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From Cinderella to the 4th Emergency Service 

    Opinion
  • Friday, March 20, 2020
  • | Nursery World
Who would have anticipated that a virus we had never heard of could be the last straw to the survival of the early years sector, already weakened by years of under-funding? June O' Sullivan, CEO of nursery group LEYF, on coronavirus challenges

EYFS consultation: Question of responsibility

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 6, 2020
  • | Nursery World
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

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.

Time to look and listen, Minister

    Opinion
  • Monday, September 16, 2019
  • | Nursery World
Wendy Scott OBE, President of TACTYC, calls on the minister now in charge of early years, Nick Gibb, to pay attention to to the evidence on effective practice

An unequal entitlement

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 4, 2019
  • | Nursery World
The 30 hours policy is widening the gap between children with SEND and their peers, argue Ivana La Valle and Eva Lloyd

A global opportunity

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 4, 2019
  • | Nursery World
Graham Stuart MP explains how the Government is helping UK nurseries take advantage of foreign interest in our early years sector

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

Inequality persists

    Opinion
  • Monday, November 12, 2018
  • | Nursery World
A recent OECD report confirms that the UK needs to better support disadvantaged children in order to improve their prospects

Feeling overwhelmed

    Opinion
  • Monday, November 12, 2018
  • | Nursery World
Too many statutory requirements mean we are busy demonstrating compliance rather than getting on with our real job

Championing childhood

    Opinion
  • Monday, October 1, 2018
  • | Nursery World
Sir Al Aynsley-Green argues that our approach to early years comes at a huge economic cost to individuals and society

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

Top down, back to front

    Opinion
  • Monday, September 17, 2018
  • | Nursery World
We sometimes need to take a step back, away from the politics, negativity and fear, in order to appreciate what matters most

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