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Coronavirus: EYFS requirements and ratios to be relaxed

Thursday, April 16, 2020

| Nursery World

Early years settings will no longer be required to meet the learning and development requirements of the EYFS or staff:child ratios, in temporary measures to be put in place during the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus: Call for early years inspections to be put on hold

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Friday, March 13, 2020

| Nursery World

Ofsted is being urged to temporarily suspend routine early years inspections in light of the ongoing coronavirus spread.

Wales votes to ban smacking

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

| Nursery World

Wales has become the latest country to pass a law banning the physical punishment of children.

MPs urge Government to put children's needs at the heart of new mental health legislation

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

| Nursery World

A Labour MP has tabled a motion calling for children’s needs be made a focus of any reforms to the Mental Health Act, which were promised in the Queen’s Speech last month.

Bereaved parents will be entitled to two weeks' paid leave

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Thursday, January 23, 2020

| Nursery World

Parents who lose a child under the age of 18 will be entitled to two weeks’ paid bereavement leave from work, the Government has announced.

Families lose landmark SEND case against Government

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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.

Scotland becomes first UK country to ban smacking

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Friday, October 4, 2019

| Nursery World

Scotland has become the first country in the UK to make smacking a criminal offence.

EXCLUSIVE: Working Poverty, Childcare Practitioners - Childcare’s dirty secret

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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

| Nursery World

We know early years education suffers from a pay problem, but just how does this affect practitioners’ ability to afford to lead ‘normal’ lives? Hannah Crown has these shocking findings from our exclusive survey

Guide to: Upcoming policy changes 2019

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Monday, August 19, 2019

| Nursery World

A swathe of new big policy documents are hitting the early years sector from September, starting with the new inspection framework. Hannah Crown has a handy summary of what is happening and when

Gavin Williamson named education secretary

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Thursday, July 25, 2019

| Nursery World

Gavin Williamson is the new education secretary in Boris Johnson’s first cabinet.

New PM Boris Johnson makes education funding pledge

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Wednesday, July 24, 2019

| Nursery World

Giving his first speech as Prime Minister outside Downing Street after visiting the Queen, Mr Johnson promised to put education and schools at the top of his domestic agenda, and fix the crisis in social care.

Historical View: Is childcare working?

Features

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

| Nursery World

How much childcare is available for mothers who work full-time? Pamela Calder, former chair of the Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network and who campaigned in the 70s for better access to childcare, asks whether things have improved

Guide to: National minimum/living wage

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Monday, April 15, 2019

| Nursery World

HR expert Jacqui Mann sets out everything you need to know about increases to the minimum wage rates which came into force this month

Spring Statement: Anger over Chancellor's failure to acknowledge funding crisis

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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

| Nursery World

Unions and charities have expressed their disappointment at the Chancellor’s failure to commit to helping schools and early years in his Spring Statement.

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

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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.

Welsh Government plans to end the disparity in childcare funding

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Friday, January 11, 2019

| Nursery World

Wales is to pilot a programme to align funding for providers delivering the country’s two childcare offers.

Managing Equality and Diversity: Part 1 - Equal measures

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Friday, January 4, 2019

| Nursery World

Gabriella Jozwiak introduces the first part of a new series on managing inclusion, with a look at what the term means in context, and a guide to the legal requirements

Guide to: Universal Credit changes 2018

Features

Monday, December 10, 2018

| Nursery World

In the latest Budget, the Government has changed its plans for Universal Credit. Here’s what these announcements mean for you. By the Resolution Foundation’s Laura Gardiner

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

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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.

Guide to: Working Together Guidance

Features

Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

The Working Together to Safeguard Children guidance on multi-agency working was updated in June. So, what is new? Hannah Crown reports

Changes to Early Learning Goals 'criminal' says early years expert

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Friday, November 9, 2018

| Nursery World

Children are being steered towards pleasing teachers over developing a genuine love of learning under proposed reforms to the Early Learning Goals, early years experts said yesterday.

Labour unveils 'radical' plans on childcare funding and workforce

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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.

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

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

Fresh call for UK-wide smacking ban

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Thursday, September 13, 2018

| Nursery World

A bill prohibiting smacking in Scotland has led to renewed calls for the rest of the UK to follow suit.

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Coronavirus: EYFS requirements and ratios to be relaxed

Coronavirus: Call for early years inspections to be put on hold

Wales votes to ban smacking

MPs urge Government to put children's needs at the heart of new mental health legislation

Bereaved parents will be entitled to two weeks' paid leave

Families lose landmark SEND case against Government

Scotland becomes first UK country to ban smacking

EXCLUSIVE: Working Poverty, Childcare Practitioners - Childcare’s dirty secret

Guide to: Upcoming policy changes 2019

Gavin Williamson named education secretary

New PM Boris Johnson makes education funding pledge

Historical View: Is childcare working?

Guide to: National minimum/living wage

Spring Statement: Anger over Chancellor's failure to acknowledge funding crisis

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

Welsh Government plans to end the disparity in childcare funding

Managing Equality and Diversity: Part 1 - Equal measures

Guide to: Universal Credit changes 2018

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

Guide to: Working Together Guidance

Changes to Early Learning Goals 'criminal' says early years expert

Labour unveils 'radical' plans on childcare funding and workforce

Nursery Management: Qualifications - Status quo?

Guide to: Childhood Obesity Strategy

Fresh call for UK-wide smacking ban

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