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Exclusive: The Minister's View - Look back on progress

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

| Nursery World

A year ago, I set out in these pages the new Coalition Government's vision for the early years and how we wanted every child to achieve their full potential regardless of their social background. Crucial to this was targeting support at the most disadvantaged families and recognising the critical role of parents.

Analysis: Alliance to win greater recognition for sector

News

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

| Nursery World

The formation of a Government-funded partnership earlier this year ruffled a few feathers among the early years organisations left out. Here, the leading charity explains the project to Melanie Defries.

Nursery Management: Twos update - Ready to go?

Features

Monday, September 22, 2014

| Nursery World

With the 40 per cent most disadvantaged two-year-olds now eligible for funded places, Hannah Crown takes a look at how prepared both nurseries, and councils, are to deliver.

Fees to rise as ‘living wage’ hits hard

News

Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Nurseries are considering fee rises of up to seven per cent to help pay for the new ‘living wage’, according to property expert Courteney Donaldson.

Minister visits nursery in Worthing

News

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

| Nursery World

Children and families minister Tim Loughton, MP for East Worthing and Shoreham, visited Early Years Childcare's Worthing nursery in West Sussex last month to talk about the EYFS, the Code of Practice for the free entitlement, and the Early Years Single Funding Formula.

'Common sense' line on vetting and barring as review begins

News

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

| Nursery World

A review of the Vetting and Barring scheme, the system of checks for those working with children and vulnerable adults was launched on Friday, following Government pledges to scale it back.

Ofsted to bring early years inspections in-house

News

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have unanimously welcomed Ofsted’s decision to bring early years inspections in-house from next year.

Nursery Management: Working Poverty: Parents - On the breadline

Features

Sunday, September 15, 2019

| Nursery World

We know that 70 per cent of all poor children are in working families. So how easy is it for these families to access childcare? Charlotte Goddard investigates

Sector warns that proposed rise to national wage will ‘inflict significant damage’

News

Monday, January 1, 0001

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have warned that the plans to increase the minimum wage to £10.50 an hour, announced by the Chancellor yesterday, will lead to more nursery closures.

Call for Government to clarify advice around sunscreen in nurseries

News

Thursday, May 31, 2012

| Nursery World

The British Skin Foundation has launched a petition calling for a standardised sunscreen policy in nurseries and primary schools to stop children getting sunburnt.

Two HMRC nurseries given a temporary reprieve

News

Thursday, October 4, 2012

| Nursery World

Two HMRC nurseries in Wales and Scotland threatened with closure could stay open for another three years.

Government scraps early years expansion fund

News

Thursday, January 4, 2018

| Nursery World

The early years investment fund, which was due to provide cheap money to enable settings to expand, has been quietly jettisoned, Nursery World has learned.

Three London councils merge to cut costs

News

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

| Nursery World

Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Kensington & Chelsea councils are to merge services from February 2011, generating savings of between 50m and 100m a year.

Childbase employee-ownership report gets ministerial backing

News

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

| Nursery World

Nursery group Childbase Partnership has received support from government ministers for its call for more employee ownership in UK businesses.

NDNA wins two-year-old support contracts

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Friday, November 30, 2012

| Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association has won ten contracts to support 62 local authorities in England with the rollout of free early education places for disadvantaged two-year-olds