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Nursery chain offers 'babble to chatter' scheme

Thursday, April 16, 2015

| Nursery World

The UK’s largest nursery group Busy Bees has launched a new training programme to help practitioners to develop children’s early language skills.

Nutbrown Review: Final report maps way ahead for quality early years workforce

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Monday, June 18, 2012

| Nursery World

A new early years teaching qualification, minimum standards for maths and English, and clear job titles and roles, are among some of the 19 recommendations made by Professor Cathy Nutbrown.

Qualification levels among early years staff are falling

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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

| Nursery World

New analysis of the early years workforce reveals a worrying time for the sector, with a downward trend in the proportion of qualified staff and the prospect that in the future the workforce may be less qualified than it is now.

Childcare providers call for relaxation of qualifications to tackle staffing 'crisis'

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Thursday, October 19, 2017

| Nursery World

An organisation of independent childcare providers in Ireland is calling for a temporary relaxation of the rules that all childcare staff be qualified to alleviate the sector ‘recruitment crisis’.

30 hours expansion: DfE commits £100m in funding to expand provision and EYFS regulatory changes

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Friday, October 27, 2023

| Nursery World

The Government has announced £100m in capital funding for early years providers to expand their provision ahead of the 30 hours extension, along with regulatory changes to the EYFS to provide more 'flexibility for settings'.

Scottish workforce review calls for living wage for early years staff

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Thursday, June 4, 2015

| Nursery World

The Scottish government has pledged £1m for early years workforce development, following a review that highlighted low pay and and qualification levels.

Charities call for graduate-led nurseries to boost children's early language

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Thursday, April 9, 2015

| Nursery World

A coalition of organisations concerned with early language are calling for every nursery in England to be led by a graduate by 2020.

Government rejects calls for more focus on play in new qualifications

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Friday, July 12, 2013

| Nursery World

Despite a call for more emphasis on play-based learning from many respondents to the consultation on Early Years Educator qualifications, the Government has not amended the criteria.

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

| Nursery World

Nurseries in Wales are struggling to stay afloat due to low funding rates and rising business costs, according to findings from the NDNA’s annual survey.

Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis

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Thursday, December 2, 2021

| Nursery World

More than eight in ten early years settings are struggling to recruit staff and half of them are having to turn away new parents because of staff shortages, sector research suggests.

Irish Government announces €85m package of childcare measures

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Friday, October 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Delivering Budget 2016, Ireland’s ministers announced €85m in new childcare funding to improve the country’s provision.

Labour commits to protecting early years funding

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Thursday, February 12, 2015

| Nursery World

Early years and school funding would be protected ‘in real terms',under a Labour Government.

Childminders - Opposition to agencies persists

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Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government's approach is only fuelling concerns in the sector, says Pat Gordon-Smith.

Nutbrown slams 'More Great Childcare' plans

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

| Nursery World

Professor Cathy Nutbrown has launched a highly critical response to the government's proposals in 'More Great Childcare', saying that they 'will shake the foundations of quality provision for young children'.

Parents 'will be turned away' due to Level 3 staffing crisis

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021

| Nursery World

While recruiting Level 3-qualified staff has been an issue for several years, settings have told Nursery World that the situation is now so dire they fear they will be forced to turn families away because of staff shortages.

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Nursery chain offers 'babble to chatter' scheme

Nutbrown Review: Final report maps way ahead for quality early years workforce

Qualification levels among early years staff are falling

Childcare providers call for relaxation of qualifications to tackle staffing 'crisis'

30 hours expansion: DfE commits £100m in funding to expand provision and EYFS regulatory changes

Scottish workforce review calls for living wage for early years staff

Charities call for graduate-led nurseries to boost children's early language

Government rejects calls for more focus on play in new qualifications

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis

Irish Government announces €85m package of childcare measures

Labour commits to protecting early years funding

Childminders - Opposition to agencies persists

Nutbrown slams 'More Great Childcare' plans

Parents 'will be turned away' due to Level 3 staffing crisis

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