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Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

| Nursery World

An equality fund to make Scottish workplaces, including childcare settings, more inclusive and diverse has been launched by the Scottish Government.

EXCLUSIVE - Coronavirus: More than 20 per cent of early years staff off work last week

News

Friday, January 14, 2022

| Nursery World

Around one in five early years staff were off work due to Covid during the first week of the new term, a new snap poll by the National Day Nurseries Association has found.

Ofsted U-turn on controversial early years employee health guidance

News

Thursday, January 13, 2022

| Nursery World

In a swift turnaround, Ofsted has withdrawn its document requiring early years providers to report 'significant events and changes to health’ in employees and volunteers, less than 24 hours after publishing it, and says it will ‘review’ the guidance.

NDNA to collect data on number of nursery staff with Covid

News

Monday, January 10, 2022

| Nursery World

Nurseries across England, Scotland and Wales are being encouraged to fill in a survey designed to find out the proportion of staff and children who are absent due to Covid.

Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 9 - All’s not equal

Features

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

| Nursery World

Wellbeing depends on all aspects of identity being respected. Charlotte Goddard considers issues around intersectionality

Management queries - Not close enough?

Features

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

| Nursery World

Gabriella Jozwiak speaks to nursery leaders about how to support a staff member whose practice has changed since furlough

Anti-Racist Leadership: Part 1 - Think again

Features

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

| Nursery World

In the first part of a new series, Liz Pemberton sets out how early years leaders can instil anti-racist practice

Progress stalled in achieving a degree-led workforce, figures suggest

News

Friday, December 10, 2021

| Nursery World

New data from the Department for Education (DfE) shows the percentage of practitioners with degrees working in nurseries has risen marginally since the same research in 2019.

Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis

News

Thursday, December 2, 2021

| Nursery World

More than eight in ten early years settings are struggling to recruit staff and half of them are having to turn away new parents because of staff shortages, sector research suggests.

Sector concerned DfE mentoring programme will put added pressure on nurseries

News

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

| Nursery World

The DfE’s new mentoring programme has faced criticism from the sector, with some raising concern it will take much needed senior staff away from settings already experiencing a recruitment crisis.

Shortage of nannies could become a safeguarding issue

Opinion

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

| Nursery World

The current shortage of nannies is concerning, says Debbie Savernake

Staff health & Wellbeing: Part 8 - Covid’s legacy

Features

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

| Nursery World

How can employers ensure staff’s health and wellbeing needs are met post-pandemic, asks Charlotte Goddard

The Nursery World Business Summit is back live and open for bookings

News

Friday, November 12, 2021

| Nursery World

The 8th Nursery World Business Summit: Building for the Future is on 8 March 2022 and features expert speakers from Ofsted, nursery businesses, consultancies and think tanks.

Nursery Management: recruitment - Most wanted!

Features

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| Nursery World

The pandemic and Brexit have only added to the recruitment crisis already faced by the early years sector. Charlotte Goddard discovers how some have been hit but are coping

A mixed picture post-furlough amid worker shortages

News

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| Nursery World

While some settings have seen occupancy levels bounce back, demand for others remains low following the end of the furlough scheme in September. Katy Morton reports

Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 7 - Getting active

Features

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| Nursery World

How should settings encourage their practitioners to take up more physical exercise? Charlotte Goddard reports

Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 5 - It’s personal

Features

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

| Nursery World

How can settings support staff experiencing relationship, money or parenthood problems, asks Charlotte Goddard

Health: Managing menopause - On the agenda

Features

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

| Nursery World

What impact can the menopause have on women experiencing it, and how can early years settings ensure their staff are sufficiently supported? Caroline Vollans reports

Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 4 - Body and soul

Features

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

| Nursery World

With half of early years staff saying work has made them ill, Charlotte Goddard looks at employee health protection

Webinar - Back to business

Knowledge Bank

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

| Nursery World

Despite the ongoing difficulties facing the early years sector, including an increasing number of closures, the UK market has shown a great deal of resilience. Ben Barbanel, head of debt finance at OakNorth Bank, and Cary Rankin, chief executive of Thrive Childcare and Education, joined Nursery World editor-in-chief Liz Roberts for a frank discussion about the business outlook for the early years sector

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Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse

EXCLUSIVE - Coronavirus: More than 20 per cent of early years staff off work last week

Ofsted U-turn on controversial early years employee health guidance

NDNA to collect data on number of nursery staff with Covid

Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 9 - All’s not equal

Management queries - Not close enough?

Anti-Racist Leadership: Part 1 - Think again

Progress stalled in achieving a degree-led workforce, figures suggest

Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis

Sector concerned DfE mentoring programme will put added pressure on nurseries

Shortage of nannies could become a safeguarding issue

Staff health & Wellbeing: Part 8 - Covid’s legacy

The Nursery World Business Summit is back live and open for bookings

Nursery Management: recruitment - Most wanted!

A mixed picture post-furlough amid worker shortages

Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 7 - Getting active

Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 5 - It’s personal

Health: Managing menopause - On the agenda

Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 4 - Body and soul

Webinar - Back to business

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