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Call for GPs to act on early signs of child maltreatment

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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

| Nursery World

GPs should play a greater role in identifying child abuse and neglect, a report says.

Millions of grandparents giving up work to care for grandchildren

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| Nursery World

Nearly two million grandparents have given up their jobs or taken time off work to look after their grandchildren, finds new research.

The Nursery World Forum is back!

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| Nursery World

Join in the discussions with fellow members of the early years community once more.

Parliamentary inquiry highlights childcare crisis for disabled children

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| Nursery World

Four in ten parents of disabled three- and four-year-olds are unable to access their right to 15-hours of childcare, an investigation has found.

New menu checking service to help schools meet new standards

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| Nursery World

The Children’s Food Trust has launched a new menu checking service to help schools guarantee their meals meet the new food standards.

Charity seeks volunteer for African children's centre

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Monday, July 7, 2014

| Nursery World

A UK charity, which set up the first children’s centre in Malawi, is looking for an experienced early years professional.

Early identification and intervention of SEN in the early years conference

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Friday, July 4, 2014

| Nursery World

Nursery World Awards: the shortlists revealed

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Friday, July 4, 2014

| Nursery World

The judging has taken place, and we're delighted to announce the shortlists for the Nursery World Awards 2014.

Architects call for more investment in school buildings

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Friday, July 4, 2014

| Nursery World

Around 80 per cent of schools in Britain are crumbling, creating poor learning and teaching conditions, says the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Peers to look at the affordability of childcare

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Friday, July 4, 2014

| Nursery World

The House of Lords has set up an inquiry to examine how pre-school childcare in England is funded.

Cot-death advice updated to reflect risk of co-sleeping with babies

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Thursday, July 3, 2014

| Nursery World

New guidance recommends parents be informed of the link between sudden infant death syndrome and co-sleeping with a child up until their first birthday.

Tim Loughton says role of state in family life needs to change

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Thursday, July 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Former children and families minister Tim Loughton is calling for a shift in the relationship between the state and family.

Booktrust awards name best children's books

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

| Nursery World

‘Peck, Peck, Peck’, by Lucy Cousins has been chosen as the best picture book for children from birth to five at the Booktrust awards.

Ofsted confirms separate grades for early years in schools

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years provision in schools will be graded separately from September, Ofsted has confirmed.

North-west nursery group sets sights on expansion

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

| Nursery World

Just Childcare, which operates nurseries in Manchester and Lancashire, has opened its sixth setting.

Family with two children needs income of £40,000 to afford basics

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

| Nursery World

A couple with two children now needs a joint income of £12,000 a year more than they did in 2008 to have a minimum acceptable standard of living.

New qualification to prepare childminders for EYE

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

| Nursery World

A new Level 3 short course has been launched to help childminders move to Early Years Educator status.

Call for midwives to be based in children's centres

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

| Nursery World

The charity 4Children is calling for midwives and health visitors be based at children’s centres, after a poll revealed that a quarter of mothers-to-be found out information about pregnancy from a children’s centre.

Early years sector calls for funding changes

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years organisations are calling for a complete overhaul to the way childcare is funded, in response to a report by the think tank IPPR, which calls for universal childcare to be made available for all parents of young children.

£2.3m early years bursary scheme attracts handful of applicants

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Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

Labour has branded the Early Years Apprenticeship Scheme a failure, after just 23 apprentices were successful in applying for the funding.

Councils pilot £2m fund for adopted children

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Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

Ten local authorities have been chosen to pilot the Government's new Adoption Support Fund.

Scottish degree has positive impact on leadership

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Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

New research highlights the positive impact of the new early years degree-level qualification for leaders and managers of the early years and childcare workforce in Scotland.

UK's largest nursery chain launches apprenticeship in catering for school leavers

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Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

A catering apprenticeship for young people working in nurseries has been launched by the UK's largest chain, Busy Bees.

EYPP could help create 'teacher-led' settings

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Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government's consultation on the introduction of the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) encourages early years providers to use the funding to make their settings 'teacher-led'.