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Editor's view - Red tape removal

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 24, 2014
    • | Nursery World
There's no doubt that the raft of reforms announced as part of the Government's response to the 'Regulation of Childcare' consultation are a sincere attempt to make childcare more affordable and accessible.

New consultation with parents and sector over ratios

    News
  • Monday, November 4, 2013
    • | Nursery World
The Department for Education (DfE) is consulting with the early years sector and parents on staff:child ratios, in a renewed drive to encourage providers to move to a 1:13 ratio for three- and four-year-olds.

Nursery Management: Living wage - Paying up

    Features
  • Monday, September 21, 2015
    • | Nursery World
The 'national living wage', which comes in next April, is predicted to pose significant challenges for the childcare sector. So what does it mean in practice, and how will nurseries cope? Ruth Stokes takes a look.

DfE renews drive to set up childminder agencies

    News
  • Friday, January 22, 2016
    • | Nursery World
4Children is supporting nurseries, schools and local authorities to open childminder agencies in a new push by the Department for Education to expand the scheme across England.

Childminders speak out on related children funding ban

    News
  • Monday, April 20, 2015
    • | Nursery World
The ongoing issue of childminders being unable to claim early education funding has come under the spotlight again, after Lancashire County Council was forced to back down on plans to stop the free entitlement for children related to nursery staff at their setting.

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.

Majority of early years sector oppose reforms

    News
  • 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.

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