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Thursday, January 16, 2020

| Nursery World

Rethink your outdoor practice through the eyes of Froebel

'Large drop' in occupancy and increase in insolvencies hits childcare market

Thursday, January 16, 2020

| Nursery World

Nursery owners are being hit by a decrease in occupancy which is making them less able to be resilient in the face of wage hikes and funding shortfalls, a property expert said today.

Survey highlights long wait for support for under-fives with autism

Thursday, January 16, 2020

| Nursery World

The research by Ambitious about Autism highlights the long wait for parents to get the support they need, even after their child's autism diagnosis.

Millions of pounds of unspent early years funding used to plug council deficits

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

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More than £63.5 million of Government money to deliver three- and four-year-old places was unspent by local authorities in 2018/19, with just 15 per cent of the funding returned to childcare providers, an FOI investigation has revealed.

Tulip Siddiq appointed shadow early years minister

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

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The MP for Hampstead and Kilburn replaces Tracy Brabin, MP for Batley and Spen, who had served as Labour’s shadow early years minister since July 2017 and was named shadow culture secretary last week.

Paperwork stopping SENCOs from doing their jobs

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

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Too much admin is keeping special educational needs co-ordinators from supporting children, according to new research.

Funded or free? Take our poll on the future of childcare

Monday, January 13, 2020

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Have your say in our joint Nursery World and Ceeda survey

Parents under greater pressure to work in the evenings

Monday, January 13, 2020

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More than half of parents are working extra, unpaid hours, which is overwhelming them and threatening to sabotage work-life balance improvements, finds new research.

BEATLE MANIA

Friday, January 10, 2020

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Walton Nursery and Early Years Centre in Liverpool held a Beatles week to commemorate the music of the ‘Fab Four’, with special activities to teach the children about the iconic Liverpudlian band, including creating their own yellow submarine.

Scottish government to launch childcare ad campaign

Friday, January 10, 2020

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The Scottish government is launching a nationwide public information campaign to encourage parents to enrol their children for the 1,140 hour childcare offer, ahead of the final rollout.

IN THE WOODS

Friday, January 10, 2020

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Happy Days Penair has received a platinum in the Green Schools Award from the Woodland Trust for planting new trees in its nursery grounds, creating a woodland nature trail and taking part in other activities. Manager Nicky said, ‘We are passionate and committed to children having opportunities to play and learn every day in the beautiful woodland area we have at nursery.’

Maintained nurseries in Camden at risk of closure

Thursday, January 9, 2020

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Four maintained nurseries in Camden could be repurposed into children’s centres under plans being considered by the London borough.

Learn how to make the most of picturebooks

Thursday, January 9, 2020

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Top CPD sessions at the Nursery World Show include a vital look at best practice in using picturebooks.

Find something special at the Nursery World Show

Thursday, January 9, 2020

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Don't miss our great line-up of special features at the Nursery World Show 2020, with the Innovation Zone and the NannyHub brand new for this year.

Parents in Wales benefiting from childcare offer but confusion over how scheme works

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

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Families on low-incomes in Wales are using funded childcare more than their better-off peers, research has found, but some have been landed with unexpected bills.

Britain one of the most age-segregated countries, report finds

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

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Think-tank United for All Ages has called for Britain to unite as a ‘country for all ages’ by 2030.

Government extends breakfast club programme until 2021

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

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The Department for Education (DfE) has earmarked up to £11.8 million to extend its National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP), which aims to improve access to breakfast provision in schools in disadvantaged areas, for another year.

Training Talk - Working Together

Monday, January 6, 2020

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A coaching course enabled Lisa Fern and her team to overcome differences in opinion. By Gabriella Jozwiak

Pilot successful in changing young children's views on gender

Monday, January 6, 2020

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Young children’s views of gender can be overturned by adopting an approach that challenges perceived views of boys’ and girls’ toys, a study has found.

Enabling Environments - Let loose!

Monday, January 6, 2020

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Sunbeams Day Nursery has embedded loose-parts play into provision across all its settings, transforming practice and inspiring children. Nicole Weinstein reports

EYFS consultation: Question of responsibility

Opinion

Monday, January 6, 2020

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Making ‘positive attachments’ to adults and ‘forming friendships with peers’ should not be part of the Early Learning Goals for children, says early years expert Anne O'Connor

Operating a Viable Early Years Provision

Review

Monday, January 6, 2020

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Early Years Alliance (£13.65 for members)

All about… social isolation

Monday, January 6, 2020

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Early years settings are helping to solve loneliness in their local areas by making links to isolated parents, older people, socially excluded teenagers and disadvantaged communities such as refugees. Meredith Jones Russell reports

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