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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.

To The Point: Just a numbers game?

Opinion

Monday, November 18, 2013

| Nursery World

I am increasingly concerned that the tail is wagging the dog when it comes to meeting the needs of our youngest children in education

A model for failure?

Opinion

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| Nursery World

Childminder agencies are being rushed in despite fundamental flaws, argues Neil Leitch

All in all ... the pupil premium

Opinion

Friday, July 26, 2013

| Nursery World

Dr Katherine Runswick-Cole is a senior research fellow in disability studies and psychology, at the Research Institute for Health and Social Change, Manchester Metropolitan University.

Anne Longfield: Why the Government's commitment to Family Hubs is 'not enough'

Opinion

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

| Nursery World

The chair of the Young Lives Commission and former Children's Commissioner for England, says the Government's ambition for Family Hubs is 'nowhere near the scale of what families need', nor is it enough to replace 'hundreds of closed Sure Start centres'.

Tammy Campbell: We need to ensure the extended entitlement doesn't worsen inequalities and disadvangtage

Opinion

Friday, September 1, 2023

| Nursery World

The director for early years at the Education Policy Institute says that the focus of early education has now shifted from children, to concentrate instead on promoting parental employment, which is problematic.

Still work to be done

Opinion

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

| Nursery World

While the funding review is great news, Neil Leitch warns the sector to stay focussed.

Does France really lead the way?

Opinion

Monday, May 20, 2013

| Nursery World

Neil Leitch finds elements of practice to question on a visit to French nurseries

Editor's view - Centre for Policy Studies Report

Opinion

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

| Nursery World

The early years sector must be prepared to stand up to critics.

To the point - What about outcomes?

Opinion

Monday, April 21, 2014

| Nursery World

Vidhya Alakeson fears current childcare policy will not ultimately boost quality

A far-reaching vision for the workforce in Wales

Opinion

Monday, October 6, 2014

| Nursery World

Huw Lewis, minister for education and skills, Wales, explains the Welsh Government's plans for the early years

A fairer deal is needed

Opinion

Monday, July 28, 2014

| Nursery World

Earlier this year, Birmingham City Council announced that from April 2015 childcare providers in the city would only be funded to deliver the free entitlement if they paid the Living Wage of £7.65 an hour. The uproar in the sector was well reported by Nursery World and is easy to understand.

'Liz Truss' arguments against protecting maintained nursery schools are confused'

Opinion

Thursday, June 26, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years organisations are urging the education and childcare minister to think again about her decision not to protect funding for nursery schools.