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Lords criticise lack of detail in Childcare Bill

Thursday, October 15, 2015

| Nursery World

Peers have accused the Government of rushing through its 30-hour free childcare pledge during the second reading of the Childcare Bill.

Nursery Management exclusive: Childminding - Counting the cost

Features

Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

The impact of underfunding of the free entitlement for childminders has been revealed - with two thirds making a loss. Charlotte Goddard reports.

Play is back! Long live play!

Opinion

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

| Nursery World

While there was a lot to celebrate in Ofsted's annual early years report, Sir Michael Wilshaw's drive for more of the poorest twos in schools is more of a challenge, says Penny Tassoni

Childcare Bill introduced to Parliament

News

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

| Nursery World

The Childcare Bill, which will entitle parents to 30 hours of free childcare a week, has had its first reading in the House of Lords.

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.

Childminders speak out on related children funding ban

News

Monday, April 20, 2015

| Nursery World

The ongoing issue of childminders being unable to claim early education funding has come under the spotlight again, after Lancashire County Council was forced to back down on plans to stop the free entitlement for children related to nursery staff at their setting.

Childcare minister calls for business rate relief for nurseries

News

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| Nursery World

Local authorities will be given a financial incentive to encourage them to offer business rate relief to nurseries.

Children's centres: Why are inspection grades suffering?

News

Monday, January 12, 2015

| Nursery World

The latest Ofsted results for children's centres suggest that performance is poor in comparison to other types of childcare provision. Gabriella Jozwiak investigates the facts behind the figures.

Fears that PVI settings could lose children under new Schools Admissions Code

News

Monday, December 15, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have voiced concerns that the move to allow schools to give priority places to disadvantaged children who attend school nurseries will discriminate against parents who wish to send their children to private, voluntary and independent settings.

Early years settings, schools and colleges will share common inspection framework

News

Thursday, October 9, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years settings will be inspected under a new common inspection framework alongside schools and further education colleges, in plans put out for consultation by Ofsted today.

Sector criticises Ofsted move to potential 30-month wait for first inspection

News

Monday, October 6, 2014

| Nursery World

The early years sector has given a mixed reaction to changes to inspections set out by Ofsted early years director Nick Hudson and revealed on Nursery World online.

Ofsted brings 'requires improvement' inspections in-house

News

Friday, September 26, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted’s own in-house inspectors will take on responsibility for re-inspecting 'requires improvement 'nurseries in place of outside contractors Prospects and Tribal, Nursery World can exclusively reveal.

Ofsted figures show notable rise in good and outstanding grades

News

Thursday, September 25, 2014

| Nursery World

The number of nurseries and childminders awarded good or outstanding grades has risen markedly over the last quarter, the latest Ofsted figures show.

Ofsted unveils childminder agency handbook

News

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted has published its new Childminder agency handbook, along with the application forms that people will need if they wish to apply to become an agency.

Early years inspections could be merged with schools and FE and skills

News

Monday, August 4, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted is considering merging inspections for early years, schools and further education colleges.

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