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Majority of early years sector oppose reforms

Friday, March 22, 2013

| Nursery World

A survey by the National Children's Bureau reveals the extent to which the early years sector is opposed to the reforms in More Great Childcare, with the majority claiming they will have a detrimental effect on children, particularly disadvantaged two-year-olds.

Tax-Free Childcare delayed until 2017

News

Thursday, July 2, 2015

| Nursery World

Tax-free childcare (TFC) has been delayed until early 2017, following a legal challenge from the childcare voucher provider companies.

HR Update - Performance check

Features

Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

There are a variety of ways to deal with poor performance from staff, says Jacqui Mann of HR4 Nurseries.

Nursery Management: 30 Hours - Do you agree?

Features

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

| Nursery World

The conditions governing delivery of the 30 hours are being set out in local agreements up and down the country, and there is significant variation, finds Charlotte Goddard

Council backs down over funded places plans for nursery staff

News

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Lancashire County Council has made a dramatic climbdown over its decision to ban nursery workers with related children in their nursery from claiming free hours funding.

Ireland Reforms - Progress is slow for Ireland's childcare sector

News

Monday, August 25, 2014

| Nursery World

More than a year since a television programme revealed below-standards of care and mistreatment at some of Ireland's creches, little improvement appears to have been made to the country's childcare.

Childcare counsel - common misconceptions

Features

Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

Our resident legal agony aunt, Caroline Robins, principal associate at Eversheds, myth-busts common misconceptions on employment law

Changes to Early Learning Goals 'criminal' says early years expert

News

Friday, November 9, 2018

| Nursery World

Children are being steered towards pleasing teachers over developing a genuine love of learning under proposed reforms to the Early Learning Goals, early years experts said yesterday.

Childcare Counsel: opening and closing in lockdown

Features

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Andrew Manners, director at Morgan LaRoche, sets out the legal position on remaining open, or closing, during lockdown

Nursery Management: Schools Forums - Team spirit

Features

Monday, March 20, 2017

| Nursery World

What are schools forums and why do they matter? With funding set to take on an extra dimension from September with the free entitlement extension to 30 hours, Charlotte Goddard investigates

Wales sets out ten-year vision for childcare

News

Thursday, July 18, 2013

| Nursery World

The Welsh Assembly has published its first early years and childcare plan, detailing ways in which it will support families and young children over the next ten years.

Ofsted takes school and FE inspections in house, but not early years

News

Thursday, May 29, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted is to bring school inspections and further education inspections in-house.

Ofsted duo seek to reassure sector

Other

Monday, May 19, 2014

| Nursery World

The new early years heads are keen to listen, they tell Catherine Gaunt in an exclusive interview.

Inspections must be tailored for the early years

News

Friday, October 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Leading early years organisations have given a positive response to plans for a single inspection framework, but urged Ofsted to ensure that inspections are designed for the early education sector.

Institutional failures over child sex abuse revealed

News

Thursday, November 20, 2014

| Nursery World

Children are at risk of sex abuse because of failures by councils and other agencies to get a grip on the problem, a damning new report has found.

Ofsted: The new inspection framework, Part 1 - What are the main regulatory changes?

Features

Friday, September 14, 2012

| Nursery World

Our new, seven-part series aims to provide a comprehensive guide to how nurseries can prepare for - and what they can expect from - the new regime.

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

News

Friday, February 15, 2019

| Nursery World

Children in the most deprived area of the country have seen a huge improvement in their outcomes at the end of the EYFS following a major programme of targeted Government investment.

Guide to: Early years qualifications from abroad

Features

Monday, March 18, 2019

| Nursery World

The National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC) answers key questions on using overseas-trained staff in English early years settings

All workers now entitled to a payslip

News

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

| Nursery World

A poll has found that 15 per cent of workers under 24 do not receive a payslip, ahead of a change to the law that means that all workers are now legally entitled to one.

Guide to: changes to the EYFS

Features

Monday, November 11, 2019

| Nursery World

The Government is consulting on its proposals for the EYFS. How has it been changed and what is the background to the latest amendments? Hannah Crown has the details