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Too much on their plates?

    Opinion
  • Thursday, June 6, 2013
    • | Nursery World
Let's get one thing out of the way first: I'm no expert on childcare. I've been following the debate on ratios with great interest, but my focus here is in one important part of childcare provision: food.

To the Point - Being in the moment

    Opinion
  • Friday, March 8, 2013
    • | Nursery World
It's not surprising that early years practitioners who study and gain qualifications are most likely to be able to offer positive support for developing children.

Take twos...knowing the family

    Opinion
  • Friday, February 22, 2013
    • | Nursery World
Understanding a child's background and family circumstances is key to providing effective provision, says James Hempsall.

To the point: In the balance

    Opinion
  • Friday, January 11, 2013
    • | Nursery World
It's hard to remember a time in the past decade when childcare has been bigger political news, says Vidhya Alakeson.

Why Elizabeth Truss has got it wrong on ratios

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, January 9, 2013
    • | Nursery World
Julie Lightley, owner of The Village Nursery in Trafford Park, explains why she feels Elizabeth Truss is insulting the sector by advocating that ratios can be reduced by employing highly qualified staff

Editor's view - Positive signs for EYPs

    Opinion
  • Friday, November 23, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Although there has been no response yet from the Government to the Nutbrown review of early years qualifications and workforce, there have been some interesting clues emerging as to what some of the decisions might be.

Editor's View - Report raises hackles

    Opinion
  • Friday, October 12, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The Government and several of the think tanks that sympathise with its policies are making a lot of noise about the cost of childcare and about how it must be made more affordable to parents.

To the point - Strive for the best

    Opinion
  • Friday, August 31, 2012
    • | Nursery World
A recent international study found that UK pre-school provision is among the best in the world (Starting Well, The Economist Intelligence Unit 2012), says Nancy Stewart

To the point: We need 'parental' leave

    Opinion
  • Friday, August 31, 2012
    • | Nursery World
A debate has been running largely unnoticed in the mainstream media about the Government's plans to allow parents to share more of the leave currently allocated to mothers as maternity leave, say Nick Pearce.

Editor's View - Training in Olympian qualities starts early

    Opinion
  • Friday, August 3, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The Nursery World team have certainly found it difficult to tear themselves away from watching Team GB in the Olympics for the past week or so, but luckily there are lots of parallels between the sporting action and this issue of the magazine.

To the point: We must aim high

    Opinion
  • Friday, July 6, 2012
    • | Nursery World
'Narrowing the gap' has been a central focus of investment in early years, aimed at decreasing the divide in life chances between those children who are the haves and have-nots.

To the point - One way forward

    Opinion
  • Friday, July 6, 2012
    • | Nursery World
In recent weeks we have seen two important announcements on childcare and early years learning: the final report of the Nutbrown Review of early learning and childcare qualifications and the establishment of a childcare commission. These are both welcome developments.

'Don't close the door to new recruits'

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, June 26, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Raising the qualifications bar risks locking out some school leavers and young people, warns CACHE chief executive Richard Dorrance, in his response to the Nutbrown review.

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