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Scottish workforce review calls for living wage for early years staff

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.

Schools to train thousands of teachers

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Friday, June 15, 2012

| Nursery World

Up to 10,000 trainee teachers will be trained directly by schools, rather than through teacher training colleges, in plans set out by the education secretary.

Early years teaching centres named

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

| Nursery World

18 more local authorities to pilot payment-by-resultsParents and community groups given right to run their own centres

Nick Clegg speaks out against Michael Gove's free schools

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Monday, October 21, 2013

| Nursery World

The Deputy Prime Minister is expected to say this week that he believes free schools have too much freedom.

Council nursery staff warn pay cuts will hit quality

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Friday, August 19, 2016

| Nursery World

Nursery workers in Brighton and Hove have warned children will receive poorer quality care if the council goes ahead with its plans to cut their pay and working hours.

Concern over agency models as pilots start off

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Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

A few weeks into the childminder agency pilots, a number of organisations have begun to consult with the early years sector about their proposed models.

£3m Childcare Works programme launches to support 30 hours policy

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Saturday, November 5, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government has awarded a £3m contract to ensure settings and councils ‘work closely together’ to create enough childcare to implement the 30 hours policy.

Wales builds upon its childcare offer

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Friday, November 11, 2016

| Nursery World

The Welsh Government has announced further developments to its 30-hours free childcare pledge, as well as a funded package of courses to upskill its early years workforce.

NCMA re-brands to widen membership to include nursery workers

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Friday, March 15, 2013

| Nursery World

The National Childminding Association re-launches today as the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years.

Free entitlement should be linked to quality of early years settings

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Thursday, August 28, 2014

| Nursery World

A think tank is calling for early education funding to be given only to providers who can show they are ‘raising their game’.

Funding doubled for early years apprenticeship scheme

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Friday, November 22, 2013

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has doubled the funding available for the early years bursary scheme to £3,000 in a bid to encourage more applicants.

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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

Schools to train thousands of teachers

Early years teaching centres named

Nick Clegg speaks out against Michael Gove's free schools

Council nursery staff warn pay cuts will hit quality

Concern over agency models as pilots start off

£3m Childcare Works programme launches to support 30 hours policy

Wales builds upon its childcare offer

NCMA re-brands to widen membership to include nursery workers

Free entitlement should be linked to quality of early years settings

Funding doubled for early years apprenticeship scheme

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