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Actually, it does matter

Monday, June 8, 2020

| Nursery World

With the spotlight on protests around the world against racism, educators and the early years sector can be a force for change and make a lasting difference to how children view race, argues Laura Henry-Allain

Diversity in the early years workforce: new data but more is needed

Opinion

Friday, December 4, 2020

| Nursery World

Diversity in the early years is not just about a shortage of men in the workforce, says Beatrice Merrick - we need to look at whether all communities are represented too

More Affordable Childcare - a wake-up call for nursery businesses?

Opinion

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| Nursery World

More Affordable Childcare signals the Government's intention to deregulate the market, which will have huge implications for providers, says Gordon Beck

The Minister's View - Best start for all two-year-olds

Opinion

Friday, June 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Education and Childcare Minister Elizabeth Truss gives the Government's view of the importance of the two-year-olds programme

To the Point - Telling it how it is

Opinion

Monday, December 2, 2013

| Nursery World

Children's Commissioner Maggie Atkinson says that we must listen to what children and young people think and feel

Let's start at the beginning

Opinion

Monday, October 21, 2013

| Nursery World

Ignoring the importance of the early years creates a vicious circle where children are always the losers, says trainer Ann Vincent

'Can't' rather than 'can do'?

Opinion

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| Nursery World

Early Learning Consultancy's Helen Moylett and Nancy Stewart argue why children have been set up to fail by the new Early Learning Goals

Strengthening the impact of the EYPP

Opinion

Thursday, August 21, 2014

| Nursery World

Janet Grauberg, editor of CentreForum's recent early years report, calls for commitment and clarity on the Early Years Pupil Premium

Why this Government is in a mess on childcare

Opinion

Monday, November 2, 2015

| Nursery World

Lucy Powell, Labour’s shadow education secretary, promises strong action on childcare policy

Children's centres: Where next?

Opinion

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

| Nursery World

Lisa Harker, head of Strategy Unit, NSPCC, calls for children's centres services to be refocused on supporting children under the age of two

Early years manifesto

Opinion

Monday, May 15, 2017

| Nursery World

In the run-up to the general election, our columnist Natalie Perera has some advice for the next Prime Minister.

Early years support is key to future well-being

Opinion

Monday, May 30, 2016

| Nursery World

Parents need support right from the start, argues Javed Khan

Do graduates and ratings really make no difference?

Opinion

Monday, March 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Following a study claiming that graduate staff and Ofsted Outstandings have little impact on children’s outcomes, a group of early years academics take issue with its methods

Childcare policy 20 years on

Opinion

Monday, April 10, 2017

| Nursery World

Caroline Flint, who set up the first cross-party group for childcare, and was one of 101 Labour women MPs elected 20 years ago next month, reflects on the dramatic changes to early years policy since 1997.

Speaking with one voice

Opinion

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

| Nursery World

Let's use our collective strength to talk to government about early years sector concerns, says Cheryl Hadland, founder of Tops Day Nurseries

Maintained nursery schools: the eye of the funding crisis storm

Opinion

Friday, June 14, 2019

| Nursery World

?A very worrying report out this week from the Early Years Alliance indicates many childcare providers in the private, voluntary and independent (PVI) sector find themselves in a funding crisis.

Tax-free childcare - unfair all round

Opinion

Thursday, March 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Alison Garnham, Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group

The ''Tesco-isation'' of England's Early Years: The Choices before Us

Opinion

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

| Nursery World

Those who lived through the bleak days of the Woodhead/Blunkett Education regime of the late 1990s scarcely imagined that early-years policy-making could be any more Dark-Aged, but in this respect the current Wilshaw/Gove regime is breaking all previous records.

Dawning realisation

Opinion

Monday, October 16, 2017

| Nursery World

Our columnist reflects on what party conference season means for the early years

Great news for schools…disappointment for PVIs

Opinion

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| Nursery World

The Government's £30m school nurseries fund may be great news for schools, but why should private and voluntary nurseries be seen as second-class citizens?

‘Give SENCOs the time and resources they need to do their job’

Opinion

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

| Nursery World

With more pupils requiring SEND support in our primary schools, it is imperative that investment into the SENCO workforce is stepped up, says Professor Adam Boddison, at special educational needs and disability charity, Nasen.

Government must acknowledge 'vital role' of play therapy in Covid recovery

Opinion

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

| Nursery World

One of the key issues as we try to learn lessons from the pandemic is how to best support the mental health and wellbeing of children, says Dr Lisa Cameron

The greatest threat to nurseries is Government underfunding, not 'risky, financial operating models'

Opinion

Thursday, January 27, 2022

| Nursery World

Responding to a UCL report that suggests the nursery sector is at risk of collapse due to private nursery groups' high levels of debt, Courteney Donaldson of Christie & Co says 'chronic' Government underfunding is often the reason for financial losses and setting closures.

‘The three things parents have told us about parenting classes’

Opinion

Thursday, May 26, 2022

| Nursery World

How can parenting programmes be made appealing and accessible to all parents as part of the Government's Family Hubs drive? Matt Buttery explores the challenges and solutions.

How the Building on Success training programme has helped me navigate change

Opinion

Friday, June 17, 2022

| Nursery World

The Government’s Early Years Professional Development Programme was launched in 2019 to improve the quality of all children’s outcomes. Pre-school manager Hayley Woods explains how its phase two programme, delivered by the Education Development Trust, is helping her meet new challenges.

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Actually, it does matter

Diversity in the early years workforce: new data but more is needed

More Affordable Childcare - a wake-up call for nursery businesses?

The Minister's View - Best start for all two-year-olds

To the Point - Telling it how it is

Let's start at the beginning

'Can't' rather than 'can do'?

Strengthening the impact of the EYPP

Why this Government is in a mess on childcare

Children's centres: Where next?

Early years manifesto

Early years support is key to future well-being

Do graduates and ratings really make no difference?

Childcare policy 20 years on

Speaking with one voice

Maintained nursery schools: the eye of the funding crisis storm

Tax-free childcare - unfair all round

The ''Tesco-isation'' of England's Early Years: The Choices before Us

Dawning realisation

Great news for schools…disappointment for PVIs

‘Give SENCOs the time and resources they need to do their job’

Government must acknowledge 'vital role' of play therapy in Covid recovery

The greatest threat to nurseries is Government underfunding, not 'risky, financial operating models'

‘The three things parents have told us about parenting classes’

How the Building on Success training programme has helped me navigate change

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