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Sarah Mackenzie: 'A plan for gender equity'

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

| Nursery World

The early years sector is the talk of the town, but the role of gender equity needs to be brought more into the conversation, says Sarah Mackenzie

Editor’s view - At this rate!

Opinion

Monday, January 20, 2020

| Nursery World

Pressure is building for change as the continued underfunding of ‘free’ childcare takes an ever greater toll on the early years sector, says Liz Roberts

Funding - Missing pieces in the 30-hour funding review

Opinion

Monday, March 21, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government’s Review of childcare costs is supposed to set the sector’s mind at rest – but it only muddies the water further, says Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance

Editor's view: Ballot box tactics

Opinion

Monday, September 2, 2019

| Nursery World

Leaked policy proposals for education are clearly election-focused, which means that the early years sector doesn't get a look-in

Why I have called for MPs to debate the 30 hours

Opinion

Monday, October 9, 2017

| Nursery World

Labour MP Ruth George says she wants to speak for childcare providers, parents and children

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Opinion

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Despite early years taking centre stage at the Spring Budget, there’s still persistent recruitment and retention issues that must be addressed, explains Janet King, sector manager for Education and Childcare at training provider NCFE.

Gathering evidence on the impact of policy

Opinion

Monday, September 8, 2014

| Nursery World

Decisions about childcare affect thousands of families on a daily basis. We know from a whole range of surveys that parents struggle with decisions about childcare for reasons of affordability, availability and quality.

Early education and childcare: forecast for 2020 trends

Opinion

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

| Nursery World

Patrick Hayes, director of the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA,) says that forthcoming policy moves should expand the childcare market, but not without challenges

Counting the cost of early years funding shortfalls

Opinion

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

| Nursery World

As recent reports reveal ongoing problems with the underfunding of the 30 hours, Neil Leitch, chief executive of the biggest voluntary sector provider the Pre-school Learning Alliance, calls for Government action, as he explains why it has closed more than 20 settings

Quantity over quality

Opinion

Monday, April 15, 2019

| Nursery World

Government funding of the early years has risen over the past few decades, but could the money have been better spent?

Editor's view – Leading the way

Opinion

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| Nursery World

Innovative qualifications are needed to help the early years sector adapt to the changes brought about by the pandemic

As the Childcare Survey turns 21, we demand change for the next generation

Opinion

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

| Nursery World

Not too much to ask for

Opinion

Friday, July 15, 2016

| Nursery World

Neil Leitch says the delay in the early years funding consultation makes it impossible for the sector to prepare for the 30-hour offer

Editor’s view - Our survey says...

Opinion

Monday, April 17, 2017

| Nursery World

Responses to recent research suggest that many nurseries will not deliver the 30 hours. Will this actually happen, asks Liz Roberts

Help childminders rise to the 30 hours challenge

Opinion

Friday, September 1, 2017

| Nursery World

PACEY's chief executive Liz Bayram says childminders need more support, recognition and funding to successfully deliver the extended entitlement.

Exclusive: To the Point - Making 30 hours work

Opinion

Monday, September 4, 2017

| Nursery World

Robert Goodwill, the new Minister for Children and Families, reflects on his first six weeks in post since the General Election

Mining the manifesto figures

Opinion

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

| Nursery World

We have been digging into the detail of manifesto pledges and were surprised to find that the party promising the least in terms of early years entitlements, costs the sector the most.

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

Exclusive – Children's minister Claire Coutinho: 'A genuinely radical plan'

Opinion

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

| Nursery World

The Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing says the Government is committed to increasing support for families and the early years sector

Nicola Demetriadi: Schools which tap into new two-year-old funding stream is a 'worrying trend'

Opinion

Monday, October 2, 2023

| Nursery World

There appears to be a worrying new trend in the early years sector. In order to access the new funded places for two-year-olds, some primary schools appear to be expanding their nursery provision, to encompass this younger age group.

What does the coronavirus mean for the early years workforce?

Opinion

Friday, April 3, 2020

| Nursery World

The early years sector is facing a time of great uncertainty, says Josh Cottell

30 hours action - can we agree?

Opinion

Monday, November 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Neil Leitch calls on the early years sector to find common ground and work together in lobbying for change to the 30 hours policy

A good investment?

Opinion

Monday, November 17, 2014

| Nursery World

What are the implications of recent research for investment in childcare, ask Vidhya Alakeson

Ratios debate 'will rear its head again'

Opinion

Friday, April 27, 2018

| Nursery World

The Government is gearing up to try and relax ratios again, argues Christie and Co's Courteney Donaldson, managing director of childcare and education

Councils can learn lessons from financial services on late payments

Opinion

Monday, May 14, 2018

| Nursery World

The scourge of late payments is completely unnecessary, argues Keith Appleyard, nursery treasurer and formerly Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance at American Express

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Sarah Mackenzie: 'A plan for gender equity'

Editor’s view - At this rate!

Funding - Missing pieces in the 30-hour funding review

Editor's view: Ballot box tactics

Why I have called for MPs to debate the 30 hours

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Gathering evidence on the impact of policy

Early education and childcare: forecast for 2020 trends

Counting the cost of early years funding shortfalls

Quantity over quality

Editor's view – Leading the way

As the Childcare Survey turns 21, we demand change for the next generation

Not too much to ask for

Editor’s view - Our survey says...

Help childminders rise to the 30 hours challenge

Exclusive: To the Point - Making 30 hours work

Mining the manifesto figures

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

Exclusive – Children's minister Claire Coutinho: 'A genuinely radical plan'

Nicola Demetriadi: Schools which tap into new two-year-old funding stream is a 'worrying trend'

What does the coronavirus mean for the early years workforce?

30 hours action - can we agree?

A good investment?

Ratios debate 'will rear its head again'

Councils can learn lessons from financial services on late payments

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