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"It doesn't take GCSEs..."

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

| Nursery World

"It doesn't take GCSE's or anything else to change nappies, just common sense" - comments on the Nutbrown Review. Julian Grenier gives his response on his latest blog

Childcare courses confuse students on Level 3 status

News

Friday, April 13, 2012

| Nursery World

Some students studying distance learning courses in childcare believing that they will lead to full Level 3 qualifications, are discovering the courses are not considered as full and relevant qualifications by the Department for Education.

Revised Early Years Foundation Stage: new framework is out

News

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

| Nursery World

The hotly anticipated revised Early Years Foundation Stage has been published by the Department for Education.

CWDC gets ready to close its doors

News

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

| Nursery World

On 31 March the Children's Workforce Development Council will close and the DfE's Teaching Agency will continue its work with early years.

Nutbrown Review: at-a-glance guide to the main findings

Features

Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

Interim findings from the Nutbrown review of early years qualifications reveal the issues to be tackled in future, outlined here by Ruth Thomson.

Exclusive: The Minister's View - Let's raise the bar

Opinion

Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

There have been plenty of eye-catching reports relating to childcare over the last decade. Not all create the headlines they deserve, but every so often you get one that jumps up and down demanding attention.

Editor's view - the Nutbrown Review

Opinion

Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

The Nutbrown interim report, the Level 3 Diploma and what it all means for the sector.

Level 3 diploma consultation 'too narrow'

News

Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

Just two early years employers were consulted during the development of the much-criticised Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young People's workforce, Nursery World can reveal.

Nutbrown review: interim report spells out key messages for qualifications reform

News

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

| Nursery World

Improving literacy and numeracy skills for early years practitioners and bringing in a new licensing system are key issues that Professor Cathy Nutbrown highlights in her interim report published today.

Early years teaching centres pilot launches

News

Monday, March 5, 2012

| Nursery World

Somerset County Council has followed in the government's footsteps by delivering its own Early Years Teaching Centres pilot.

Editor's view - the needs of those who look after babies

Opinion

Friday, March 2, 2012

| Nursery World

Nurturing babies by nurturing those who care for them

Nutbrown Review: Training providers 'not up to scratch', says NDNA

News

Monday, January 30, 2012

| Nursery World

Training providers should be more tightly controlled, the National Day Nurseries Association has said in its response to the Government's review on early years qualifications, amid concerns that courses are not preparing childcare students for working in nurseries.

Early years qualifications: put your questions to Cathy Nutbrown

News

Thursday, January 12, 2012

| Nursery World

Do you want to bring back the NNEB? Are graduate leaders the way to go? Professor Cathy Nutbrown is giving Nursery World readers an exclusive opportunity to have your questions answered

Private nurseries fear they will go unheard in Nutbrown qualifications review

News

Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has expressed concern that the views of private day nurseries may not be taken into account in the Government's review of early education and childcare qualifications.

Nutbrown Review - last chance to sign up for free consultation event

News

Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

Professor Cathy Nutbrown is holding one-day events across the country to give the early years and childcare workforce the chance to contribute to the qualifications review.