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Research Nurseries: Embedding theory through co-locating an expert

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

| Nursery World

One nursery group has embedded theory into its everyday practice by co-locating early years consultant Alice Sharp on the premises of one of its settings to work on staff development. By Gemma Goldenberg

Research Nurseries: How Pen Green develops its staff through research

Features

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Internationally renowned centre Pen Green has a model of research-led practice with practitioners leading the way. By Gemma Goldenberg

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

News

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.

Research Nurseries: On a learning curve

Features

Wednesday, August 2, 2023

| Nursery World

In the last of the series, researcher Gemma Goldenberg discusses what research- informed practice means to different settings and unpicks some of the differing views about what works

Management queries: Too much personal chat?

Features

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Our panel discusses how settings can ensure staff are always engaged with children – rather than talking to each other – even when outdoors during free play. By Gabriella Jozwiak

HR Guru: Finding the 'right' person for a job

Features

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Imogen Edmunds, managing director of Redwing Solutions, which specialises in HR for early years settings, on ‘safer’ recruitment

HR Guru: Guide to effective inductions

Features

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Imogen Edmunds, managing director of Redwing Solutions, which specialises in HR for early years settings, on effective inductions.

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

Sector outraged by new ‘insensitive’ Ofsted guidance on reporting employees’ ‘emotional issues’

News

Thursday, January 13, 2022

| Nursery World

The early years sector is up in arms about new Ofsted guidance that states providers must report any changes to an employees’ health including depression, ‘stress-related’ or emotional issues.

DfE survey shows 13 per cent of early years staff off work due to Covid

News

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

| Nursery World

New statistics published by the Department for Education (DfE) show that 13 per cent of staff working in nurseries and childminder settings were absent from work due to Coronavirus mid-January.

Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse

News

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.

Management queries: You’re not alone

Features

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Gabriella Jozwiak gathers advice from the managers of three early years settings in response to a question about how to deal with feeling ‘isolated’ as a leader

TUC calls for 'urgent cash boost' to help childcare sector recover from the pandemic

News

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

| Nursery World

The trade union is calling for an ‘urgent’ cash boost to the childcare sector and an immediate increase in the minimum wage.

The early years sector and leadership apprenticeships

Opinion

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

| Nursery World

The apprentice levy can now support early years leaders with an enriched Level 5 and Level 7 programmes in Leadership. Gareth Alcott, director of strategic partnerships at the National College of Education, explores Leadership in Early Years.

Nursery Management: Staff - Fit for life

Features

Monday, March 21, 2016

| Nursery World

We’re all used to being told the importance of a healthy lifestyle, but can practitioners practise what they preach? Annette Rawstrone finds out

A working strategy

Opinion

Monday, January 20, 2020

| Nursery World

The success of the Graduate Leader Fund in boosting qualifications shows that evidence-based, long-term strategies can work, says Natalie Perera

Nursery Management: Training - Down to a T

Features

Monday, March 16, 2020

| Nursery World

What can we expect from the T-Level, which will be published this spring? Julie Hyde, NCFE and CACHE executive director of education and training strategy, has an exclusive preview

Early years workforce commission set up to tackle recruitment crisis

News

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

| Nursery World

Sector organisations and experts have joined forces to launch the Early Years Workforce Commission to carry out a review of the workforce challenges facing the sector and develop a workforce strategy.

Men in childcare: now is a ‘crucial’ time to act

News

Friday, October 9, 2020

| Nursery World

A radical new strategy is needed to gender-diversify the early years workforce, after a survey reveals that less than a fifth of settings have actively tried to recruit men.

Number of male teachers in England drops

News

Monday, October 19, 2020

| Nursery World

An exodus of white men have left the teaching profession over the last decade, but the proportion of black and minority ethnic male teachers is representative of the wider population for the first time, a report has found.

Coronavirus: nursery group criticises confusion over staff isolation rules

News

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| Nursery World

A major UK nursery group has called for clarity on Covid-19 guidance after conflicting advice from official bodies led to to eight staff at one nursery having to self-isolate 'uneccessarily'.

Anna Freud Centre launches well-being survey for early years workers

News

Thursday, January 14, 2021

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners are being invited to take part in a survey to help improve staff well-being within settings.

Outdoor CPD: Part 3 - Confidence boost

Features

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

| Nursery World

How can early years settings build practitioners’ confidence in making the most of learning opportunities outdoors? Gabriella Jozwiak reports

Call for nurseries to be more open about staff mental health

News

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

| Nursery World

Two-thirds of early years practitioners report that the pandemic has had an impact on their mental health and wellbeing, research by the Anna Freud Centre has found.

Bright Horizons commits to charter that fosters more mindful working

News

Monday, October 24, 2022

| Nursery World

Bright Horizons has joined a wide range of businesses around the world to sign up to The Mindful Business Charter (MBC), which sees companies commit to healthier ways of working.

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Research Nurseries: Embedding theory through co-locating an expert

Research Nurseries: How Pen Green develops its staff through research

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

Research Nurseries: On a learning curve

Management queries: Too much personal chat?

HR Guru: Finding the 'right' person for a job

HR Guru: Guide to effective inductions

Nursery Management: recruitment - Most wanted!

Sector outraged by new ‘insensitive’ Ofsted guidance on reporting employees’ ‘emotional issues’

DfE survey shows 13 per cent of early years staff off work due to Covid

Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse

Management queries: You’re not alone

TUC calls for 'urgent cash boost' to help childcare sector recover from the pandemic

The early years sector and leadership apprenticeships

Nursery Management: Staff - Fit for life

A working strategy

Nursery Management: Training - Down to a T

Early years workforce commission set up to tackle recruitment crisis

Men in childcare: now is a ‘crucial’ time to act

Number of male teachers in England drops

Coronavirus: nursery group criticises confusion over staff isolation rules

Anna Freud Centre launches well-being survey for early years workers

Outdoor CPD: Part 3 - Confidence boost

Call for nurseries to be more open about staff mental health

Bright Horizons commits to charter that fosters more mindful working

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