Concern children with 'low level' SEND not being identified
Early years SENCOs are worried that children presenting with ‘low levels’ of special educational...
Workforce
Childcare Counsel - new furlough rules
Hannah Belton, director and head of employment law at Morgan LaRoche, on how the furlough scheme is...
Coronavirus: understanding practitioner anxiety and how to respond
Inevitably, levels of anxiety among early years practitioners are rising at the prospect of children...
Training Talk - Well-Being During the Virus Outbreak
Pre-school manager Shelle Stevens found a Covid-19-related course useful. By Gabriella Jozwiak
Childcare Counsel - returning from furlough
Hannah Belton, director and head of employment law, Morgan LaRoche, on returning to work from...
New early years guidance for settings planning for wider opening
Childcare providers have been told by the Government to ‘use their professional judgement’ and...
Workforce survey: Share your early years story
Early years staff and volunteers are invited to share their experience of the pandemic in a new...
Childminders left confused by mixed messaging from Government over work return
Thousands of childminders have been left confused by Government guidance, which seemingly states...
#StandUpForEarlyYears: Lockdown has boosted parents' respect for early years staff, says Montessori poll
More than three quarters (77 per cent) of parents have an increased respect for nursery staff and...
Early Intervention: Opportunity Areas: Oldham - At home
In Oldham, a literacy programme that has helped families improve their home learning environment...
Leadership: Staff Well-Being - Well supported
Staff well-being is more of a focus than ever under the new Education Inspection Framework. Annette...
Management: Coronavirus - Business as unusual
Laura Hoyland of Hopscotch Consultancy troubleshoots the different issues faced by the managers of...
Childcare Counsel: furlough and funding
Andrew Manners, director, Morgan LaRoche, on furlough and funding
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...
Government makes U-turn on nurseries' access to furlough cash
The Government has backtracked on the amount of financial support that early years providers can...
New project to track Covid-19 impact on early years sector
The immediate and lasting impact of the coronavirus on the early years sector is being gauged by a...
Leadership - In a good place
Following on from last month’s article on vision, Annette Rawstrone sets out how it is more...
Staff Physical Health - Physical change
Following last month’s article about mental well-being, Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy’s Laura...
Updated furlough guidance gives flexibility for nurseries to rotate staff
Nursery workers that have been put on temporary leave by their employer during the coronavirus...
Nursery Management: Technology - Hello, Mr Robot
As robots become ever more sophisticated, what future role could they play in the early years – and...
Nursery Management: Management - Overlooked
Leaders and managers are often missing out when it comes to supervision. But Anita Soni has trialled...
Management - Looking after staff
Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy’s managing director, Laura Hoyland, explains how managers can make...
Workforce survey: Early years sector under increasing strain
Widespread staff shortages and retention problems in nurseries are leading to a rise in workplace...
Childcare seminar and report examine the state of the market
LaingBuisson is holding its third Childcare Seminar exploring market opportunities and challenges on...
Study identifies three types of early years professional
Researchers have followed the professional journeys of early years workers to try and find out their...
Guide to: using the apprenticeship service - Greater access
As of January 2020, the digital apprenticeship service has been available to small employers that...
Leadership - Age of reason
In the first of a new series on good leadership and management under the Education Inspection...
Low pay forces early years workers to quit jobs they love
Early years workers should be paid the same as primary teachers, according to new research, which...
Innovative software allows families to book childcare by the hour
A new early learning and childcare management system which aims to bring greater flexibility to...
Parents not convinced of value of apprenticeships, research suggests
Findings from a survey of 1,000 Mumsnet users with children aged 13-18 reveal that more than 60 per...
Level 5 standard in dispute
A tug of war is taking place over whether the Level 5 apprenticeship standard should contain a...
Workforce - Staffing levels still in recovery
To what extent are recent policy changes to blame for the recruitment crisis? A new report from the...
Management - Taking the load off
In the first of a new series troubleshooting common management problems, Laura Hoyland, of Hopscotch...
Government policies have failed to improve early years workforce qualification levels
The Government lacks a long-term strategy to develop the early years workforce, with falling...
Scottish government says childcare expansion on track, despite some delays
While more than one in three eligible children are taking up the expanded 1,140 hours of funded...
Nursery World Business Summit - Sector insight
‘UK nursery businesses: striving for success’ was the theme of this Big Debate at Nursery World’s...
Workforce: Human Capital - Adding value to the early years
The Government wants a new definition of ‘human capital’. Plymouth Institute of Education’s Verity...
Irish childcare crisis laid bare in report
‘Early childhood education and care in Ireland is facing a black abyss,’ an early years expert has...
EXCLUSIVE: Working Poverty, Childcare Practitioners - Childcare’s dirty secret
We know early years education suffers from a pay problem, but just how does this affect...
Poor areas hit hardest by rising nursery closures
More nurseries are closing in the most deprived areas of the country than elsewhere, according to...
Childcare practitioners 'living in poverty' - exclusive survey
One in ten childcare workers are officially in poverty, according to shocking new findings from...
Staff - With feeling
A chance comment about ‘compassion fatigue’ led Angela Hodgkins, senior lecturer at the University...
Staff - Good to talk
Mental health in the early years has been pushed up the agenda. One nursery group is now paying for...
Ceeda Data: About Early Years 4 - Gaps in the market
The new About Early Years Sector Skills Survey finds childcare employers are four times as likely to...
Nursery Chains: Staff - Unsung heroes
Five ‘back office’ employees – spanning health and safety, customer services, recruitment, finance...
CEEDA DATA: 2017/18 annual report - Pressure and pride
The funding gap is huge, poorer parts of the country have less access to childcare, and...
Nursery Management: workforce: the future - On the cards
What does the future have in store for the early years workforce if current trends continue? Sara...
Nursery Management: Qualifications - Status quo?
What does the history of early years policy and qualifications tell us about today’s workforce?...
Nursery Management: International - Work abroad
We know that pay and prestige are a problem for early years staff in the UK, but how does the...
Nursery Management: Research - In the know
What characteristics are required for those working in the early years? Verity Campbell-Barr sets...
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