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Why we are introducing childminder agencies

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, February 5, 2013
  • | Nursery World
The agencies being introduced by the Children and Families Bill will support great childminders and encourage more to enter the profession, says Education Minister Elizabeth Truss

To the point: We must aim high

    Opinion
  • Friday, July 6, 2012
  • | Nursery World
'Narrowing the gap' has been a central focus of investment in early years, aimed at decreasing the divide in life chances between those children who are the haves and have-nots.

'Don't close the door to new recruits'

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, June 26, 2012
  • | Nursery World
Raising the qualifications bar risks locking out some school leavers and young people, warns CACHE chief executive Richard Dorrance, in his response to the Nutbrown review.

The Minister's View - Making a difference

    Opinion
  • Friday, June 22, 2012
  • | Nursery World
Ensuring that early education and childcare professionals have the right skills is vitally important. That is why I commissioned a comprehensive review of qualifications last year.

Editor's view - a bold and ambitious report

    Opinion
  • Friday, June 22, 2012
  • | Nursery World
There will doubtless be long and heated discussions over Professor Cathy Nutbrown's recommendations put forward in her final report, Foundations for Quality: the independent review of early education and childcare qualifications, before the Government makes its response.

"It doesn't take GCSEs..."

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, April 17, 2012
  • | Nursery World
"It doesn't take GCSE's or anything else to change nappies, just common sense" - comments on the Nutbrown Review. Julian Grenier gives his response on his latest blog

Exclusive: The Minister's View - Let's raise the bar

    Opinion
  • Friday, March 16, 2012
  • | Nursery World
There have been plenty of eye-catching reports relating to childcare over the last decade. Not all create the headlines they deserve, but every so often you get one that jumps up and down demanding attention.

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