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Carey Oppenheim: Changing public conversation around the importance of the early years

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Carey Oppenheim, one of eight experts advising the work of the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, says the Princess of Wales' new campaign is an 'important step' in changing the public's awareness of the importance of the first five years.

Poorer parents feel patronised by targeted 'school readiness' classes

News

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

| Nursery World

New research warns that attempts to ensure all children are 'school ready' is being undermined by targeted support, which alienates disadvantaged families.

Continuing struggle for parents to find a 30 hours place

News

Friday, April 13, 2018

| Nursery World

The latest DfE figures on 30-hour codes for the summer term show 50,000 parents who have been issued a code have not had it validated, suggesting an increasing struggle to find a childcare place.

Lack of affordable childcare costing mothers £1.2bn a year in lost earnings

News

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Mothers are losing more than a billion pounds in earnings every year because a lack of high-quality, affordable childcare prevents them from working or increasing their hours, finds a charity.

Early years charity opens new family visitor centre in prison

News

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Early Years Scotland has opened a new family visitor centre at HMP Low Moss.

All of Buckinghamshire children’s centres facing closure

News

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

| Nursery World

The future of Buckinghamshire’s 35 children’s centres hangs in the balance as the council considers replacing them with nine ‘Early Help bases'.

Parents facing a 'postcode lottery' for 30-hour places

News

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

| Nursery World

Parents in England are facing a ‘postcode lottery’ for 30-hour places as new data shows huge variations in the number of codes validated per local authority, says the Pre-school Learning Alliance.

Cost of childcare prevents unemployed parents from working

News

Friday, November 3, 2017

| Nursery World

A survey of parents has revealed that over a fifth who are unemployed want to work but can't because childcare is 'prohibitively expensive'.

Government urged to prioritise 'neglected' early help services

News

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report calls for adequate Government investment in family support services, as parents across the country highlight a shortage of available and good quality provision.

Parents experience lack of support for premature children

News

Thursday, June 29, 2017

| Nursery World

New research suggest that early years settings, schools and healthcare providers need to work harder to support the ongoing needs of children who are born prematurely.

More parents taking up pilot 30 hours than expected

News

Monday, April 3, 2017

| Nursery World

The number of parents taking up the 30 hours under the early roll-out programme has exceeded Government expectation.

The Wright Stuff: 'It’s not all about the ratios'

Opinion

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

| Nursery World

Relaxing ratios isn't the answer to cheaper childcare, says Liz Bayram.

Make free childcare universal, says UK business organisation

News

Thursday, November 17, 2016

| Nursery World

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which represents 92,000 businesses, wants a universal childcare entitlement up until school entry to help firms retain staff and working parents to progress.

Vulnerable refugees ‘barred’ from health services

News

Monday, May 30, 2016

| Nursery World

New research highlights how young refugee children and their families are more likely to suffer from mental health problems than their peers and face barriers to accessing health support.

Working Mum - A dressing down

Features

Monday, March 7, 2016

| Nursery World

Pyjamas on the school, or nursery, run should be a big no-no and may indicate that all is not well at home, says Working Mum

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