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DfE accused of missing an opportunity to fix the sector as it rejects MPs recommendations

Thursday, October 19, 2023

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have accused the Government of missing an opportunity to make ‘meaningful change’ in the sector with the rejection of recommendations from MPs to fix funding rates and review business rates relief.

Recruitment and retention crisis has increased the skills gap in the early years workforce

News

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

| Nursery World

The early years skills gap has increased by over 2 per cent in the last five years, putting ‘immense pressure' on setting managers’ workloads and stress levels’, according to new research.

Early years maths scheme to expand nationally

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

| Nursery World

The early years ‘maths champions’ programme run by the National Day Nurseries Association is being expanded nationally with funding from the Education Endowment Foundation.

Janet King: Why professionalising early years must be at the forefront of any future workforce plans

Opinion

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

| Nursery World

Following on from NCFE's Spotlight report which highlighted a skills gap within the workforce, its sector manager for education and childcare, Janet King argues that the sector need to be professionalised to ensure its long-term success.

One in five parents in 'dire financial straits' as charity warns UK is in ‘cost-of-children crisis’

News

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

| Nursery World

The UK is in the midst of a ‘cost-of-children crisis’ as new analysis shows one in five parents are in ‘dire financial straits’.

Pregnant women and children urged to take-up free flu vaccination

News

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

| Nursery World

Pregnant women are being urged to protect themselves and their baby this winter with flu and Covid vaccines.

NDNA to launch Institute of Early Years Education

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

| Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association is in the process of developing an Institute of Early Years Education, an independent membership body for the early years workforce.

Alliance calls for a 'comprehensive long-term plan' for the sector to be made a priority by the next government

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Monday, October 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The Early Years Alliance is calling on the next government to provide an emergency financial rescue package for early years providers before carrying out a wholesale review and ‘overhaul’ of the current childcare system.

How Jewish nurseries are supporting children and families, in the wake of the attack on Israel

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Friday, October 13, 2023

| Nursery World

On Friday morning, the children at Alyth Kindergarten were making blue and white challah, with staff and parents united in their support for one another, following the Hamas attack on Israel.

Sector welcomes Labour's plans to carry out a major early years review

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

| Nursery World

Labour’s plans for a major review of the early years have been overwhelmingly welcomed by the sector in the hope it will fix the current ‘broken childcare system’.

Busy Bees buys group of settings in North America

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

| Nursery World

Busy Bees, the UK’s largest nursery group, has further expanded into North America with the acquisition of a chain of 27 childcare centres.

Keir Starmer promises 'decade of renewal' at Labour conference

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

| Nursery World

Keir Starmer’s speech at the Labour conference set out a vision for what the party would do differently after 13 years of Conservative government.

Labour pledges to carry out a 'major' review of the early years

News

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

| Nursery World

Labour has announced plans to carry out a major review of the early years, which would include looking at ways to widen ‘childcare eligibility’ and increase school-based nursery provision, if it was to gain power in the next election.

Nursery World Awards 2023 – the night in pictures

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Monday, October 9, 2023

| Nursery World

The early years and childcare sector gathered for an evening of celebration at the Nursery World Awards 2023, held at the Brewery in London.

Children forced to sleep on the floor or on soiled and mouldy bedding due to poverty

News

Monday, October 9, 2023

| Nursery World

More than one in 20 children are sleeping on the floor because they don’t have a bed of their own, according to findings from a survey by children’s charity Barnardo’s.

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DfE accused of missing an opportunity to fix the sector as it rejects MPs recommendations

Recruitment and retention crisis has increased the skills gap in the early years workforce

Early years maths scheme to expand nationally

Janet King: Why professionalising early years must be at the forefront of any future workforce plans

One in five parents in 'dire financial straits' as charity warns UK is in ‘cost-of-children crisis’

Pregnant women and children urged to take-up free flu vaccination

NDNA to launch Institute of Early Years Education

Alliance calls for a 'comprehensive long-term plan' for the sector to be made a priority by the next government

How Jewish nurseries are supporting children and families, in the wake of the attack on Israel

Sector welcomes Labour's plans to carry out a major early years review

Busy Bees buys group of settings in North America

Keir Starmer promises 'decade of renewal' at Labour conference

Labour pledges to carry out a 'major' review of the early years

Nursery World Awards 2023 – the night in pictures

Children forced to sleep on the floor or on soiled and mouldy bedding due to poverty

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