Sector invited to contribute to Level 3 Early Years Educator review
The review of the Early Years Educator (EYE) qualification has opened for feedback from the sector...
Careers & Training
Number of children in receipt of early years pupil premium at record high
The number of children eligible for the early years pupil premium has risen to 116,500, the highest...
Integration: part 2 - New horizons
How can nursery groups taking on a new setting build a positive working culture within the...
Kids Planet opens graduate training scheme
Kids Planet, the UK's third largest nursery group, has joined forces with the Best Practice Network...
How the Building on Success training programme has helped me navigate change
The Government’s Early Years Professional Development Programme was launched in 2019 to improve the...
Year long inquiry into UK education calls for a 'significant boost' to early years funding
A new report finds the education system is ‘failing’ and calls for wide scale change including...
Level 3 EYE qualification to be reviewed this summer
The Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification (EYE) will be reviewed by the national education...
Get your tickets to our Sustainability in the Early Years conference
There's just less than a month to go until our conference on sustainability on 13 July where...
Updated guidance on the new early years leadership qualification now out
More guidance has been published on the National Professional Qualification for Early Years...
Training Today - New cultures
With the pandemic having a knock-on effect on children’s development and settings’ finances, what...
Training Today - Aiming for the top
The new management-tier Level 5 and proposed Level 6 apprenticeships have been broadly well-received...
Training Today - Find a best fit
What are the best training options for those wishing to enter the early years sector, and for...
Professional books – recommended for your shelf
Karen Hart focuses on some compelling new reads, spanning play, SEND and being passionate about the...
Hundreds of learners sign up for Level 5 early years apprenticeship
More than 500 early years staff embarked upon the newly-created Level 5 early years apprenticeship...
Early years sector condemns Telegraph article and unites behind Liz Pemberton's 'vital work'
The sector has rallied behind early years expert and trainer Liz Pemberton, after The Telegraph...
Join us at Nursery World Exchange in Sheffield on 9 June
Nursery World Exchange is heading north to Sheffield on 9 June for another great day of networking...
Nursery group and childcare training company join club to address chronic skills shortages
Tops Day Nurseries and Aspire Training Team have joined The 5% Club – an employer led charity whose...
Charity's toilet training course aims to help children be 'school ready'
A course to support early years professionals to help children with toilet training and ensure they...
Interview - Diana Lawton, nursery MD and apprenticeship campaigner
Lawton, who is managing director of Our Monkey Club, was one of a number of people in the sector...
Take part in vital new research into nursery staffing
Business and data consultancy CACI is carrying out research and analysis of nursery staff across the...
Thrive Childcare and Education's new director of people to focus on recruitment and retention
Thrive Childcare and Education has appointed its first director of people and communications to...
DfE urged to make full and relevant qualifications list 'easier to understand'
There are calls for the Department for Education to make its early years qualifications list...
Fennies nursery group opens its own training academy
Fennies nursery group has launched its own training academy, offering CPD courses and a scheme for...
Concerns student loan changes could reduce number of low-income students attending university
There are fears changes to the terms of student loans could impact on the number of students from...
New training to support children with communication difficulties
A new programme for nursery staff to address speech and communication difficulties in young children...
New EYFS Essentials training videos on the early years curriculum out now
Leading early years specialist Jan Dubiel presents the latest series of Nursery World EYFS...
Nursery World Show 2022 – Live action!
After a two-year absence, the ever-popular Nursery World Show returns in April for another...
‘Helping parents to do the little things that make a big difference’
Liz Ersoy explains how an innovative online training programme is supporting early years...
Busy Bees to recruit 700 new apprentices
Busy Bees has launched its biggest ever recruitment drive as it looks to take on 700 new apprentices...
Government launches new flexible apprenticeships
The Government is introducing new flexi-job apprenticeships so learners so can ‘earn while they...
Government urged to do more to increase the number of apprentices
The Department for Education (DfE) has been slammed for missing the Government’s own target for...
Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 10 - Getting help
What resources are available to support staff’s mental, physical and financial wellbeing, asks...
Why physical activity in the early years is so vital
A free course, a finalist in the Nursery World Awards 2021, aims to train early years practitioners...
Professional books – for your shelf
Karen Faux recommends four recent releases that will provide plenty of food for thought and action.
Training Special Report - On course
Karen Hart looks at the early years training and qualifications landscape, from the review of Level...
New PhD to focus on Welsh language in the early years and the new curriculum
Welsh-medium early years organisation Mudiad Meithrin has announced it has been successful in its...
Nursery World Exchange goes to Cheltenham
Our next Nursery World Exchange event will be at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Cheltenham on...
Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis
More than eight in ten early years settings are struggling to recruit staff and half of them are...
Sector concerned DfE mentoring programme will put added pressure on nurseries
The DfE’s new mentoring programme has faced criticism from the sector, with some raising concern it...
Outdoor CPD: Part 12 - On a mission to mentor
In the last part of this series, Gabriella Jozwiak considers the importance of coaching and...
Qualification Levels: Part 6 - New horizons
What are the options and requirements for early years degree students? Charlotte Goddard reports
Staff health & Wellbeing: Part 8 - Covid’s legacy
How can employers ensure staff’s health and wellbeing needs are met post-pandemic, asks Charlotte...
Discover our new series of EYFS Essentials training videos
Two new series of our acclaimed EYFS Essentials online training videos are now available - A New...
New training programme aims to combat early years recruitment crisis
A training programme to support those who are unemployed to gain the skills and qualifications to...
Degree-level practitioners sought for DfE mentoring programme
The DfE is looking for early years 'experts', 'mentors' and 'area leads' for its leadership support...
Consultation launched on content and standards for updated Early Childhood Studies degree
The sector is invited to respond to a consultation on a revision to the nature of Early Childhood...
DfE to reform Level 3 early years qualifications
The Department for Education is to review and reform level 3 early years qualifications as part of...
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