Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

15 February 2019 | by Hannah Crown

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.

Training: Exclusive - The end of an era for EYE?

05 February 2019 | by Hannah Crown

T-levels – the Level 3 programmes of study that will come in from 2020 – look set to replace the Early Years Educator qualification. Hannah Crown has an update

High court rules that nurseries cannot benefit from same planning rights as schools

29 January 2019 | by Katy Morton

Bright Horizons has lost its case in the high court to extend one of its settings after a judge ruled a nursery is not a ‘school’ and therefore does not benefit from the same planning rights.

Education inspection framework 2019: inspecting the substance of education

21 January 2019 | by Nursery World

Ofsted has opened a consultation on its new Education Inspection Framework.

Welsh Government plans to end the disparity in childcare funding

11 January 2019 | by Katy Morton

Wales is to pilot a programme to align funding for providers delivering the country’s two childcare offers.

Managing Equality and Diversity: Part 1 - Equal measures

04 January 2019 | by Gabriella Jozwiak

Gabriella Jozwiak introduces the first part of a new series on managing inclusion, with a look at what the term means in context, and a guide to the legal requirements

Call for evidence into jobs shortages

13 December 2018 | by Nursery World

The Migration Advisory Committee has launched a consultation into national skills shortages.

Guide to: Universal Credit changes 2018

10 December 2018 | by Laura Gardiner

In the latest Budget, the Government has changed its plans for Universal Credit. Here’s what these announcements mean for you. By the Resolution Foundation’s Laura Gardiner

Funding for the delivery of T Levels

05 December 2018 | by Nursery World

The Government has launched a consultation into how funding will be distributed to providers from the 2020/21 academic year for the delivery of T Levels.

Nadhim Zahawi sets out next steps for £20m early years fund

15 November 2018 | by Catherine Gaunt

The DfE is looking for a national training partner to take on the next stage of the Early Years Professional Development Fund, the children’s minister told delegates at the Nursery World Business Summit.