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

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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

Anne Longfield: 'Inclusion, not exclusion'

Opinion

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

| Nursery World

An increase in exclusions from primary school highlights the need for the education system to better support vulnerable children post-pandemic

Nicola Demetriadi: Schools which tap into new two-year-old funding stream is a 'worrying trend'

Opinion

Monday, October 2, 2023

| Nursery World

There appears to be a worrying new trend in the early years sector. In order to access the new funded places for two-year-olds, some primary schools appear to be expanding their nursery provision, to encompass this younger age group.

Brett Wigdortz: Landlords should be encouraged to accommodate childminders, but so should local authorities

Opinion

Monday, September 4, 2023

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An inability to obtain landlord permission is one of the most common reasons trainee childminders leave our registration process, says the chief executive of Tiney childminding agency.

Tammy Campbell: We need to ensure the extended entitlement doesn't worsen inequalities and disadvangtage

Opinion

Friday, September 1, 2023

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The director for early years at the Education Policy Institute says that the focus of early education has now shifted from children, to concentrate instead on promoting parental employment, which is problematic.

Jodie Reed: 'Can the extended free childcare offer be delivered'?

Opinion

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

| Nursery World

Drawing on their new research on nursery closures for the Local Government Association, the director of isos Partnership, Jodie Reed, says there is a 'long distance to travel' for the extension of the 30 hours to become a reality.

Beatrice Merrick: Early Education's Centenary provides long view of sector's achievements and challenges

Opinion

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

| Nursery World

As Early Education marks 100 years as an organisation that was born with nursery schools, chief executive Beatrice Merrick outlines why the priority is still to campaign for high quality provision and provide 'mutual support' for all those in the sector.

Exclusive – Children's minister Claire Coutinho: 'A genuinely radical plan'

Opinion

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

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The Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing says the Government is committed to increasing support for families and the early years sector

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Opinion

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

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Despite early years taking centre stage at the Spring Budget, there’s still persistent recruitment and retention issues that must be addressed, explains Janet King, sector manager for Education and Childcare at training provider NCFE.

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

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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'.

Christine Farquharson, IFS: Childcare reforms create a new branch of the welfare state – but raises the stakes on funding

Opinion

Thursday, March 16, 2023

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The Chancellor's pledge to extend 30 hours to children from nine months is great news for parents, but there are serious risks to the market if funding rates aren’t set appropriately, warns Christine Farquharson, senior research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Maggie Bolger: 'Why a £500 sign-on bonus for childcare workers won't work'

Opinion

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

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The childcare sector is in crisis. The issues are complex. We need realistic solutions, and we need them soon, says nursery owner and entrepreneur Maggie Bolger

Anne Longfield: Why the Government's commitment to Family Hubs is 'not enough'

Opinion

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

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The chair of the Young Lives Commission and former Children's Commissioner for England, says the Government's ambition for Family Hubs is 'nowhere near the scale of what families need', nor is it enough to replace 'hundreds of closed Sure Start centres'.

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.

A new conversation has begun!

Opinion

Friday, October 14, 2022

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The arena of Early Childhood Education (ECE) has always been, and continues to be, an intense area of discussion and debate, says James Hempsall, founder of hey!

Understanding how early years investment pays off

Opinion

Thursday, October 6, 2022

| Nursery World

When it comes to the question of whether we can afford to invest in early childhood health and wellbeing, surely we should be asking whether we can afford not to? In the light of the latest children’s minister appointment, and the wider challenges that children and families are facing, Wendy Ellyatt makes a powerful case for prioritising more investment, right now.

'Our sector is falling into deeper crisis'

Opinion

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

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There are lots of things currently keeping nursery director Caroline El-Semman up at night. An ever-diminishing pool of potential recruits, spiralling operational costs and a government that doesn’t seem to care or understand. Will it be too late when the Government finally wakes up to the problems?

How the Building on Success training programme has helped me navigate change

Opinion

Friday, June 17, 2022

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The Government’s Early Years Professional Development Programme was launched in 2019 to improve the quality of all children’s outcomes. Pre-school manager Hayley Woods explains how its phase two programme, delivered by the Education Development Trust, is helping her meet new challenges.

Early relationships as a foundation for early education

Opinion

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

| Nursery World

Sally Hogg of the Parent-Infant Foundation looks at the science behind early trauma and how practitioners can support children

‘The three things parents have told us about parenting classes’

Opinion

Thursday, May 26, 2022

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How can parenting programmes be made appealing and accessible to all parents as part of the Government's Family Hubs drive? Matt Buttery explores the challenges and solutions.

How to give new mums and babies the best possible start

Opinion

Friday, May 6, 2022

| Nursery World

Being pregnant can be overwhelming, but support is out there, says Professor Lucy Chappell

As the Childcare Survey turns 21, we demand change for the next generation

Opinion

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

| Nursery World

Doing things differently in Denmark

Opinion

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

| Nursery World

LEYF's chief executive June O'Sullivan explains how the UK Government can learn from Denmark as a beacon of best practice with its flexible work culture and extensive, affordable childcare.

Early years forgotten again

Opinion

Friday, February 18, 2022

| Nursery World

Where was the early years sector in the Government's White Paper on 'Levelling-Up'? Experts question the Government's decision to overlook the sector.

The greatest threat to nurseries is Government underfunding, not 'risky, financial operating models'

Opinion

Thursday, January 27, 2022

| Nursery World

Responding to a UCL report that suggests the nursery sector is at risk of collapse due to private nursery groups' high levels of debt, Courteney Donaldson of Christie & Co says 'chronic' Government underfunding is often the reason for financial losses and setting closures.

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

Anne Longfield: 'Inclusion, not exclusion'

Nicola Demetriadi: Schools which tap into new two-year-old funding stream is a 'worrying trend'

Brett Wigdortz: Landlords should be encouraged to accommodate childminders, but so should local authorities

Tammy Campbell: We need to ensure the extended entitlement doesn't worsen inequalities and disadvangtage

Jodie Reed: 'Can the extended free childcare offer be delivered'?

Beatrice Merrick: Early Education's Centenary provides long view of sector's achievements and challenges

Exclusive – Children's minister Claire Coutinho: 'A genuinely radical plan'

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

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

Christine Farquharson, IFS: Childcare reforms create a new branch of the welfare state – but raises the stakes on funding

Maggie Bolger: 'Why a £500 sign-on bonus for childcare workers won't work'

Anne Longfield: Why the Government's commitment to Family Hubs is 'not enough'

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

A new conversation has begun!

Understanding how early years investment pays off

'Our sector is falling into deeper crisis'

How the Building on Success training programme has helped me navigate change

Early relationships as a foundation for early education

‘The three things parents have told us about parenting classes’

How to give new mums and babies the best possible start

As the Childcare Survey turns 21, we demand change for the next generation

Doing things differently in Denmark

Early years forgotten again

The greatest threat to nurseries is Government underfunding, not 'risky, financial operating models'

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