Study identifies three types of early years professional
Researchers have followed the professional journeys of early years workers to try and find out their...
Workforce
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...
Nursery Management: Mentoring - Follow their lead
What role does mentoring play in maintaining a quality early years workforce? Annette Rawstrone...
Workforce Strategy, Part 11: Final Roundup - Stop or go?
More than a year after its launch, has the Workforce Strategy delivered? Charlotte Goddard provides...
Nursery Management: Staff Development - Shadow role
Job-shadowing in settings both at home and abroad can be a great way to share best practice, reflect...
Nursery Management: Staff - Guide them in
A well-structured staff induction programme goes a long way to helping retain employees and brings...
Ethics - Do the right thing
How can practitioners approach difficult situations in a truly ethical way? Carla Solvason reports
Nursery Management: Supervision - Look and learn
Everyone agrees on the need for decent supervision. So why is it so hard to achieve, asks Ruth...
Nursery Management: Staff - Fit for life
We’re all used to being told the importance of a healthy lifestyle, but can practitioners practise...
Nursery Management: Training - Under one roof
Settings are trying to GCSE-proof future staff via bespoke training. Charlotte Goddard investigates
Nursery Management: Recruitment - Staff wanted
A drop in the numbers applying for jobs, and in the quality of candidates, is leaving the sector...
Nursery Management: Poverty - Destined for failure?
Early years practitioners know that part of their job is reducing the disadvantage gap. But what do...
Nursery Management: Qualifications - Recruitment quagmire
An awarding body, training providers, colleges and nursery owners are united in their opinion that...
Nursery Management: Exclusive: Staff health - Suffering in silence
The first-ever dedicated survey of the impact of nursery work on physical health is in. Katy Morton...
Nursery Management: Specialist teachers - Special delivery
Bringing creative and sports experts into early years settings requires much thought and business...
Nursery Management: Staff Mental Health - Keeping a clear head
With so much focus on children's well-being, it can be easy to overlook those who care for them....
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