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Editor's view - Looking back and forwards as 2013 ends

Opinion

Monday, December 16, 2013

| Nursery World

It's hard to believe that this is the final issue of Nursery World for 2013.

Editor's view: the future for children's centres

Opinion

Monday, December 2, 2013

| Nursery World

The National Children's Bureau (NCB) has begun a wide-ranging and much-needed debate on the future of children's centres, including a survey about their purpose and value.

Editor's view - Let's all go for a trip to the beach!

Opinion

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

| Nursery World

Just how fabulous does Woodland House Nursery's Beach School near Bristol sound?

Editor's view - Just when we thought that ratio relaxation moves had gone away

Opinion

Monday, November 4, 2013

| Nursery World

I think that the early years sector has been preserving a quiet sense of satisfaction that, amid all the policy moves that could threaten quality services for young children, the proposed ratio changes for babies and two-year-olds had been fought off.

Editor's view - Playing their cards right in the reshuffle?

Opinion

Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

When Government and opposition reshuffles come along, it's very hard to predict what will happen and impossible to know the machinations and trade-offs that go on behind the scenes.

Editor's view - The importance of making a difference

Opinion

Friday, October 4, 2013

| Nursery World

The early years sector's interest in and knowledge of food and nutrition for young children has certainly been on the rise recently.

Editor's view - A conversation should be a two-way process

Opinion

Friday, September 20, 2013

| Nursery World

The Ofsted Big Conversation meetings held across the country on the weekend of 13-14 September were a triumph of organisation, commitment, passion and positivity.

Editor's view - Nick Clegg tries to talk two-year-olds

Opinion

Friday, September 6, 2013

| Nursery World

You may have noticed that last week there were lots of stories in the national press and on TV news about Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg's 'announcement' about free places for two-year-olds.

Editor's view - stand firm against childminder agencies

Opinion

Friday, August 23, 2013

| Nursery World

Childminder agencies are due to become law in a year's time, and the Government's proposals are causing increasing alarm.

Editor's View - The not-so United Kingdom

Opinion

Friday, July 26, 2013

| Nursery World

The Royal baby may be in line for succession as monarch of the whole UK, but devolution seems to be increasingly afoot in terms of policies on early years.

Editor's View - Development Matters matters

Opinion

Friday, July 12, 2013

| Nursery World

Does the fact that Development Matters has been moved from the Department for Education's EYFS section of its website matter?

Editor's view - help is on hand for offering funded twos places

Opinion

Friday, June 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Find support for taking on funded two-year-olds, says Liz Roberts

Editor's view - It was politics that won the day on ratios

Opinion

Friday, June 14, 2013

| Nursery World

The Government climbdown on the proposal to relax the staff:child ratios in nurseries and childminders felt like a huge victory for the early years sector.

Editor's View - the new apprenticeship scheme

Opinion

Friday, May 31, 2013

| Nursery World

The Government has provided 2 million for an Apprenticeship Bursary Scheme for 1,000 early years students.

Editor's view - inspection angst

Opinion

Friday, May 17, 2013

| Nursery World

An increasing number of nurseries say their inspection 'requires improvement'

Editor's View: It's time to 'lobby a Lord'

Opinion

Friday, May 3, 2013

| Nursery World

What's next in the fight against ratio changes?

Editor's view - A week is a long time in the early years sector

Opinion

Friday, April 19, 2013

| Nursery World

What a hectic week it has been - both for the early years sector and for Nursery World!

Editor's view - It's hard to have your say on More Great Childcare

Opinion

Friday, March 22, 2013

| Nursery World

You could almost hear the collective cheer from the early years sector that went up when Professor Cathy Nutbrown finally unleashed her disparaging response to the Government proposals in 'More Great Childcare'.

Editor's View - Nurseries find it hard even to be sustainable

Opinion

Friday, March 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Every year the Daycare Trust releases its survey of childcare costs, prompting outrage at the fees charged for nursery and childminder places.

Editor's view - Outrage grows over 'More Great Childcare'

Opinion

Friday, February 22, 2013

| Nursery World

Impassioned reactions to the Government's 'More Great Childcare' reforms continue to pour in, as you can see from our News pages, our Letters page and our website.

Editor's view - let's get the facts heard

Opinion

Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Calm, rational lobbying is what is needed

Editor's View - Policy announcements are a long time coming

Opinion

Friday, January 25, 2013

| Nursery World

In my last Editor's View, I started by saying that there was still no sign of government announcements about the Nutbrown Review and the Childcare Commission. Two weeks on - and we're still waiting.

Editor's View - Speculation continues on relaxation of ratios

Opinion

Friday, January 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Still no pronouncement on ratios, regulation and childcare affordability as Nursery World went to press, but by the time you read this, the Government may well have released its response to Nutbrown and the Childcare Commission.

Editor's view - Positive signs for EYPs

Opinion

Friday, November 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Although there has been no response yet from the Government to the Nutbrown review of early years qualifications and workforce, there have been some interesting clues emerging as to what some of the decisions might be.

Editor's View - Twos are centre stage on the early years scene

Opinion

Friday, November 9, 2012

| Nursery World

Two is definitely the magic number in the early years sector at the moment, referring of course to two-year-olds - the free places for the 40 per cent most disadvantaged, the Progress Check and all the challenges of funding, provision and practice.

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Editor's view - Looking back and forwards as 2013 ends

Editor's view: the future for children's centres

Editor's view - Let's all go for a trip to the beach!

Editor's view - Just when we thought that ratio relaxation moves had gone away

Editor's view - Playing their cards right in the reshuffle?

Editor's view - The importance of making a difference

Editor's view - A conversation should be a two-way process

Editor's view - Nick Clegg tries to talk two-year-olds

Editor's view - stand firm against childminder agencies

Editor's View - The not-so United Kingdom

Editor's View - Development Matters matters

Editor's view - help is on hand for offering funded twos places

Editor's view - It was politics that won the day on ratios

Editor's View - the new apprenticeship scheme

Editor's view - inspection angst

Editor's View: It's time to 'lobby a Lord'

Editor's view - A week is a long time in the early years sector

Editor's view - It's hard to have your say on More Great Childcare

Editor's View - Nurseries find it hard even to be sustainable

Editor's view - Outrage grows over 'More Great Childcare'

Editor's view - let's get the facts heard

Editor's View - Policy announcements are a long time coming

Editor's View - Speculation continues on relaxation of ratios

Editor's view - Positive signs for EYPs

Editor's View - Twos are centre stage on the early years scene

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