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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'.

Making a better offer

    Opinion
  • Monday, July 24, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Tracy Brabin, the newly appointed shadow early years minister and MP for Batley and Spen, says it's clear change is needed in the sector

Editor's view - Can we do it like Denmark?

    Opinion
  • Friday, July 6, 2012
    • | Nursery World
I sometimes wonder if Denmark ever tires of the constant flow of UK early years professionals and politicians who stream into the country to marvel at its high-quality, universal, affordable childcare.

To the point - Stand up for women

    Opinion
  • Friday, May 11, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Ever heard of Laura Trott? Probably not. She isn't a household name. But she has a very important job - she's David Cameron's new special adviser on women.

To the point: Opt-outs ill-judged

    Opinion
  • Friday, May 11, 2012
    • | Nursery World
At the same time that the principles of excellent early years practice have been reaffirmed in the revised EYFS, the Government is proposing to remove part of the sector from these requirements in a way that will not protect the entitlement of young children to the best provision that can be offered to them.

My doubts on 30 hours

    Opinion
  • Monday, August 21, 2017
    • | Nursery World
The eagerly awaited Evaluation of Early Implementation of 30 Hours Free Childcare was published in July.

Is financialisation putting childcare provision in England at risk?

    Opinion
  • Thursday, January 27, 2022
    • | Nursery World
Antonia Simon, associate professor at UCL Social Research Institute, warns that the nursery sector is at risk of following in the footsteps of adult social care with a 'spectacular collapse' due to the high levels of debt at many large private childcare operators which are buying nurseries.

A competent system?

    Opinion
  • Monday, April 6, 2015
    • | Nursery World
Mathias Urban argues that caring for nursery age children is a public good and a public responsibility, and that early childhood education is about how we as a society imagine our future.

The parent trap

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 5, 2018
    • | Nursery World
We need a shift in the mindset of employers in the UK, so that flexible working is seen as the norm, not the exception, argues Sarah Jackson

Ship without a rudder

    Opinion
  • Friday, June 22, 2018
    • | Nursery World
The Government is ignoring the plight of the populace, which urgently needs a strategy to help it, says Michael Pettavel

One size doesn’t fit all

    Opinion
  • Monday, August 20, 2018
    • | Nursery World
The Government is making empty policy claims when it should let those in the early years decide how much, and where, money is spent, says Michael Pettavel

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

It’s how you spend it

    Opinion
  • Monday, December 9, 2019
    • | Nursery World
Yet more evidence shows that investment in education is best started in the early years and maintained throughout childhood

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

A decade of decline

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 16, 2020
    • | Nursery World
Ten years after the Marmot Review on health inequality and the Government is still ignoring evidence that investing early is best, says Natalie Perera

To the point - Wrong time to test

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 24, 2014
    • | Nursery World
Testing a young child is like pulling a seedling out of the soil to check whether it is growing a good root system, says Nancy Stewart

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