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Owners reeling at huge increases to business rates

Monday, October 17, 2016

| Nursery World

Nurseries across the country have reacted with shock and anger to huge rises in business rates due to come into effect next April.

Common Inspection Framework: Part 3 - Delving into the detail

Features

Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

In the third part of our series on the Common Inspection Framework, The Pre-School Learning Alliance's Michael Freeston provides an indepth comparison of past and current criteria.

Apprenticeship levy is a 'blunt instrument', MPs say

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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.

Ofsted's new inspection framework: Aiming for a two-way process

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Friday, July 6, 2012

| Nursery World

Susan Gregory, national director education, Ofsted, maps out the changes which will encourage providers to take stronger ownership of their inspections in the future.

Majority against higher qualified staff having to care for more children

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Friday, February 22, 2013

| Nursery World

Eight in ten nurseries are against Government proposals to allow highly qualified staff in nurseries to look after more children, a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association suggests.

Guidance on 'British values' could pave the way for complaints

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

| Nursery World

Guidance about local authorities’ new role over the thorny issue of ‘British values’ in early education could leave the early years sector open to more complaints, a charity has warned.

Nursery to open in former police building

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

| Nursery World

An office building previously owned by Greater Manchester Police will be refurbished and open as a nursery early next year.

Equal pay victory for nursery workers

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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

| Nursery World

More than 200 nursery workers and classroom assistants have demolished the long-running defence by Scottish councils of paying men discriminatory bonuses that are denied to women.

More Affordable Childcare: the key points

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

| Nursery World

A handy guide to the main proposals out for consultation in the Government's 'More Affordable Childcare' report

Ofsted unveils tougher inspection regime for early years

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Friday, August 2, 2013

| Nursery World

Ofsted is toughening up its early years inspection system with a new framework operational from 4 November.

Ofsted pilot leads to dramatic drop in complaint-driven inspections

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted’s one-month pilot to cut the number of complaint-driven inspections resulted in 13 fewer inspections every day last month.

Universal Credit: Part 2 - Credit where it’s due

Features

Monday, February 19, 2018

| Nursery World

In the second part of this series, David Finch explains how Universal Credit differs from the tax credits system it is replacing, and how families may be affected

Your guide to the latest early years documents

Features

Friday, June 1, 2018

| Nursery World

Are you using the most recent Government documents giving advice on early years and safeguarding legislation?

Ofsted clamps down on 'satisfactory' nurseries

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Friday, April 19, 2013

| Nursery World

In future, early years settings will have four years to reach a good grade or face being closed down by Ofsted.

The early years sector's reaction to the U-turn on ratios

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Thursday, June 6, 2013

| Nursery World

The early years sector has expressed its joy and relief over the Government's decision to ditch the proposed changes to staff-to-child ratios for nurseries and childminders.