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Nadhim Zahawi sets out next steps for £20m early years fund

Thursday, November 15, 2018

| Nursery World

The DfE is looking for a national training partner to take on the next stage of the Early Years Professional Development Fund, the children’s minister told delegates at the Nursery World Business Summit.

Labour unveils 'radical' plans on childcare funding and workforce

News

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| Nursery World

A Labour Government would increase provider funding to £7.35 an hour for free hours, introduce a national pay scale, and move towards a graduate-led workforce.

MPs to scrutinise effectiveness of childcare policy on parental employment

News

Friday, January 5, 2018

| Nursery World

An inquiry into childcare policy and its influence on the economy has been launched by the Treasury Committee.

Nursery groups must report on gender pay gap

News

Friday, April 7, 2017

| Nursery World

All employers with 250 or more employees will now be required by law to publish figures on the gender pay gap.

Government forges ahead with academy plans in Queen's Speech

News

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government has included an Education for All Bill in the Queen's Speech, with proposals for under-performing schools to be forcibly converted to academies.

Town hall leaders flag academies' capacity concerns

News

Monday, April 18, 2016

| Nursery World

Schools may become disconnected from local need once they all become academies, local authority chiefs have warned, as more than half a million children receive their primary offers today (Monday).

DfE to consult on information sharing between childcare providers and schools

News

Thursday, March 24, 2016

| Nursery World

A new consultation on how information sharing can help drive the 30 hours entitlement will happen later this year, the childcare minister said this week.

Future of state-run nursery schools ‘in doubt’ after Budget

News

Monday, March 21, 2016

| Nursery World

More than 400 state-run nursery schools could ‘disappear at a stroke’ under the Government’s plan to turn all schools into academies, a leading early years specialist has warned.

Multi-Agency Working: Part 2 - It’s good to share

Features

Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Information-sharing between organisations is at the core of multi-agency working. In the second instalment of this series, Hannah Crown looks at the issues than can arise among practitioners

Childminder Agencies - Government steps up agency push

News

Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Childminder agencies are a hot topic again now that the DfE has drafted in the charity 4Children to support interested organisations, but the model still divides opinion. Charlotte Goddard reports

Experts highlight parenting class mistakes

News

Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

A government-funded study published days after the Prime Minister pledged to roll out parenting classes to all, has reported the scheme will fail without proper financial backing.

DfE renews drive to set up childminder agencies

News

Friday, January 22, 2016

| Nursery World

4Children is supporting nurseries, schools and local authorities to open childminder agencies in a new push by the Department for Education to expand the scheme across England.

Early years providers have much to celebrate

Opinion

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

| Nursery World

Feedback from the new inspections is heartening, writes Gill Jones

Exclusive interview with Childcare Minister Sam Gyimah: France, funding and the 30 hours

News

Monday, October 19, 2015

| Nursery World

With the Childcare Bill for the 30 hours in the Commons and rising costs causing concern in early years, Ruth Thomson speaks to Sam Gyimah about what the sector can expect looking ahead.

Lords vote for independent funding review ahead of 30-hours roll-out

News

Thursday, October 15, 2015

| Nursery World

Peers have voted in favour of an amendment to the Childcare Bill requiring Government to carry out an independent review of funding before the free childcare entitlement is doubled.

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