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Quality care hangs in the balance
The staff:child ratio changes ignore the competing demands on staff particularly from children with emotional needs and the new two-year-old intake, says Pat Gordon-Smith.
Latest nursery & childcare news & analysis
DfE claims ratio plans could slash fees by more than a quarter
Proposals to increase staff: child ratios in early years settings could see nurseries increasing their revenue by more than £200,000 a year, according to an analysis by the Department for Education.
Truss has visited more French nurseries than UK settings
Elizabeth Truss has made more official visits to French nurseries than early years settings and children's centres in England, Nursery World can reveal.
4Children and NCB chosen to deliver strategic support
Family charity 4Children and the National Children's Bureauhave been chosen as the Department for Education's Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) strategic partner for the next two years.
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Iodine deficiency linked to low child IQ levels
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Police investigate nursery sexual assault
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Irish nurseries investigated by police
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New online service for CRB checks
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Norland Nursery to close
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Government departments' nurseries under threat of closure
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More students sign up for specialist early years Level 5 Diploma
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More than 100 new free schools to open in 2014
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Phonics check branded 'a waste of money'
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Co-sleeping raises cot death risk
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Nursery is 'more beneficial' to children from poorer backgrounds
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Nursery complaints about Ofsted inspection on the rise
Management News
Latest Jobs
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Senior Early Years Practitioner / Early Years Practitioner, Fortune Green Nursery and Pre-School
17,000 - 19,000+ dependent on experience., NW6
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Qualified Early Years Teacher - Mosley, Catherine House Day Nursery
Salary negotiable, Moseley, Birmingham B13 9PZ
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Nursery Officers, The Eveline Day Nursery Schools Ltd
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Nursery Nurses and Room Leader - fantastic career opportunities, St Johns Wood., Bright Horizons Family Solutions
up to £19,500 depending on experience, North West London
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Overseas Childcare Team Members, In2Action
Competitive, Europe, Tunisia, Turkey, Egypt and The Canaries
Interviews
Interview - Fiona Veitch, Principal designate of the Thames Valley Free School
Fiona Veitch looks forward to the launch of a new free school for children with autism
Interview - Benita Refson, Chief executive of Place2Be
Place2Be is a national children's charity that provides school-based emotional and mental health support services.
Interview: Professor Leon Feinstein
The Early Intervention Foundation's interim head of evidence, and visiting professor at the London School of Economics Centre for the Analysis of Social Exclusion.
Latest Comment
Does France really lead the way?
Neil Leitch finds elements of practice to question on a visit to French nurseries
All in all ... the 'benefits cap'
Dr Katherine Runswick-Cole looks at the likely impact of the benefits cap
Latest From The Blog
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World of Beans
28 February 2013Beans here again! I’ll try not to rabbit on too much, but I was going to tell you about all the hopping mad things I got up to in February! (And a little bit about what’s been going on at Nursery World...
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The waiting game
18 January 2013Leading lights from the early years sector have been out in force at a succession of events this week – most planned on the assumption that, surely, the Government would have released its responses...