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British Sign Language wins GCSE equivalent status for early years apprenticeships

Thursday, April 20, 2017

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British Sign Language (BSL) is to be included as an alternative to GCSE English in early years apprenticeships from 24 April, after years of lobbying from equalities campaigners.

Ofsted report says best place for twos is in schools

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Monday, April 7, 2014

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The early years sector has been left in no doubt that Ofsted believes that the best place for the poorest two-year-olds is in schools.

Exclusive: Ofsted - Data delay exposed

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Monday, April 21, 2014

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An investigation by the Pre-school Learning Alliance has revealed that data on more than 400 early years inspections was omitted from quarterly statistics published by Ofsted last year due to delays in the publication of inspection reports, Nursery World can exclusively reveal.

Ofsted figures show notable rise in good and outstanding grades

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

| Nursery World

The number of nurseries and childminders awarded good or outstanding grades has risen markedly over the last quarter, the latest Ofsted figures show.

Nursery complaints about Ofsted inspection on the rise

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Friday, May 17, 2013

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Complaints about Ofsted inspections are nothing new, but in recent weeks, Nursery World has been inundated with emails, comments on our forum, and our Linkedin group, pointing to growing unrest and frustration with Ofsted's inspections regime.

Disqualification rules 'ineffective', say providers

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Monday, April 20, 2015

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Rules banning early years staff from working with children because of who they live with are 'unfair' and 'ineffective', nurseries claim.

EXCLUSIVE: Working Poverty, Childcare Practitioners - Childcare’s dirty secret

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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

| Nursery World

We know early years education suffers from a pay problem, but just how does this affect practitioners’ ability to afford to lead ‘normal’ lives? Hannah Crown has these shocking findings from our exclusive survey

Ofsted early years consultation: investment is key, sector says

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Friday, April 19, 2013

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There has been a mixed response from the early years sector to Ofsted's proposals to increase the frequency of inspections for weaker settings and replace the grade of 'satisfactory' with 'requires improvement'.

Quality care hangs in the balance

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Friday, May 17, 2013

| Nursery World

The staff:child ratio changes ignore the competing demands on staff particularly from children with emotional needs and the new two-year-old intake, says Pat Gordon-Smith.

Ofsted clampdown sees early years grades fall

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

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The latest statistics for early years inspections show that Ofsted is being tougher on childminders and nurseries with more being judged inadequate and fewer given an outstanding grade.

Exclusive - Analysis uncovers true cost of party childcare pledges

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

| Nursery World

Data experts have costed the three main parties' pledges on extended free childcare.

Pre-School Learning Alliance requests Ofsted data on inspection outcomes

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

| Nursery World

The Pre-School Learning Alliance (PLA) has filed a Freedom of Information (FOI) request with Ofsted asking for data on the number of early years settings downgraded in recent inspections.

Outstanding nursery's 'inadequate' downgrade over mobile snaps

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Monday, February 8, 2016

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A previously outstanding nursery has been downgraded to inadequate after staff photographed children on their mobiles and sent the pictures to parents.

Government brings forward 30-hour childcare and funding review

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Monday, June 1, 2015

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David Cameron will today unveil plans for a funding review to start ‘before the summer’ in advance of a pilot of 30 hours of free childcare from September 2016.

Ofsted set for radical overhaul to unite education inspections

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

| Nursery World

Early years settings, schools and colleges will be inspected under a new common inspection framework from September, with shorter and more frequent inspections.

Coronavirus: DfE updates early years guidance in response to PM 'roadmap'

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

| Nursery World

Wraparound childcare, including care provided by childminders, can restart from 8 March, as part of the gradual easing of lockdown restrictions announced yesterday.

Opposition parties win childcare voucher extension

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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

| Nursery World

The scrapping of childcare vouchers has been delayed, after Labour forced a vote on the issue in the House of Commons yesterday.

New apprenticeships funding system 'will widen training and jobs gap'

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Monday, March 27, 2017

| Nursery World

The apprenticeship levy will worsen the North-South divide in training opportunities and jobs, a leading think-tank has warned.

Confusion as settings ‘hounded’ to pay for music licences

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Monday, April 17, 2017

| Nursery World

Childcare providers are challenging music licensing bodies which claim they must pay to play recorded music in their settings.

First glimpse of new inspections framework shows improvements for childminders

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

| Nursery World

Childminders have performed better than nurseries in initial results from the first two months of the new inspections framework.

Toddler death nursery accused of health and safety breaches over jelly choking

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Monday, January 18, 2016

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The case of a nursery accused of blunders which led to a toddler choking to death on a cube of jelly will be heard at crown court.

Four-fifths of early years providers rated good or above by Ofsted

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Friday, November 28, 2014

| Nursery World

The early years sector has been praised for the level of good and outstanding Ofsted grades achieved, but latest inspections are running at a lower level

First aid training will be compulsory for all nursery staff

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Thursday, March 12, 2015

| Nursery World

All newly qualified nursery staff will be legally required to take paediatric first aid training for the first time from next year.

Call for all nursery staff to be qualified in paediatric first aid

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Monday, December 15, 2014

| Nursery World

MPs will debate in parliament today whether all nursery staff should be qualified in paediatric first aid, following a campaign by parents.

Childcare and Education T level content published

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

| Nursery World

The detail of the education and childcare T-level has now been published.

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British Sign Language wins GCSE equivalent status for early years apprenticeships

Ofsted report says best place for twos is in schools

Exclusive: Ofsted - Data delay exposed

Ofsted figures show notable rise in good and outstanding grades

Nursery complaints about Ofsted inspection on the rise

Disqualification rules 'ineffective', say providers

EXCLUSIVE: Working Poverty, Childcare Practitioners - Childcare’s dirty secret

Ofsted early years consultation: investment is key, sector says

Quality care hangs in the balance

Ofsted clampdown sees early years grades fall

Exclusive - Analysis uncovers true cost of party childcare pledges

Pre-School Learning Alliance requests Ofsted data on inspection outcomes

Outstanding nursery's 'inadequate' downgrade over mobile snaps

Government brings forward 30-hour childcare and funding review

Ofsted set for radical overhaul to unite education inspections

Coronavirus: DfE updates early years guidance in response to PM 'roadmap'

Opposition parties win childcare voucher extension

New apprenticeships funding system 'will widen training and jobs gap'

Confusion as settings ‘hounded’ to pay for music licences

First glimpse of new inspections framework shows improvements for childminders

Toddler death nursery accused of health and safety breaches over jelly choking

Four-fifths of early years providers rated good or above by Ofsted

First aid training will be compulsory for all nursery staff

Call for all nursery staff to be qualified in paediatric first aid

Childcare and Education T level content published

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