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Recruitment and retention crisis has increased the skills gap in the early years workforce

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

| Nursery World

The early years skills gap has increased by over 2 per cent in the last five years, putting ‘immense pressure' on setting managers’ workloads and stress levels’, according to new research.

Early years workforce: 'Forgotten key workers' driven out by low pay in increasingly volatile sector

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Tuesday, August 4, 2020

| Nursery World

One in 8 childcare workers is paid less than £5 an hour and many are forced to take on second jobs to make ends meet, a report commissioned by the Government’s Social Mobility Commission has found.

Get your tickets to our Sustainability in the Early Years conference

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Thursday, June 9, 2022

| Nursery World

There's just less than a month to go until our conference on sustainability on 13 July where delegates will hear from a top line-up of presenters about how to adopt sustainable practice and provision.

Playworkers get on board new professional register

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

| Nursery World

SkillsActive has launched a Register of Playwork Professionals, designed to boost the professionalism of the workforce and increase employer recognition for qualifications in the vital area of play.

Free autism training to roll out in January 2014

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

| Nursery World

Free face-to-face training in autism will soon be available to early years practitioners and post-16 educational professionals through a network of hub organisations, appointed as part of the latest phase of the Autism Education Trust’s training programme.

Early Years Teacher gears up for massive expansion

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Friday, January 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Significant expansion of the Early Years Teacher programme is underway with the number of training providers set to increase from the existing eight to more than 40 for 2014/15.

Support staff pay body's fate is still uncertain

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

| Nursery World

The fate of the body responsible for negotiating the pay and conditions of nursery nurses and teaching assistants remains unclear after the Department for Education confirmed it was one of the quangos still under review.

Spotlight on ... Tracy Phillips, Smart Training

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

| Nursery World

Name: Tracy Phillips

Analysis: Rhetoric fails to match reality

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

| Nursery World

Changes to how the early years workforce can develop will impinge on the quality of provision available to young children, argues Pamela Calder.

Nursery World over Christmas and New Year

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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

| Nursery World

Season's greetings to all our readers, advertisers and suppliers. We hope you have a good break.

New Institute of Apprenticeships consultation launched

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Friday, January 6, 2017

| Nursery World

A consultation on the role of the new Institute of Apprenticeships (IFA) has been launched.

Plans and providers unveiled for new EYP programme

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Monday, October 17, 2011

| Nursery World

The Children's Workforce Development Council is funding a total of 7,200 places on the new Early Years Professional Status programme between 2012 and 2015, with expectations of a large additional number of self-funded candidates across the programme's lifetime.

Private nurseries fear they will go unheard in Nutbrown qualifications review

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Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has expressed concern that the views of private day nurseries may not be taken into account in the Government's review of early education and childcare qualifications.

New service created by National Strategies directors

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

| Nursery World

Senior members of the National Strategies early years team are heading up a new education consultancy called edsight.

Level 3 Diploma wins UCAS points

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Friday, February 3, 2012

| Nursery World

CACHE has confirmed that the Level 3 Extended Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce has now been accredited with UCAS points. This means the two-year, full-time course is equivalent to three A levels and is a route to a university degree.

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Recruitment and retention crisis has increased the skills gap in the early years workforce

Early years workforce: 'Forgotten key workers' driven out by low pay in increasingly volatile sector

Get your tickets to our Sustainability in the Early Years conference

Playworkers get on board new professional register

Free autism training to roll out in January 2014

Early Years Teacher gears up for massive expansion

Support staff pay body's fate is still uncertain

Spotlight on ... Tracy Phillips, Smart Training

Analysis: Rhetoric fails to match reality

Nursery World over Christmas and New Year

New Institute of Apprenticeships consultation launched

Plans and providers unveiled for new EYP programme

Private nurseries fear they will go unheard in Nutbrown qualifications review

New service created by National Strategies directors

Level 3 Diploma wins UCAS points

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