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All in all ... the 'benefits cap'

Opinion

Friday, May 17, 2013

| Nursery World

Dr Katherine Runswick-Cole looks at the likely impact of the benefits cap

30 hours: 'Pass me the garibaldi biscuits'

Opinion

Sunday, September 17, 2017

| Nursery World

Cary Rankin talks about Bertram Nursery Group's experience of the 30-hours.

Editor's View - Policy announcements are a long time coming

Opinion

Friday, January 25, 2013

| Nursery World

In my last Editor's View, I started by saying that there was still no sign of government announcements about the Nutbrown Review and the Childcare Commission. Two weeks on - and we're still waiting.

Foundations for change

Opinion

Monday, August 6, 2018

| Nursery World

At a recent Lobby Day in Parliament, early years providers voiced their concerns to those with the power to correct current policies

Editor’s view - Year of living dangerously

Opinion

Monday, December 10, 2018

| Nursery World

2018 has been very tough for those in early years education and childcare – and it is hard to predict what the new year will bring

Childcare isn’t working

Opinion

Monday, January 7, 2019

| Nursery World

We need an affordable and much simpler childcare support system, backed by employers, that helps all parents and carers into work

Why we are introducing childminder agencies

Opinion

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| Nursery World

The agencies being introduced by the Children and Families Bill will support great childminders and encourage more to enter the profession, says Education Minister Elizabeth Truss

Look to our past, not Europe

Opinion

Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

We should remember past mistakes in early years policy when trying to move forward or our youngest children will be in inappropriate environments, say Karen Wickett and Dr Verity Campbell Barr, lecturers in Early Childhood Studies at Plymouth University

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'.

Megan Stephens: How the legacy of Victorian philanthropy lives on in the campaign for free school meals

Opinion

Friday, January 6, 2023

| Nursery World

We may be forgiven for thinking we’re living in the midst of a novel by Charles Dickens, says Megan Stephens, who highlights an unlikely link between a Victorian champion of education, one of the world’s most famous scientists, and an English star of the Qatar World Cup.

Alison Featherbe: 'Lessons from past safeguarding cases have driven the need for clarity'

Opinion

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

| Nursery World

Early years expert Alison Featherbe delves deeper into the DfE's plans to change the safeguarding requirements in the EYFS.

Action needed to recruit and retain early years teachers

Opinion

Thursday, April 7, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government needs to end disparity between EYTS and QTS if we’re to recruit more graduates into early years settings, says Deborah Harris, senior lecturer in Early Childhood Education and Care at Newman University

Brexit – does it matter for early years?

Opinion

Monday, June 27, 2016

| Nursery World

Liz Bayram looks at what leaving the EU will mean for the sector.

No clear route to tackle obesity

Opinion

Friday, August 19, 2016

| Nursery World

Linda Cregan, chief executive of Children's Food Trust, says the Childhood Obesity Plan is a missed opportunity for the UK to lead the way

Caroline Dinenage: ‘I am ready to roll up my sleeves’

Opinion

Monday, September 19, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government is committed to quality and affordable childcare, says its head of early years

Nursery teachers are not the only answer to closing the gap

Opinion

Friday, November 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Sue Martin, professor of early childhood education in Toronto, says that Save the Children's call for more nursery teachers is missing the mark

To the Point - Digging up the future

Opinion

Monday, November 14, 2016

| Nursery World

Professor Cathy Nutbrown says that the downgrading of classical studies at A level could have ramifications for the early years.

To the Point - Squashing them in

Opinion

Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

Policymakers may need reminding that actions speak louder than words. The focus of the foundation years is on child development, proclaimed the Government in its document, 'Supporting Families in the Foundation Years'.

'Big investment required to make affordable childcare a reality'

Opinion

Thursday, July 20, 2017

| Nursery World

If Ireland's delayed Affordable Childcare scheme is to become a reality, government must be willing to invest more now and into the future, says Teresa Heeney.

Editor's View - Speculation continues on relaxation of ratios

Opinion

Friday, January 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Still no pronouncement on ratios, regulation and childcare affordability as Nursery World went to press, but by the time you read this, the Government may well have released its response to Nutbrown and the Childcare Commission.

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All in all ... the 'benefits cap'

30 hours: 'Pass me the garibaldi biscuits'

Editor's View - Policy announcements are a long time coming

Foundations for change

Editor’s view - Year of living dangerously

Childcare isn’t working

Why we are introducing childminder agencies

Look to our past, not Europe

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

Megan Stephens: How the legacy of Victorian philanthropy lives on in the campaign for free school meals

Alison Featherbe: 'Lessons from past safeguarding cases have driven the need for clarity'

Action needed to recruit and retain early years teachers

Brexit – does it matter for early years?

No clear route to tackle obesity

Caroline Dinenage: ‘I am ready to roll up my sleeves’

Nursery teachers are not the only answer to closing the gap

To the Point - Digging up the future

To the Point - Squashing them in

'Big investment required to make affordable childcare a reality'

Editor's View - Speculation continues on relaxation of ratios

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