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Call to make small schools exempt from apprenticeship levy

Monday, January 9, 2017

| Nursery World

The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents councils in England and Wales, wants small maintained schools to be exempt from the levy to put them on an equal footing with similar sized academies and faith schools.

Lords vote for independent funding review ahead of 30-hours roll-out

News

Thursday, October 15, 2015

| Nursery World

Peers have voted in favour of an amendment to the Childcare Bill requiring Government to carry out an independent review of funding before the free childcare entitlement is doubled.

Working Mum - Making the grade

Features

Sunday, November 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Inspection days are stressful for practitioners, but they can be a worry for parents too - since they have a part to play, and poor results can themselves affect quality, says Working Mum

Last chance to take part in our survey into work-related health

News

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

| Nursery World

We know many people who work in nurseries experience physical problems: nearly 90 per cent of you reported experiencing back pain in a 2011 survey.

Ex-nursery manager sentenced for online child sex abuse

News

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

| Nursery World

Alison Whateley from Farnham, Surrey, has been found guilty of watching online videos of young children being sexually assaulted.

Wales one step closer to making smacking illegal

News

Monday, March 25, 2019

| Nursery World

Wales is today introducing legislation to end the physical punishment of children.

Guide to: National minimum/living wage

Features

Monday, April 15, 2019

| Nursery World

HR expert Jacqui Mann sets out everything you need to know about increases to the minimum wage rates which came into force this month

Private and voluntary nurseries 'must buy' music licences

News

Monday, April 29, 2019

| Nursery World

Music licensing bodies PPL and PRS for Music have confirmed that private and voluntary nurseries are not considered ‘educational establishments’ in the way that maintained nursery schools and schools are, so they must pay for a licence to play recorded music.

Ofsted makes registration process more straightforward for childcarers

News

Thursday, February 20, 2020

| Nursery World

Ofsted has updated its online registration system to make the process easier for early years providers and help stop delays which had been affecting prospective childminders.

New common inspection framework emphasises curriculum

News

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

| Nursery World

Assessment, curriculum and children’s outcomes are headline themes of the new common inspection framework (CIF) published yesterday.

Government seeks views on who should run tax-free childcare

News

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

| Nursery World

The Treasury has launched a further five-week consultation on Tax-Free Childcare in the face of a legal challenge from childcare voucher companies.

Ofsted drops brought-forward complaints inspections

News

Thursday, August 21, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted has confirmed that it will no longer bring forward full inspections when a complaint is made against a provider.

Ofsted unveils childminder agency handbook

News

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Ofsted has published its new Childminder agency handbook, along with the application forms that people will need if they wish to apply to become an agency.

Consultation on the draft 10-year plan for the early years, childcare and play workforce in Wales

Other

Thursday, September 25, 2014

| Nursery World

The draft plan outlines the Welsh Government's goals for the early years, childcare and play workforce and sets out how it proposes to support this agenda.

Helping to improve early years provision

Opinion

Friday, September 26, 2014

| Nursery World

Nick Hudson, Ofsted early years director, explains priorities for quality improvement in the coming months

Council stops children with relatives in nursery claiming free hours

News

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Education officials have slammed a council’s plans to stop children related to nursery staff from claiming free early education funding in the setting where they work.

Government spends £30,000 of public money on GCSE challenge

News

Friday, May 15, 2015

| Nursery World

A Government body racked up a £30,000 legal bill trying to avoid changing controversial rules over apprenticeships – and then tried to get a training company to pay it.

Eligibility for the free early years entitlement for two-year-olds under Universal Credit

Other

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government is inviting views on proposals for the free early years entitlement eligibility criteria for two-year-olds under Universal Credit.

Level 2 early years assistant consultation

Other

Thursday, December 7, 2017

| Nursery World

A consultation on the criteria for the new Level 2 early education qualifications has been launched by the Department for Education.

Childminders' professionalism at risk with introduction of agencies

News

Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

The early years sector has urged caution over plans to introduce childminding agencies, as set out in the Children and Families Bill.

Childminders overwhelmingly reject ratio changes

News

Thursday, May 9, 2013

| Nursery World

Three-quarters of childminders would refuse to take more children if ratios are relaxed, reveals a new survey.

Truss confirms ratio plans scrapped

News

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

| Nursery World

The Government has now officially confirmed that plans to increase staff to child ratios in early years settings have been ditched.

Labour unveils 'radical' plans on childcare funding and workforce

News

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

| Nursery World

A Labour Government would increase provider funding to £7.35 an hour for free hours, introduce a national pay scale, and move towards a graduate-led workforce.

Early years T-Level 'will give licence to practice'

News

Monday, June 18, 2018

| Nursery World

The DfE has confirmed that the early years T-Level will provide students with a licence to practice upon completion.

Focus on Enforcement review: make your views heard about regulation

News

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

| Nursery World

The Government is urging the early years sector to respond to an online consultation which will inform its review of how regulation for childcare providers is enforced.

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Call to make small schools exempt from apprenticeship levy

Lords vote for independent funding review ahead of 30-hours roll-out

Working Mum - Making the grade

Last chance to take part in our survey into work-related health

Ex-nursery manager sentenced for online child sex abuse

Wales one step closer to making smacking illegal

Guide to: National minimum/living wage

Private and voluntary nurseries 'must buy' music licences

Ofsted makes registration process more straightforward for childcarers

New common inspection framework emphasises curriculum

Government seeks views on who should run tax-free childcare

Ofsted drops brought-forward complaints inspections

Ofsted unveils childminder agency handbook

Consultation on the draft 10-year plan for the early years, childcare and play workforce in Wales

Helping to improve early years provision

Council stops children with relatives in nursery claiming free hours

Government spends £30,000 of public money on GCSE challenge

Eligibility for the free early years entitlement for two-year-olds under Universal Credit

Level 2 early years assistant consultation

Childminders' professionalism at risk with introduction of agencies

Childminders overwhelmingly reject ratio changes

Truss confirms ratio plans scrapped

Labour unveils 'radical' plans on childcare funding and workforce

Early years T-Level 'will give licence to practice'

Focus on Enforcement review: make your views heard about regulation

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