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Paying nursery staff just £1.45 an hour more could boost poor quality to outstanding

News

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

| Nursery World

The link between staff pay and a nursery's Ofsted grade is exposed in a new report by the Family and Childcare Trust.

Enabling Environments: National Teaching Schools - Flying high

Features

Monday, February 8, 2016

| Nursery World

Developing the whole child by encouraging independence and focusing on well-being, via learning that is interesting and relevant, has been praised at an NTS in Bedfordshire. By Marianne Sargent

30-hour pilot areas unveiled as criticism mounts

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Monday, February 8, 2016

| Nursery World

Eight local authority areas will pilot the 30-hour free childcare offer for working parents of three- and four-year-olds from September.

Nursery World Awards 2016 - All the best

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Saturday, February 6, 2016

| Nursery World

We’re looking for the top early years organisations, people, initiatives and resources for the Nursery World Awards 2016, now open for entries

Nursery group to offer parents flexibility to book childcare in 15-minute slots

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Friday, February 5, 2016

| Nursery World

At its newest setting Tops Day Nurseries will let parents book only the childcare they need to within a quarter of an hour,to save them money.

Change in charity's structure drives nursery expansion

News

Friday, February 5, 2016

| Nursery World

One of the largest voluntary childcare providers in Cornwall is celebrating gaining new CIO status in its 25th birthday year.

Just Childcare buys First Class Child Care

News

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

| Nursery World

Rapidly expanding nursery group Just Childcare has increased its places by a third with the acquisition of First Class Child Care's nine settings in Lancashire and Yorkshire.

DfE names 30-hour childcare pilot areas

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

| Nursery World

Eight local authorities will share £13 million to test out the doubling of free childcare for three- and four-year-olds.

Kids Company closure: MPs' report finds 'extraordinary catalogue of failures'

News

Monday, February 1, 2016

| Nursery World

A committee of MPs has blamed the collapse of Kids Company on the charity’s trustees.

Petition calls for re-think on 30-hour childcare

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Thursday, January 28, 2016

| Nursery World

A nursery owner has launched a petition asking the Government to reconsider the 30-hour free childcare pledge, and instead move to a means-tested system.

New report calls for radical reform to create anti-poverty childcare system

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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

| Nursery World

A simpler funding system, where parents pay for the cost of their childcare outside the free 15 hours on a sliding scale based on their income, has been proposed by the Family and Childcare Trust.

'Half a billion' funding black hole in 30-hours childcare

News

Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

As the Childcare Bill reaches its final stages in the House of Commons today, new analysis carried out for the Labour party claims there will be a shortfall of £480m on the Government’s 30-hour plan.

Experts highlight parenting class mistakes

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Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

A government-funded study published days after the Prime Minister pledged to roll out parenting classes to all, has reported the scheme will fail without proper financial backing.