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Childcare policy 20 years on

    Opinion
  • Monday, April 10, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Caroline Flint, who set up the first cross-party group for childcare, and was one of 101 Labour women MPs elected 20 years ago next month, reflects on the dramatic changes to early years policy since 1997.

Wrestling with quality

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 20, 2017
    • | Nursery World
What do policy makers mean when they talk about quality in the early years? Michael Pettavel examines the evidence

Low-earners’ bad deal

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 20, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Natalie Perera looks at the detail behind the Government's much-quoted £6 billion childcare spending figure

A Physical blow

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 20, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Relegating the Chief Medical Officers' physical activity guidelines to a footnote in the revised EYFS is a dereliction of duty, says Dr Lala Manners

Mind the drop!

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, March 14, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance, calls for action to stop the decline in childminder numbers

A question of status

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 6, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Dr Eunice Lumsden gives her views on the recent London School of Economics research, which found that graduates have little impact on children's outcomes

Making early years policy work

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 20, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Our new regular columnist argues that the removal of some policies and introduction of others has led to fragmentation in the Government's early years strategy.

Equality for children with SEND is lacking

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 20, 2017
    • | Nursery World
For young children with special educational needs and disabilities, there is a distinct Victorian feel to early years policy, says Michael Pettavel, in his first regular column

It's not 'free', it's funded!

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, February 14, 2017
    • | Nursery World
The Government needs to come clean to parents that 30 hours funding will force providers to charge for 'extra' services, says Neil Leitch, chief executive of Pre-school Learning Alliance

A final farewell to our pre-school

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 23, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Following the recent closure of Kirkgate Pre-School in Cumbria, former staff member Emmie Short remembers what made the setting so special, and explains why it was forced to shut down

Britain needs to show compassion in 2017

    Opinion
  • Friday, January 6, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Every day, individuals, schools and companies contact Refugee Action to ask how they can volunteer, donate and campaign to improve the lives of refugees living in Britain.

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