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Early years workforce ‘becoming less qualified’

Monday, March 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Last week, new analysis of the early years workforce revealed a troubling picture of 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.

Spring statement: apprenticeships, T-levels and business rates

News

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

| Nursery World

In the spring statement, Chancellor Philip Hammond said that he was announcing £80m to support small businesses in engaging apprenticeships.

Qualification levels among early years staff are falling

News

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.

Apprentice anguish

Opinion

Friday, March 2, 2018

| Nursery World

With the number of young people starting apprenticeships down by 40 per cent, it's a challenging time for employers, says Mark Dawe

Ceeda Data: About Early Years 2 - No such thing as free?

News

Monday, February 5, 2018

| Nursery World

Ceeda’s second early years sector survey shows that less than half of 30-hours places are offered free of charge, while a third of training budgets are being slashed. Here are the key figures

Workforce Strategy, Part 6: Diversity - Mirror, mirror

Features

Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

What progress is being made on representation of men in childcare, and what about other groups? asks Charlotte Goddard

Wales launches 10-year childcare plan

News

Monday, December 18, 2017

| Nursery World

The Welsh government has unveiled a 10-year plan to develop the early years, childcare and play workforce to deliver its commitment to offer 30-hour childcare for working parents.

Researchers seek reasons for fall in early years graduates

News

Monday, November 27, 2017

| Nursery World

PACEY and Voice are conducting joint research into why Early Years Teachers are leaving the sector, amid concerns that courses are closing, and that fewer students are choosing early years teaching as a career.

Workforce Strategy, Part 4: Careers - Getting in early

Features

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| Nursery World

Careers advice has long been a Cinderella service in schools. But with a massive shortage of early years staff, a new careers advice drive and the early years workforce strategy, there is finally a path to change, finds Charlotte Goddard

Scotland begins recruitment drive

News

Monday, October 30, 2017

| Nursery World

The Scottish government has launched a campaign to recruit 11,000 childcarers ahead of the introduction of the 30 hours.

Row over call to lower childcare qualfication rules in Ireland

News

Monday, October 30, 2017

| Nursery World

A campaign to relax the requirement for all childcare staff in Ireland to be qualified has been met with criticism from the sector.

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

News

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 survival and early years apprenticeships at NW's Business Summit

News

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

| Nursery World

All the hot early years topics are on the agenda at our annual summit, including surviving 30 hours and the progress of early years apprenticeships.

Workforce Strategy, Part 2: Level 3 - Levelled out

Features

Monday, September 4, 2017

| Nursery World

With the number of Level 3s completing courses falling by more than half, the sector is still in the grip of a recruitment crisis. What can the Workforce Strategy do, asks Charlotte Goddard

Trainers report Level 3 apprentice surge

News

Monday, May 29, 2017

| Nursery World

There has been a sharp increase in the number of apprentices signing up for Level 3 Early Years Educator (EYE) since the GCSE rule change, a Nursery World analysis shows.

All go at the Live Theatre and Nutrition Zone at Nursery World North

Other

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

| Nursery World

Don't miss our great free special feature zones at Nursery World North on 5 and 6 May in Liverpool.

Apprenticeships plan set out

News

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

| Nursery World

The new Institute for Apprenticeships, which launched this month, will regulate the quality of apprenticeships, including the new apprenticeship standards produced by employers.

Appeal for young to choose childcare amid recruitment crisis

News

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

| Nursery World

A new sector-led campaign with schools and colleges aims to encourage more young people to consider childcare as a career.

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

News

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.

Apprenticeship levy is a 'blunt instrument', MPs say

News

Friday, March 31, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government’s apprenticeships policies lack focus and will not close the skills gap because they fail to concentrate on the sectors and regions where training is most needed, an MPs' report warns.