Search

Search Results

Found 5,863 results for .

Sector cautiously welcomes Labour's plans for school-based nurseries

Monday, June 10, 2024

| Nursery World

The sector has cautiously welcomed Labour's plans to convert classrooms into school-based nurseries, urging the party to consult with PVI providers so the sustainabilty of existing settings isn't threatened.

Labour reveals plans to convert 3,334 classrooms into school-based nurseries

News

Monday, June 10, 2024

| Nursery World

A Labour Government would create 3,300 new school-based nurseries, utilising spare capacity within primary schools due to falling birth rates.

Lib Dems outline plans to develop an early years career strategy and review funding rates

News

Monday, June 10, 2024

| Nursery World

Nursery staff would have to hold a relevant early years qualification or be working towards one, under plans from the Liberal Democrats.

PVI providers fear they've lost control of their businesses, hears conference

News

Monday, June 10, 2024

| Nursery World

Fears about providing high-quality early education and care against a backdrop of underfunding were raised by delegates at NDNA’s annual conference last week.

NDNA sets out vision for the next five years at 25th anniversary conference

News

Friday, June 7, 2024

| Nursery World

National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) celebrates 25 years of ‘championing change for children’s futures’ at its annual conference in Coventry today (7 June).

Next Government urged to regulate and 'elevate' the status of nannies

News

Thursday, June 6, 2024

| Nursery World

The next Government is being urged to regulate and elevate the status of the nanny industry within the sector, who are ‘time and time again not included or almost forgotten’ by politicians.

Figures show children in poorer areas have lower access to funded childcare

News

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

| Nursery World

Official statistics show that affluent areas in England have the highest number of childcare places available to families, highlighting that children in the most deprived parts of the country are less likely to have access to Government funded places.

Overnight closure of Enfield nursery leaves staff and parents ‘in shock’

News

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

| Nursery World

Staff have been left jobless and parents left scrambling to find childcare after being informed of the closure of Cedar Park Nursery, in an affluent area of Enfield, 'with immediate effect'.

Businesses urged to support young families and boost economy – Princess of Wales's taskforce

News

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

| Nursery World

Investing in social and emotional development in early childhood, along with support for working parents could yield the UK economy £45.5bn annually, according to a report launched today by the Royal Foundation Business Taskforce for Early Childhood.

Sector calls for 'rescue and reform' of early education and childcare

News

Friday, May 17, 2024

| Nursery World

A manifesto from over 30 organisations within the early years sector calls for childcare costs to be reduced, a new workforce strategy implemented and fair and sustainable funding.

Funding for childcare places has dropped in more than 50 local authorities since April

News

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

| Nursery World

Funding for two-year-old places is lower in 57 council areas than it was last September, according to an analysis of funding rates by the National Day Nurseries Association, which also warns that Government funding ‘is not reaching the frontline’.

Government 'pushed' for action to prevent the number of childminders falling to just 1,000

News

Tuesday, May 14, 2024

| Nursery World

There are calls for urgent Government action to stop the decline in childminders as research suggests just 1,000 will be left in England by 2035.

Applications open for funded hours for nine-month-olds, but sector warns of difficulty finding a place

News

Monday, May 13, 2024

| Nursery World

As applications open for parents of nine-month-olds to apply for the 15- hour funding, concerns have been raised that early years providers won't be able to meet the increased demand.

New survey seeks to find out if early years providers feel prepared for the expanded offer

News

Monday, May 13, 2024

| Nursery World

Early years providers are invited to take part in a new survey covering the expanded entitlement, views on political party policies and home learning.

Report provides roadmap for 'a new era' of Sure Start

News

Friday, May 10, 2024

| Nursery World

Schools and nurseries should be put at the centre of a new updated model for Sure Start, according to a new report by think tank Child of the North and the Centre for Young Lives.

Current filters

Remove All [ X ]

Provision [ X ]

?Tag=Knowledge Bank?Type=Other?Pagesize=25?Articletypes/Name=News [ X ]

News?Tags/Name=Careers & Training [ X ]

Policy%20%26%20Politics%7Chealth%7Cbehaviour%7Cfamilies%7Cchild%20Development [ X ]

Filter by

Article Types

3621 News
1643 Other
438 Features
156 Opinion
3 Knowledge Bank
2 Review

Tags

Filter by

Journals

Article Types

3621 News
1643 Other
438 Features
156 Opinion
3 Knowledge Bank
2 Review