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Childcare Level 3 qualifications to be free from April

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Childcare Level 3 qualifications are among 400 fully-funded courses for adults that the Government is making available for free from April 2021.

Norland Nanny principal joins campaign to regulate nannies

News

Thursday, November 26, 2020

| Nursery World

The principal of Norland College, Dr Janet Rose, has been appointed the first patron of Regulation Matters (RM), the campaign which calls for the registration of nannies and regulation of nanny agencies.

Early years workforce: 'Forgotten key workers' driven out by low pay in increasingly volatile sector

News

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

| Nursery World

One in 8 childcare workers is paid less than £5 an hour and many are forced to take on second jobs to make ends meet, a report commissioned by the Government’s Social Mobility Commission has found.

Actually, it does matter

Opinion

Monday, June 8, 2020

| Nursery World

With the spotlight on protests around the world against racism, educators and the early years sector can be a force for change and make a lasting difference to how children view race, argues Laura Henry-Allain

Opportunity Areas: West Somerset - On the move

Features

Monday, March 2, 2020

| Nursery World

West Somerset, which has a high proportion of families in remote communities, has been focusing on getting it right from pregnancy. By Charlotte Goddard

Level 5 standard in dispute

News

Monday, February 3, 2020

| Nursery World

A tug of war is taking place over whether the Level 5 apprenticeship standard should contain a foundation degree or the standard ‘licence to practice’ at Level 3, Nursery World has learned.

Government launches drive to attract T-Level students

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Monday, October 7, 2019

| Nursery World

The Government has launched a new advertising campaign, website and action plan on T-Levels, ahead of the launch of the Education and Childcare T-level from next September.

Teachers’ starting salaries set to rise to £30,000

News

Monday, September 2, 2019

| Nursery World

The education secretary has announced plans to increase teachers’ starting salaries to make the profession more attractive and boost recruitment.

Wales expands childcare training scheme

News

Friday, March 22, 2019

| Nursery World

Wales has launched the second phase of a government-funded scheme giving participants the chance to trial a career in childcare.

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

News

Friday, February 15, 2019

| Nursery World

Children in the most deprived area of the country have seen a huge improvement in their outcomes at the end of the EYFS following a major programme of targeted Government investment.

Alliance joins DfE and Ofsted to tackle early years workload

News

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

| Nursery World

The Pre-school Learning Alliance has teamed up with the Department for Education and Ofsted to tackle workload pressures on early years staff.

Staff facing ‘high financial insecurity’

News

Monday, January 21, 2019

| Nursery World

Early years workers are in a position of ‘high financial insecurity’, with more than 44 per cent claiming benefits and tax credits, according to a report.

You get what you pay for

Opinion

Monday, January 21, 2019

| Nursery World

It matters that the average early years practitioner is paid the same as a hairdresser and that nearly half rely on state benefits

Early years staff face financial pressure as wages drop

News

Thursday, January 17, 2019

| Nursery World

Early years staff are now earning similar amounts to hairdressers after suffering a real-term pay loss of 5 per cent since 2013, reveals report.

Conference to address early years recruitment crisis

News

Friday, December 7, 2018

| Nursery World

The challenges of the early years workforce and how to overcome them will be the focus of a half-day conference next month.

Sector gives cautious welcome to Labour childcare pledges

News

Monday, October 1, 2018

| Nursery World

We round up reaction from providers, sector organisations and others to Labour's childcare plans

Editor’s view - Putting in the hours

Opinion

Monday, October 1, 2018

| Nursery World

Labour’s proposed childcare revolution tackles some persistent problems, but it must be able to put its money where its mouth is

Nursery Management: Qualifications - Status quo?

Features

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

| Nursery World

What does the history of early years policy and qualifications tell us about today’s workforce? Hannah Crown charts developments from the NNEB to T-Levels

Are we nearly there yet?

Opinion

Monday, September 3, 2018

| Nursery World

Nancy Stewart and Janet Moyles give a perspective from 40 years of TACTYC: Association for Professional Development in Early Years

Structure and process

Opinion

Monday, August 20, 2018

| Nursery World

Two reports reveal that degrees for early years staff are not sufficient on their own, and that Reception class sizes are too big

Guide to: Promoting the Early Years

Features

Monday, August 20, 2018

| Nursery World

What resources and initiatives are out there to help the sector promote itself to potential new and future recruits? Hannah Crown reports

Shortage of 11,000 early years teachers, warns Save the Children

News

Thursday, August 9, 2018

| Nursery World

The children's charity is warning of an acute shortage of graduate early years teachers in private and voluntary settings.

Alarm over Government axing of early years graduate plans

News

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

| Nursery World

An open letter from early years experts and unions warns the Government that the U-turn over plans to boost early years graduates will ‘deny thousands of disadvantaged children vital support’.

Editor’s view - Don’t duck the challenge

Opinion

Monday, July 23, 2018

| Nursery World

The Government should not abandon its proposals on early years graduates because there is not an easy way forward

Working it out

Opinion

Monday, July 23, 2018

| Nursery World

The Education Policy Institute is launching a new study on the early years workforce and how it can improve children’s outcomes

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Childcare Level 3 qualifications to be free from April

Norland Nanny principal joins campaign to regulate nannies

Early years workforce: 'Forgotten key workers' driven out by low pay in increasingly volatile sector

Actually, it does matter

Opportunity Areas: West Somerset - On the move

Level 5 standard in dispute

Government launches drive to attract T-Level students

Teachers’ starting salaries set to rise to £30,000

Wales expands childcare training scheme

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

Alliance joins DfE and Ofsted to tackle early years workload

Staff facing ‘high financial insecurity’

You get what you pay for

Early years staff face financial pressure as wages drop

Conference to address early years recruitment crisis

Sector gives cautious welcome to Labour childcare pledges

Editor’s view - Putting in the hours

Nursery Management: Qualifications - Status quo?

Are we nearly there yet?

Structure and process

Guide to: Promoting the Early Years

Shortage of 11,000 early years teachers, warns Save the Children

Alarm over Government axing of early years graduate plans

Editor’s view - Don’t duck the challenge

Working it out

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