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Looking after staff

Monday, March 16, 2020

| Nursery World

Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy’s managing director, Laura Hoyland, explains how managers can make their staff teams feel genuinely cared for

Workforce survey: Early years sector under increasing strain

News

Friday, March 6, 2020

| Nursery World

Widespread staff shortages and retention problems in nurseries are leading to a rise in workplace stress among early years workers, according to a new report out today.

Early years workforce commission set up to tackle recruitment crisis

News

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

| Nursery World

Sector organisations and experts have joined forces to launch the Early Years Workforce Commission to carry out a review of the workforce challenges facing the sector and develop a workforce strategy.

Childcare seminar and report examine the state of the market

News

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

| Nursery World

LaingBuisson is holding its third Childcare Seminar exploring market opportunities and challenges on 23 March in London, when it will also launch its latest Childcare Market Report.

Leadership - Age of reason

Features

Monday, February 17, 2020

| Nursery World

In the first of a new series on good leadership and management under the Education Inspection Framework, Annette Rawstrone finds staff must understand the ‘why’

Study identifies three types of early years professional

News

Monday, February 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Researchers have followed the professional journeys of early years workers to try and find out their reasons for pursuing a career in the sector, or leaving the job.

Guide to: using the apprenticeship service - Greater access

Features

Monday, February 17, 2020

| Nursery World

As of January 2020, the digital apprenticeship service has been available to small employers that don’t pay the levy. So how does it work, asks the AELP's Simon Ashworth

Low pay forces early years workers to quit jobs they love

News

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years workers should be paid the same as primary teachers, according to new research, which says that thousands of professionals in the sector are being driven out by low pay and lack of recognition.

Innovative software allows families to book childcare by the hour

News

Monday, February 10, 2020

| Nursery World

A new early learning and childcare management system which aims to bring greater flexibility to parents and practitioners has been launched.

Parents not convinced of value of apprenticeships, research suggests

News

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

| Nursery World

Findings from a survey of 1,000 Mumsnet users with children aged 13-18 reveal that more than 60 per cent would be concerned their child would be ‘stuck making the tea’ if they were to choose an apprenticeship.

Level 5 standard in dispute

News

Monday, February 3, 2020

| Nursery World

A tug of war is taking place over whether the Level 5 apprenticeship standard should contain a foundation degree or the standard ‘licence to practice’ at Level 3, Nursery World has learned.

Workforce - Staffing levels still in recovery

Features

Monday, February 3, 2020

| Nursery World

To what extent are recent policy changes to blame for the recruitment crisis? A new report from the Education Policy Institute has some answers. By Hannah Crown

A working strategy

Opinion

Monday, January 20, 2020

| Nursery World

The success of the Graduate Leader Fund in boosting qualifications shows that evidence-based, long-term strategies can work, says Natalie Perera

Taking the load off

Features

Monday, January 20, 2020

| Nursery World

In the first of a new series troubleshooting common management problems, Laura Hoyland, of Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy, talks workload

Government policies have failed to improve early years workforce qualification levels

News

Friday, January 17, 2020

| Nursery World

The Government lacks a long-term strategy to develop the early years workforce, with falling qualification levels threatening to put the quality of children’s early years education at risk, new research claims.

Training Talk - Working Together

Features

Monday, January 6, 2020

| Nursery World

A coaching course enabled Lisa Fern and her team to overcome differences in opinion. By Gabriella Jozwiak

Scottish government says childcare expansion on track, despite some delays

News

Friday, January 3, 2020

| Nursery World

While more than one in three eligible children are taking up the expanded 1,140 hours of funded early learning and childcare in Scotland, there have been delays to increasing provision in some areas.

Nursery World Business Summit - Sector insight

Features

Monday, November 25, 2019

| Nursery World

‘UK nursery businesses: striving for success’ was the theme of this Big Debate at Nursery World’s recent Business Summit. Hannah Crown reports

New guide for early years settings on recruiting more men

News

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

| Nursery World

A new guide to recruiting men into early years recommends settings hold targeted open days and keep a ‘check on sexist workplace banter’.

Workforce: Human Capital - Adding value to the early years

Features

Monday, October 28, 2019

| Nursery World

The Government wants a new definition of ‘human capital’. Plymouth Institute of Education’s Verity Campbell-Barr asks what this means for the early years

Have your say on men working in early years and childcare

News

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

| Nursery World

The deadline for members of the early years workforce to respond to a national survey on gender in the workplace has been extended.

Irish childcare crisis laid bare in report

News

Monday, October 14, 2019

| Nursery World

‘Early childhood education and care in Ireland is facing a black abyss,’ an early years expert has warned, as 90 per cent of staff look to leave the sector and childcare fees continue to be among the highest in the EU.

Study reveals trends in global ECEC workforce

News

Thursday, September 26, 2019

| Nursery World

Business property adviser Christie & Co has published its first report on global workforce trends in early childhood education and care (ECEC).

EXCLUSIVE: Working Poverty, Childcare Practitioners - Childcare’s dirty secret

News

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

| Nursery World

We know early years education suffers from a pay problem, but just how does this affect practitioners’ ability to afford to lead ‘normal’ lives? Hannah Crown has these shocking findings from our exclusive survey

Poor areas hit hardest by rising nursery closures

News

Thursday, September 12, 2019

| Nursery World

More nurseries are closing in the most deprived areas of the country than elsewhere, according to analysis by the National Day Nurseries Association.

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Looking after staff

Workforce survey: Early years sector under increasing strain

Early years workforce commission set up to tackle recruitment crisis

Childcare seminar and report examine the state of the market

Leadership - Age of reason

Study identifies three types of early years professional

Guide to: using the apprenticeship service - Greater access

Low pay forces early years workers to quit jobs they love

Innovative software allows families to book childcare by the hour

Parents not convinced of value of apprenticeships, research suggests

Level 5 standard in dispute

Workforce - Staffing levels still in recovery

A working strategy

Taking the load off

Government policies have failed to improve early years workforce qualification levels

Training Talk - Working Together

Scottish government says childcare expansion on track, despite some delays

Nursery World Business Summit - Sector insight

New guide for early years settings on recruiting more men

Workforce: Human Capital - Adding value to the early years

Have your say on men working in early years and childcare

Irish childcare crisis laid bare in report

Study reveals trends in global ECEC workforce

EXCLUSIVE: Working Poverty, Childcare Practitioners - Childcare’s dirty secret

Poor areas hit hardest by rising nursery closures

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