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The Big Debate: Should Ofsted scrap the overall judgement grade for early years settings?

News

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| Nursery World

We asked two early years providers to share their views

Why the Online Safety Bill must include risks to youngest children

Features

Thursday, June 1, 2023

| Nursery World

As the Online Safety Bill goes through Parliament this year, national media headlines are focusing on the risks associated with teenagers. But for many years, early years practitioners have been raising serious concerns about the damaging effects of screentime habits on our youngest children

Proposed Government changes to childcare qualifications spark concern about 'de-professionalisation' of the workforce'

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Early years organisations, experts and consultants are worried that Government proposals on changes to early years qualifications, outlined in a consultation launched today, could lower standards and ultimately, the quality of care.

Trade union calls on Government to address early years workforce challenges

News

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

| Nursery World

Community, which represents early years professionals, is launching its Early Years Charter, which sets out the 'key' workforce changes it would like the Government to implement.

Councils warn nurseries against 'top-up' fees

News

Thursday, May 25, 2023

| Nursery World

Early years settings are being warned by councils about charging parents ‘top-up fees’ for the funded hours.

Nurseries and childminders back scrapping Ofsted one-word inspection judgements

News

Friday, May 5, 2023

| Nursery World

Most early years providers would back the scrapping of single-word Ofsted judgements, according to findings from a survey by the Early Years Alliance.

Policy: How the SEND Improvement Plan aims to strengthen support for young children

Features

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

A new Improvement Plan aims to end the ‘postcode lottery’ of the SEND code of practice. Karen Faux provides a guide

Put your questions to HMRC on Tax-Free Childcare

News

Monday, April 17, 2023

| Nursery World

Nursery World is inviting early years providers to put forward questions for HMRC about Tax-Free Childcare.

Majority of nurseries in Wales expect to make a loss or break even - survey

News

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

| Nursery World

A quarter of nurseries in Wales expect to make a loss in the coming year, reveals new research.

Budget 2023: Big funding questions hang over Chancellor's 'landmark' childcare reform pledge

News

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

Sector leaders and experts have welcomed the Chancellor’s focus on childcare reform in the Budget, but warn the funding promised will not solve the current crisis, and there is no detail as yet on funding rates for providers of the expanded 30-hour offer.

Budget 2023: Sector disappointed over lack of support for existing childminders as new entrants to receive start-up grant

News

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The sector has broadly welcomed the Budget announcement to boost the number of childminders by introducing start-up grants, however expressed disappointment over a lack of support for those currently in the profession.

Budget 2023: Nurseries warn they 'need to see the sums' as Government plans major expansion in childcare for one- and two-year-olds

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

| Nursery World

Sector organisations have welcomed Treasury plans to increase funding for childcare by £4 billion, but experts have warned ‘the devil is in the detail’, amid nurseries closing due to the ongoing underfunding and recruitment crisis.

Maggie Bolger: 'Why a £500 sign-on bonus for childcare workers won't work'

Opinion

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

| Nursery World

The childcare sector is in crisis. The issues are complex. We need realistic solutions, and we need them soon, says nursery owner and entrepreneur Maggie Bolger

Average nursery loses £32,000 a year by subsidising 15-hour childcare

News

Thursday, March 9, 2023

| Nursery World

Less than 2 per cent of nurseries say the Government funding they receive to provide universal childcare for three-and four-year-olds covers their delivery costs, according to a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association, which also found that closures have risen by 87 per cent.

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

News

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

| Nursery World

Bridget Phillipson, shadow education secretary, said that a Labour Government would ‘fix’ the country’s ‘broken childcare system’, in a speech to delegates at Nursery World’s 9th Business Summit.

Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

News

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

| Nursery World

Findings from a survey of providers, reveal that 89 per cent are likely to increase fees this year, while more than a third believe they will have to close their setting within the next year due to rising costs.

Early years action group to stage protest in March

News

Monday, January 16, 2023

| Nursery World

A protest has been organised for the early years sector in London in two months' time.

Concern energy bills plan 'does not go far enough' and could lead to 'a cliff-edge' after six months

News

Thursday, September 8, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years organisations, teaching unions and charities have been reacting to the news of the plans announced by the prime minister to cap energy bills for households and businesses.

'Our sector is falling into deeper crisis'

Opinion

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

| Nursery World

There are lots of things currently keeping nursery director Caroline El-Semman up at night. An ever-diminishing pool of potential recruits, spiralling operational costs and a government that doesn’t seem to care or understand. Will it be too late when the Government finally wakes up to the problems?

Nuffield Foundation early childhood policy report – Poor decisions

Features

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

| Nursery World

England's early years spend is below par, explain Carey Oppenheim, early childhood lead, and Dr Claire Sewell, communications manager, at the Nuffield Foundation

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The Big Debate: Should Ofsted scrap the overall judgement grade for early years settings?

Why the Online Safety Bill must include risks to youngest children

Proposed Government changes to childcare qualifications spark concern about 'de-professionalisation' of the workforce'

Trade union calls on Government to address early years workforce challenges

Councils warn nurseries against 'top-up' fees

Nurseries and childminders back scrapping Ofsted one-word inspection judgements

Policy: How the SEND Improvement Plan aims to strengthen support for young children

Put your questions to HMRC on Tax-Free Childcare

Majority of nurseries in Wales expect to make a loss or break even - survey

Budget 2023: Big funding questions hang over Chancellor's 'landmark' childcare reform pledge

Budget 2023: Sector disappointed over lack of support for existing childminders as new entrants to receive start-up grant

Budget 2023: Nurseries warn they 'need to see the sums' as Government plans major expansion in childcare for one- and two-year-olds

Maggie Bolger: 'Why a £500 sign-on bonus for childcare workers won't work'

Average nursery loses £32,000 a year by subsidising 15-hour childcare

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

Early years action group to stage protest in March

Concern energy bills plan 'does not go far enough' and could lead to 'a cliff-edge' after six months

'Our sector is falling into deeper crisis'

Nuffield Foundation early childhood policy report – Poor decisions

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