Management

Playgrounds were shut in the first lockdown, nurseries closed, many parents were cut off from services ILLUSTRATION Laura Wood
Features

Lockdown babies part 1: New series explores the impact of Covid today

Health
Just Childcare and All About Children have merged under the brand of their owners, the Dutch nursery group Partou PHOTO: Partou
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Nursery groups Just Childcare and All About Children merge under ownership of Partou

Provision
Features

Management Queries: How to work with parents on gender play?

Management
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Ofsted puts school inspections on hold for mental health training for inspectors, but early years inspections will continue

Inspection
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Nursery group Alpha Nurseries closes due to financial problems

Provision
The sector has reacted with surprise to Pen Green Children's Centre's Inadequate inspection grade, PHOTO: Pen Green Centre
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Sector voices its support to Pen Green Children's Centre after Inadequate Ofsted grade

Provision
Pen Green Children's centre, Corby
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Award winning Pen Green Children's Centre rated inadequate by Ofsted

Inspection
Team Leaders Shamima Begum and Kayley Henry with practitioner Mariama Faal at Childbase Partnership's Crescent Day Nursery in Edgbaston, Birmingham PHOTO Childbase
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Childbase staff to receive attendance award in extra paid leave

Provision
The latest DfE data shows the drop in childcare providers is largely down to a loss of thousands of childminders in a 12-month period, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Concerns childminders will cease to exist as DfE survey reveals a 5 per cent drop in childcare providers

Provision
Chief inspector, Amanda Spielman, has published a statement following the inquest of Ruth Perry, who took her own life earlier this year, PHOTO: Ofsted
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Ofsted apologises to the family of former head teacher Ruth Perry

Inspection
A senior coroner has listed Ofsted inspection as a 'contributing factor' in a head teacher's death
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Ofsted inspection 'contributed' to head teacher Ruth Perry's death, says coroner

Inspection
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Take part in our free webinar about nursery security with Almas Industries – plus survey findings

Management
The DfE has confirmed the national average funding rates for the delivery of the extended offer from April, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
News

DfE confirms extended 30 hours funding rates, but sector says they don't reflect the 'real delivery cost'

Funding
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Ofsted to bring in changes to post-inspection complaints process from January, as 80 per cent back plans

Policy & Politics
Wendy Ratcliff: 'Amongst all the challenges, our inspection results show that most children are getting good early education, and that's a reason to be optimistic about the future'
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Interview – Wendy Ratcliff, Ofsted's Principal Officer for Early Education 

Policy & Politics
Amanda Spielman steps down as Ofsted chief inspector next month after seven years in the role
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Ofsted highlights early years workforce crisis in annual report

Policy & Politics

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