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New common inspection framework emphasises curriculum

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

| Nursery World

Assessment, curriculum and children’s outcomes are headline themes of the new common inspection framework (CIF) published yesterday.

Ofsted renews early years inspection contracts with Tribal and Prospects

News

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

| Nursery World

Ofsted has confirmed that early years inspections will continue to be outsourced to third-party inspection providers.

Government brings forward 30-hour childcare and funding review

News

Monday, June 1, 2015

| Nursery World

David Cameron will today unveil plans for a funding review to start ‘before the summer’ in advance of a pilot of 30 hours of free childcare from September 2016.

HR Update - Legal roundup

Features

Monday, June 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Following a raft of recent changes to maternity, sickness and other employment-related legislation, Jacqui Mann of HR4 Nurseries provides a roundup of 20 things every employer needs to know

Time to review employment restrictions

Opinion

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

| Nursery World

Chrissy Meleady of Early Years Equality calls for nursery employers to stop putting unreasonable restrictions in staff contracts

Alliance calls for seat at funding review table

News

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

| Nursery World

The Pre-School Learning Alliance has released a post-election manifesto in which it asks to work with government on the promised review of free entitlement funding.

Exclusive - Analysis uncovers true cost of party childcare pledges

News

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

| Nursery World

Data experts have costed the three main parties' pledges on extended free childcare.

Disqualification rules 'ineffective', say providers

News

Monday, April 20, 2015

| Nursery World

Rules banning early years staff from working with children because of who they live with are 'unfair' and 'ineffective', nurseries claim.

Council scraps plans for free hours funding withdrawal

News

Thursday, April 2, 2015

| Nursery World

Lancashire County Council confirmed today (2 April) that it will not be going ahead with plans that would have seen children with relatives working in the same setting losing their early education funding.

Council backs down over funded places plans for nursery staff

News

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Lancashire County Council has made a dramatic climbdown over its decision to ban nursery workers with related children in their nursery from claiming free hours funding.

Council stops children with relatives in nursery claiming free hours

News

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Education officials have slammed a council’s plans to stop children related to nursery staff from claiming free early education funding in the setting where they work.

End in sight for no-notice nursery inspections

News

Friday, March 27, 2015

| Nursery World

In future early years settings will receive a half-day's notice ahead of their routine inspection, Nursery World can exclusively reveal.

First aid training will be compulsory for all nursery staff

News

Thursday, March 12, 2015

| Nursery World

All newly qualified nursery staff will be legally required to take paediatric first aid training for the first time from next year.

HR Update - Fit for work

Features

Monday, March 9, 2015

| Nursery World

A new scheme is being introduced that will help employers struggling with employees who are off work sick for extended periods, says Jacqui Mann of HR4 Nurseries

Business development - Quality improvement

Features

Monday, March 9, 2015

| Nursery World

One council has increased the number of 'good' and 'outstanding' settings in its area by 44 per cent in two years. Hannah Crown reports on how they did it.

Last chance to take part in our survey into work-related health

News

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

| Nursery World

We know many people who work in nurseries experience physical problems: nearly 90 per cent of you reported experiencing back pain in a 2011 survey.

Government deletes controversial rule over apprentices' GCSEs

News

Friday, February 13, 2015

| Nursery World

The Government has formally abolished the five-year-rule, paving the way for GCSEs of any date to be used to complete an apprenticeship.

Guide to Ofsted’s new common inspection framework

News

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

| Nursery World

The new common inspection framework applies to all education inspections and will come into force from September 2015.

Ofsted set for radical overhaul to unite education inspections

News

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

| Nursery World

Early years settings, schools and colleges will be inspected under a new common inspection framework from September, with shorter and more frequent inspections.