to business rate relief and VAT for nurseries could be considered at the same time as plans being looked into for academies and free schools.

Concern over agency models as pilots start off

News

Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

A few weeks into the childminder agency pilots, a number of organisations have begun to consult with the early years sector about their proposed models.

Ofsted gets tough on teaching, safeguarding and safety

News

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

| Nursery World

Ofsted's new early years inspection framework, which comes into force on 4 November, will focus on safeguarding, safety and teaching.

DfE gets tough on childminder funding

News

Friday, October 4, 2013

| Nursery World

The Department for Education (DfE) is toughening its stance on local authority approaches to funding childminders for free early education places.

Ofsted 'willing' to meet with nurseries and childminders

News

Thursday, September 26, 2013

| Nursery World

Following last weekend's Big Conversation, Ofsted has confirmed that it would like to meet with representatives from the early years sector.

Ireland a step closer to regulating childcare services

News

Thursday, September 26, 2013

| Nursery World

Irish Ministers have approved a number of proposals to strengthen the regulation of pre-school services in Ireland by law.

Ofsted launches new single inspection framework for children's services

News

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| Nursery World

Ofsted has published a new single inspection framework for inspecting local authority children's services.

Ofsted Big Conversation - More than 300 people unite for Ofsted action

News

Friday, September 20, 2013

| Nursery World

The early years sector has put Ofsted on a 'notice to improve' following a weekend of action that saw more than 300 people from across the sector join together in a tremendous show of unity.

Ofsted Big Conversation - Providers feed back on Ofsted meetings

News

Friday, September 20, 2013

| Nursery World

The organisers of the weekend share their thoughts

Ofsted Big Conversation: Sector makes list of actions for Ofsted

News

Friday, September 20, 2013

| Nursery World

The weekend of action sparked a wealth of ideas from nursery owners, practitioners, and childminders, among others.

More early years settings downgraded by Ofsted

News

Thursday, September 19, 2013

| Nursery World

The latest Ofsted statistics show that more nurseries and childminders were judged as satisfactory and inadequate in recent inspections compared to the same period last year.

Nursery Management: Sustainability - Swings and roundabouts?

Features

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

| Nursery World

With the Government making plans to create a more flexible and responsive childcare market, Karen Faux asks professionals for their suggestions for improvement on provision.

Children's centre clusters failing under new inspection framework

News

Friday, September 6, 2013

| Nursery World

Seventy per cent of children centres managed as clusters, or as 'hub and spoke' models, were rated as 'requires improvement' under the new inspection framework.

New plans could make it easier to buy nursery premises

News

Friday, September 6, 2013

| Nursery World

Prospective or current nursery owners could find it easier to purchase premises in the future, under plans being considered by the Government.

Ofsted Big Conversation weekend - latest meetings

News

Thursday, August 29, 2013

| Nursery World

Two more venues have been added for the early years sector's Ofsted Big Conversation weekend.

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After-school warehousing vs quality childcare

Childcare minister to meet with sector to discuss pilot of childminder agencies

Failing Montessori free school to close

Ofsted Annual report: Schools with poor behaviour to have 'no-notice' inspections

Ofsted figures show rise in 'inadequate' nurseries and childminders

Call for reform of Ofsted inspections triggered by complaints

Attempts by peers to amend childcare bill fail

New consultation with parents and sector over ratios

Ofsted's new 'tougher' framework goes live

DfE parents' survey re-ignites fears over ratio changes

Exclusive - Minister says rates and VAT changes may be considered

Concern over agency models as pilots start off

Ofsted gets tough on teaching, safeguarding and safety

DfE gets tough on childminder funding

Ofsted 'willing' to meet with nurseries and childminders

Ireland a step closer to regulating childcare services

Ofsted launches new single inspection framework for children's services

Ofsted Big Conversation - More than 300 people unite for Ofsted action

Ofsted Big Conversation - Providers feed back on Ofsted meetings

Ofsted Big Conversation: Sector makes list of actions for Ofsted

More early years settings downgraded by Ofsted

Nursery Management: Sustainability - Swings and roundabouts?

Children's centre clusters failing under new inspection framework

New plans could make it easier to buy nursery premises

Ofsted Big Conversation weekend - latest meetings

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