Kids Planet opens graduate training scheme
Kids Planet, the UK's third largest nursery group, has joined forces with the Best Practice Network...
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Level 3 EYE qualification to be reviewed this summer
The Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification (EYE) will be reviewed by the national education...
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...
Special Report - On a mission to expand
Despite workforce challenges and spiralling costs, the sector continues to experience unprecedented...
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...
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...
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...
Anti-racist leadership: part 3 - What we say
Continuing her series on anti-racist leadership, this month, Liz Pemberton focuses on language
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...
Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 10 - Getting help
What resources are available to support staff’s mental, physical and financial wellbeing, asks...
Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 9 - All’s not equal
Wellbeing depends on all aspects of identity being respected. Charlotte Goddard considers issues...
Anti-Racist Leadership: Part 1 - Think again
In the first part of a new series, Liz Pemberton sets out how early years leaders can instil...
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...
Low pay forcing school support staff out of ‘job they love’
A quarter of school support staff have taken on second, or even third jobs, to make ends meet,...
Shortage of nannies could become a safeguarding issue
The current shortage of nannies is concerning, says Debbie Savernake
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...
A mixed picture post-furlough amid worker shortages
While some settings have seen occupancy levels bounce back, demand for others remains low following...
Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 4 - Body and soul
With half of early years staff saying work has made them ill, Charlotte Goddard looks at employee...
Survey highlights impact of Covid self-isolation policy on nursery closures
A quarter of nurseries (25 per cent) in England, Wales and Scotland had to partially close between...
‘I appreciate every lesson I’ve learnt’
Early years teacher trainee Mary McAleese explains the joys and challenges of practice, how she has...
Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 3 - Levelling up
How can settings help staff improve their academic skills and, therefore, confidence? Charlotte...
Amanda Spielman’s role as Ofsted chief inspector extended to 2023
Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman will remain in post for a further two years to oversee the...
Training Today: CPD - Deep impact
How can training managers who are designing in-house CPD ensure their programmes meet the needs of...
Nanny agency to offer support and training to set up childminders with home nurseries
Nanny agency Koru Kids has applied to become an Ofsted registered childminding agency, with the...
Survey predicts one in three staff plan to leave education jobs
Overwork, a lack of trust from Government, and stress from a data-driven working environment will...
Qualifications - Too much choice?
Research shows that prospective students must navigate their way through 320 early years degrees on...
Outdoor CPD: Part 3 - Confidence boost
How can early years settings build practitioners’ confidence in making the most of learning...
Outdoor CPD: Part 2 - Making memories
Outdoor CPD not only fits in with a range of training objectives but can also be more memorable and...
‘Urgent’ action needed to prevent the early years sector from collapse – workforce report
The early years sector is at risk of becoming unsustainable without ‘immediate intervention and...
Coronavirus: Warning nurseries could face shortage of qualified staff
Early years settings fear they could be left with staffing shortfalls in the new year, as a result...
Graduates 'make a long lasting difference to outcomes'
Settings which employ a graduate are linked with improved outcomes for children which last up to the...
Nursery Management: International - Covid abroad
How are managers coping with the coronavirus pandemic in other parts of the world, with different...
Nursery Management: Disadvantage - Helping hands
Charlotte Goddard looks at what early years settings can do to narrow the ‘attainment gap’ and...
Rebuilding Your Staff Team, Part 4 - Big picture
In the final part of this series, Jo Caswell covers how to support staff with safeguarding...
Continuing Professional Development, Part 2 - Spoilt for choice
Online CPD opportunities have greatly increased recently, but settings and practitioners need to...
Leadership Under the EIF: Building Confidence – Empower staff
Giving staff confidence in their own abilities will help them during an inspection, writes Annette...
‘Generations of talent being lost through lack of investment in early years workforce’
A new report urges the Government to improve the training, pay and conditions of early years staff...
Early years workforce: 'Forgotten key workers' driven out by low pay in increasingly volatile sector
One in 8 childcare workers is paid less than £5 an hour and many are forced to take on second jobs...
Training Talk – Difficult Behaviour
How a workshop helped Catharine Adjei approach challenging behaviour. By Gabriella Jozwiak
#StandUpForEarlyYears: Childbase Partnership celebrates 'extraordinary people'
More than 2,000 Childbase Partnership owners from the group's 43 nurseries came ‘together’ with...
Leadership Under the EIF: Continuing Professional Development - On a roll
Annette Rawstrone explains how managers can ensure CPD is effective for both individuals and the...
Early Intervention: Opportunity Areas: North Yorkshire – A coastal view
North Yorks’ intervention programmes tackling language and communication, in settings and the...
Leadership for the EIF: Monitoring Staff - In progress
What does performance management entail and how does it help staff, when preparing for inspection...
Nursery nurse staff voice concern about safety of reopening to more children
A survey by Unison of more than 2,000 nursery nurses and classroom assistants in nursery classes...
Workforce survey: Share your early years story
Early years staff and volunteers are invited to share their experience of the pandemic in a new...
Nursery staff's fear and pride working on the frontline
Annette Rawstrone speaks to early years leaders and practitioners about coping with the risks of...
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