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Changes to planning rules aim to fuel childcare expansion

Thursday, August 15, 2013

| Nursery World

Plans to make it easier for childcare providers to open nurseries in empty office buildings have been put out for consultation.

The early years sector tells Ofsted: 'This is what we want'

News

Monday, September 16, 2013

| Nursery World

Consistency, transparency, fairness - the same words kept cropping up during the Ofsted Big Conversation meetings held this weekend.

Ofsted renews early years inspection contracts with Tribal and Prospects

News

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

| Nursery World

Ofsted has confirmed that early years inspections will continue to be outsourced to third-party inspection providers.

Looking ahead to the new framework

Opinion

Friday, March 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Ofsted director of early years Nick Hudson explains the implications of the common inspection framework, which launches in September

Sector airs views on red tape

News

Monday, June 27, 2016

| Nursery World

With the forthcoming expansion of the free entitlement, the overwhelming message from the sector is that early years businesses need help to ensure provision can grow to meet the demand.

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

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.

Children’s services update - Learning about gender and sex

Features

Monday, April 17, 2017

| Nursery World

John Simmonds looks at new legislation on relationships education and its implications

Ofsted childcare fees set to rise

News

Friday, January 8, 2016

| Nursery World

Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has written to sector organisations to notify them of Government plans to consult on a rise to the annual Ofsted fees for childcare providers.

Public Accounts Committee to discuss free entitlement concerns

News

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

| Nursery World

Early years providers are being put off offering the free entitlement because of faults with the slow payment regime used by local authorities, a parliamentary committee has been told.

GCSE requirements to be reviewed

News

Friday, July 1, 2016

| Nursery World

Sam Gyimah has promised a review of the GCSE requirements at Level 3.

Guide to: Childhood Obesity Strategy

Features

Monday, September 17, 2018

| Nursery World

Following criticism of its obesity strategy, the Government added a second chapter earlier this year setting out new aims and commitments. Meredith Jones Russell reports

Policy Guide: 30 hours

Other

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

| Nursery World

Everything you ever needed to know about the Government's flagship 30 hours policy

Families lose landmark SEND case against Government

News

Monday, October 7, 2019

| Nursery World

The families of children with SEND who brought a legal challenge against the Government over funding have lost their case in the High Court.

Robert Halfon appointed Education Select Committee chair

News

Thursday, July 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Robert Halfon, MP for Harlow, has been elected as the new chair of the education select committee.

Scotland: nurseries told to limit services for three weeks

News

Monday, December 21, 2020

| Nursery World

Childcare settings will close their services to all but keyworkers and the vulnerable for three weeks ‘at least’ in an effort to curb the virus, Scottish Government has announced.

Ofsted chief calls for school for disdvantaged two-year-olds

News

Thursday, April 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Sir Michael Wilshaw is to say this morning that the early years system is letting the poorest children down.

Ofsted figures show rise in 'inadequate' nurseries and childminders

News

Friday, December 6, 2013

| Nursery World

The proportion of early years providers judged inadequate has risen in the past year, annual Ofsted figures show.

Historic children’s rights Bill to become law in Scotland

News

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

| Nursery World

The Scottish government has introduced a Bill to incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into domestic law by the end of this Parliament, which if passed will make it the first nation in the UK to do so.

Council defies Government and closes nurseries

News

Thursday, January 7, 2021

| Nursery World

Brighton and Hove Council has closed its nurseries to cope with rising cases of Covid-19 across the city.

Multi-Agency Working: Part 3 - Big data

Features

Monday, March 21, 2016

| Nursery World

Data systems commonly pose big problems for providers, local authorities and health trusts alike. In the third part of our series on information sharing, Hannah Crown looks at computer-related challenges

Autumn Statement: Rise to NLW, but no extra funding for childcare sector

News

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

| Nursery World

Rises to the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage have been announced by the Chancellor.

Youngest children not active enough

News

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

| Nursery World

Just nine per cent of children aged between two and four are doing the right amount of physical activity, experts have claimed.

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.

Nursery Management: Sustainability - Swings and roundabouts?

Features

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

| Nursery World

With the Government making plans to create a more flexible and responsive childcare market, Karen Faux asks professionals for their suggestions for improvement on provision.

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Changes to planning rules aim to fuel childcare expansion

The early years sector tells Ofsted: 'This is what we want'

Ofsted renews early years inspection contracts with Tribal and Prospects

Looking ahead to the new framework

Sector airs views on red tape

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

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

Children’s services update - Learning about gender and sex

Ofsted childcare fees set to rise

Public Accounts Committee to discuss free entitlement concerns

GCSE requirements to be reviewed

Guide to: Childhood Obesity Strategy

Policy Guide: 30 hours

Families lose landmark SEND case against Government

Robert Halfon appointed Education Select Committee chair

Scotland: nurseries told to limit services for three weeks

Ofsted chief calls for school for disdvantaged two-year-olds

Ofsted figures show rise in 'inadequate' nurseries and childminders

Historic children’s rights Bill to become law in Scotland

Council defies Government and closes nurseries

Multi-Agency Working: Part 3 - Big data

Autumn Statement: Rise to NLW, but no extra funding for childcare sector

Youngest children not active enough

Nursery Management exclusive: Childminding - Counting the cost

Nursery Management: Sustainability - Swings and roundabouts?

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