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Infant school to boycott inspection in memory of a primary head who took her own life following Ofsted downgrade

Monday, March 20, 2023

| Nursery World

A headteacher of an infant and nursery school is planning to boycott an Ofsted inspection tomorrow following the death of a head who killed herself in January after her school was downgraded.

Make your first impressions count with LineLeader

Knowledge Bank

Friday, March 17, 2023

| Nursery World

SPONSORED CONTENT LineLeader provides a five-point plan to ensure that nursery businesses make potential family customers aware of the strengths of their provision and make it as easy as possible for them to book their place.

Budget 2023: Big funding questions hang over Chancellor's 'landmark' childcare reform pledge

News

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

Sector leaders and experts have welcomed the Chancellor’s focus on childcare reform in the Budget, but warn the funding promised will not solve the current crisis, and there is no detail as yet on funding rates for providers of the expanded 30-hour offer.

Seven in ten nurseries would not change staff: child ratios for two-year-olds, Government consultation finds

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

Most respondents to the Department for Education's consultation on changes to staff: child ratios for two-year-olds are against the plans, which the Government says will start in September.

Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

Opinion

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The director of the Out-of-School Alliance (OOSA) has welcomed the additional Government investment in wrap-around care, announced within the Budget, with 'caution'.

Budget 2023: Sector disappointed over lack of support for existing childminders as new entrants to receive start-up grant

News

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The sector has broadly welcomed the Budget announcement to boost the number of childminders by introducing start-up grants, however expressed disappointment over a lack of support for those currently in the profession.

Budget 2023: Steeper family vow to overturn the relaxation of ratios

News

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The parents of Oliver Steeper, who tragically died after choking on food at nursery in 2021, have vowed to overturn the Government’s decision to allow nurseries to relax childcare ratios for two-year-olds.

Christine Farquharson, IFS: Childcare reforms create a new branch of the welfare state – but raises the stakes on funding

Opinion

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The Chancellor's pledge to extend 30 hours to children from nine months is great news for parents, but there are serious risks to the market if funding rates aren’t set appropriately, warns Christine Farquharson, senior research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Budget 2023: Ratio changes branded 'shameful' by early years sector

News

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

| Nursery World

The early years sector has raised concerns about children's safety following the announcement by the Chancellor today that settings will be able to operate at reduced childcare ratios.

Budget 2023: Nurseries warn they 'need to see the sums' as Government plans major expansion in childcare for one- and two-year-olds

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

| Nursery World

Sector organisations have welcomed Treasury plans to increase funding for childcare by £4 billion, but experts have warned ‘the devil is in the detail’, amid nurseries closing due to the ongoing underfunding and recruitment crisis.

Budget 2023: Chancellor pledges ‘landmark childcare reform’

News

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

| Nursery World

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has pledged to increase the availability of childcare and reduce costs for parents in what he called the 'most significant improvement for childcare provision in a decade.'

Nurseries in England face sharp rise in business rates from April

News

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

| Nursery World

Nurseries are facing a 40 per cent rise in business rates from April, according to research from the National Day Nurseries Association, which is calling on the Chancellor to make nurseries exempt from paying them.

Maggie Bolger: 'Why a £500 sign-on bonus for childcare workers won't work'

Opinion

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

| Nursery World

The childcare sector is in crisis. The issues are complex. We need realistic solutions, and we need them soon, says nursery owner and entrepreneur Maggie Bolger

Government claims there are enough childcare places to meet demand branded ‘meaningless’

News

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

| Nursery World

While the majority of councils claim they have sufficient early years places, less than one in six collect information on whether provision is meeting the needs of local families, reveals new research.

Exploring emotions through everyday play

Knowledge Bank

Monday, March 13, 2023

| Nursery World

Teaching children to notice the connection between their physical reactions, feelings, and core emotions can go a long way to help them self-regulate Nicole Weinstein finds, as she looks at resources and activities to promote this key area of learning.