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Tuesday, July 18, 2023

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Responding to latest findings from Coram Family and Childcare, the director of the Out-of-School Alliance (OOSA) said the lack of available childcare is a Catch 22, with providers saying there is insufficent demand and reducing or closing capacity, leading to fewer places for parents who need it.

Dr Saul Konviser: How early years settings can help improve child dental health

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

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The UK is currently facing extremely worrying rates of poor child dental health which is fast approaching endemic proportions, says Dr Saul Konviser. Now is the time to do all we can to address this frightful situation.

Call for more maintained schools to open as they continue to outperform academies

Thursday, August 3, 2023

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Local authority-run schools continue to ‘outshine’ those converted to academies, according to new research by the Local Government Association (LGA).

Childcare Counsel - Use of CCTV and Legal Compliance

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

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Rhys ap Gwent, at Morgan LaRoche, discusses settings’ use of CCTV

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

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South Acton Nursery School and Children’s Centre in London has received two Outstanding grades from Ofsted, for the nursery school and the centre.

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

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Children at Early Learners Day Nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport have been visiting residents at a local assisted living centre.

How an award scheme is supporting children with speech and language delay

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

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An award scheme is helping early years practitioners to support children with speech, language and communication acquisition. Annette Rawstrone finds out how it has improved practice and outcomes at one setting in London.

How Jewish nurseries are supporting children and families, in the wake of the attack on Israel

Friday, October 13, 2023

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On Friday morning, the children at Alyth Kindergarten were making blue and white challah, with staff and parents united in their support for one another, following the Hamas attack on Israel.

'Babies' strapped to statues to highlight how fathers are 'left at sea' with paternity leave policy

Sunday, October 8, 2023

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‘Babies’ have been strapped to five out of 100 statues in Crosby today in a stunt to represent the 5 per cent of dads who access shared parental leave, a policy which the campaign group behind the event says has ‘failed on every measure’.

Early years experts claim the DfE has deemed them 'unsuitable' for events after monitoring their social media

Thursday, October 5, 2023

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Trainer Ruth Swailes and early years lecturer, Aaron Bradbury, claim the DfE has been monitoring their activity on social media and deemed them ‘unsuitable’ to speak at Government events.

Recruitment and retention crisis has increased the skills gap in the early years workforce

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

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The early years skills gap has increased by over 2 per cent in the last five years, putting ‘immense pressure' on setting managers’ workloads and stress levels’, according to new research.

MPs to consider how financial education can be taught to primary pupils

Thursday, November 16, 2023

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Cross-party MPs have launched an inquiry into how financial education can be strengthened throughout primary school.

Petition calls on Government to make VAT zero-rated for early years settings

Friday, November 3, 2023

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An early years consultant has launched a petition calling on the Government to make VAT zero rated for early years settings and replace funding for places with a new ‘support grant’.

Children to take part in biggest ever show and tell for No Pens Day

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

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Thousands of children from early years settings and schools are to take part in the biggest ever show and tell to mark No Pens Day on 29 November.

Nursery group Storal secures private equity investment

Monday, October 30, 2023

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Storal nursery group has secured investment to expand with a new private equity provider, and has bought a 123-place nursery in Manchester.

Outdoors: STEM – explore changing states

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

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Science and technology can work just as well outdoors as in – if not better. In the first of a new series, Julie Mountain looks at changes of state

Ofsted puts school inspections on hold for mental health training for inspectors, but early years inspections will continue

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

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The new chief inspector of Ofsted has halted routine Ofsted inspections in schools until later in January to allow all inspectors to attend mental health training – however in a move criticised by the sector, early years inspections will continue.

Let’s go to… Lisburn Museum, County Antrim

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

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The Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum in Northern Ireland offers early years children plenty of learning and play-based activities.

Michael Pettavel: 'Ofsted has to change now'

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

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Ofsted must engage in deep reflection and re-direction following years of controversy and its role in the recent death of a head teacher

Nursery group Alpha Nurseries closes due to financial problems

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

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Alpha Nurseries, a group of more than 20 nurseries and out-of-school clubs, with a head office in Ipswich, has announced the immediate closure of all its settings.

Award winning Pen Green Children's Centre rated inadequate by Ofsted

Monday, December 18, 2023

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The renowned Pen Green Children’s Centre in Corby has been downgraded to Inadequate in its latest Ofsted inspection.

Editor's View: Let’s get physical in 2024

Monday, January 8, 2024

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We should all make being more physically active a New Year’s resolution for 2024

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Monday, January 8, 2024

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Children at Osmotherley Pre-school in North Yorkshire marked Recycling Week (16-22 October).

Guide to: Using technology to improve parental engagement