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How graduate leadership in nurseries can make a real difference

Monday, July 10, 2023

| Nursery World

In the wake of Labour's plans for a graduate-led early years workforce, Professor Sally Pearse makes the case for graduate leadership as a route to high-quality provision for all children

Early years providers' views sought on new funding rates

News

Monday, July 10, 2023

| Nursery World

A survey exploring how the new funding rates compare to childcare provider’s delivery costs has been launched.

Claire Kenyon: How many reports are needed for Government to understand the issues faced by the sector?

Opinion

Friday, July 7, 2023

| Nursery World

The co-founder of the Early Years Equality action group and director of The Children's Garden Day Nursery in Norwich, says the recent report on nursery closures is unlikely to be taken seriously by the Government.

DfE confirms new funding rates, but sector says it's not enough after years of underfunding

News

Friday, July 7, 2023

| Nursery World

The Government has confirmed that funding will increase to an average of £5.62 for three and four-year-olds and £7.95 for two-year-olds from September.

Government picks 16 local authorities to pilot universal wraparound childcare offer

News

Friday, July 7, 2023

| Nursery World

Sixteen local authorities have been chosen to pilot the Government’s plans to provide universal wraparound care for primary school aged children.

Latest figures show number of disadvantaged two-year-olds taking up 15 hours lowest ever

News

Friday, July 7, 2023

| Nursery World

The number of disadvantaged two-year-olds registered for 15-hour childcare is now the lowest ever, according to the latest official statistics, while the number of children of working parents registered for the 30-hour entitlement is at its highest.

Cost-of-living crisis hits households with children the most – study

News

Thursday, July 6, 2023

| Nursery World

Children’s learning and development are being impacted by the cost-of-living crisis, according to NatCen research, which highlights that poverty rates are higher for households with children.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pledges to invest in early language intervention

News

Thursday, July 6, 2023

| Nursery World

Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled a new target for half a million children to reach the EYFS Early Learning Goals by 2030, if the Labour party wins the next general election.

Award winning nursery one of six settings chosen to lead DfE's Stronger Practice Hubs

News

Thursday, July 6, 2023

| Nursery World

Former Nursery World award winner, Everton Nursery School and Family Centre in Liverpool is one of six nurseries chosen to lead the DfE’s network of Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs.

July issue: Beach schools, curriculum, enabling environments for C&L and safety practices

News

Thursday, July 6, 2023

| Nursery World

We’re going to the beach this July, with cover feature on beach schools, plus babies mental health, a new sustainability framework, and the concept of curriculum in the early years (ahead of our curriculum conference next week)

Nine in 10 councils warn that nursery closures will threaten expanded 30 hours

News

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

| Nursery World

Nine in 10 councils are concerned about having enough nursery places ahead of the expansion of the 30 hours from next year.

Labour wants graduate-led nurseries and more training for childminders

News

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

| Nursery World

Labour’s shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson has pledged to deliver a graduate-led early years workforce with a plan for more highly-trained staff to fight inequality and bring the sector onto an equal footing with schools.

Jodie Reed: 'Can the extended free childcare offer be delivered'?

Opinion

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

| Nursery World

Drawing on their new research on nursery closures for the Local Government Association, the director of isos Partnership, Jodie Reed, says there is a 'long distance to travel' for the extension of the 30 hours to become a reality.

The Nursery World Awards 2023 shortlist is out!

News

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

| Nursery World

This year we received a record number of hundreds of entries for the Nursery World Awards 2023, which celebrate best practice in 26 categories across the early years sector.

Nursery groups included in Government's top 100 apprenticeship employers rankings

News

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

| Nursery World

Five nursery groups have been recognised by the Government for their ‘outstanding’ commitment to apprenticeships.

Curriculum: Understanding what is 'crucial'

Features

Monday, July 3, 2023

| Nursery World

What are the key features of a good early years curriculum? By Verity Campbell-Barr, Katherine Evans, Jan Georgeson and Sasha Tregenza

How to reach occupancy in 5 simple steps

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Monday, July 3, 2023

| Nursery World

SPONSORED CONTENT Online management expert LineLeader provides a guide to boosting your occupancy and strengthening your relationships with customers in the current business climate.

Mama Bear's nursery group sells a third of settings to Grandir UK

News

Monday, July 3, 2023

| Nursery World

Mama Bear's Day Nurseries, which operates settings in the south-west, has sold nine of its sites to Grandir UK.

Ofsted – net loss of 400 nurseries and tens of thousands of childcare places in one year

News

Thursday, June 29, 2023

| Nursery World

Official figures from Ofsted show the number of childcare providers and places has fallen since last year, raising fears over how the expansion of the funded hours will be met.

Free music training on offer for early years staff

News

Thursday, June 29, 2023

| Nursery World

Free music training for early years practitioners to help boost children’s communication and social development is being offered by an award-winning music charity.

Deprived areas hit the hardest as nursery closures increase by 50 per cent

News

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Nursery closures in England rose by 50 per cent in 2022-23 compared with the previous year, with many settings in the most deprived parts of the country forced to shut.

Hundreds of thousands of babies to receive a free copy of 'Who's Hiding on the Farm?'

News

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Up to 580,000 babies are to receive a copy of Axel Scheffler’s ‘Who’s Hiding on the Farm’ under BookTrust’s flagship Bookstart Baby programme, which aims to get families reading to their children early on.

New chief exec for Old Station Nursery group

News

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

| Nursery World

The Old Station Nursery Group has appointed a new chief executive, replacing Sarah Steel who will transition to the role of company chair.

EYFS Best Practice: All about … beach schools

Features

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| Nursery World

Beach School sessions allow for the same ‘awe and wonder’ for children and exploration experience as in Forest School– but with added drama. By Annette Rawstrone

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| Nursery World

A previously failing nursery business is celebrating after a change of ownership in November 2020 and lots of investment has seen the group of three settings achieve Good ratings from Ofsted.

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