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DfE study finds quality ‘does not cost substantially more’

Monday, February 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Higher-quality early years education does not involve ‘substantially higher cost’, according to new research commissioned by the DfE, which also found that maintained provision has higher delivery costs than the PVI sector.

Five of the Best

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Monday, February 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Five settings across the country have received outstanding ratings from Ofsted.

Time to Celebrate

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Monday, February 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Children, parents and staff at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Whiteley celebrated the setting’s tenth anniversary with a birthday tea party – and party games full of fun.

Get Inventing

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Monday, February 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Children at Sunbeams Day Nursery in Leeds and Harrogate had great fun celebrating Kid Inventors’ Day, a national celebration marking the birthday of former US president and inventor Benjamin Franklin, who was just 12 years old when he created the world’s first swim flippers.

More than 370 children's centres have shut since 2010

News

Friday, February 3, 2017

| Nursery World

Over the past six years, 377 children’s centres have closed and just eight have opened, according to new Government figures.

Alliance launches funding rate database to help providers plan

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Thursday, February 2, 2017

| Nursery World

A new online database developed by the Pre-school Learning Alliance aims to help settings prepare for the new early years national funding formula.

Workforce strategy not expected until end February

News

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

| Nursery World

The workforce strategy is unlikely to be published until the end of February, a leading campaign group has said.

Learning & Development: Then and now and Bertrand Russell

Features

Monday, January 30, 2017

| Nursery World

In the latest in our series marking the tenth decades of Nursery World and Early Education, Tony Bertram reflects on the origins of nursery schools and the thoughts of Bertrand Russell

More councils join 30-hour early implementer pilot

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Friday, January 27, 2017

| Nursery World

Four new local authority areas will be trialling the 30-hour childcare offer for working parents from April, ahead of the national rollout in September.

SEED: Latest reports include focus on good early years practice

News

Friday, January 27, 2017

| Nursery World

Tailoring practice to children’s needs, a skilled and experienced workforce, and an open and reflective culture are highlighted as key in new research on good practice in early education.

Parent co-op nurseries may be the answer to low-cost quality childcare

News

Thursday, January 26, 2017

| Nursery World

Parent-led co-operative nurseries could be an alternative to conventional settings for families in poor areas, according to the New Economics Foundation, which is setting up a pilot project to look at how this childcare model works.

Beanstalking

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Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

The pre-school children of Toad Hall Nursery Haslemere have been learning all about ‘Jack and the beanstalk’, talking about the characters and learning that stories have a beginning, middle and an end.