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Children's centres: Where next?

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

| Nursery World

Lisa Harker, head of Strategy Unit, NSPCC, calls for children's centres services to be refocused on supporting children under the age of two

Early years manifesto

Opinion

Monday, May 15, 2017

| Nursery World

In the run-up to the general election, our columnist Natalie Perera has some advice for the next Prime Minister.

Childcare policy 20 years on

Opinion

Monday, April 10, 2017

| Nursery World

Caroline Flint, who set up the first cross-party group for childcare, and was one of 101 Labour women MPs elected 20 years ago next month, reflects on the dramatic changes to early years policy since 1997.

Tax-free childcare - unfair all round

Opinion

Thursday, March 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Alison Garnham, Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group

Government must acknowledge 'vital role' of play therapy in Covid recovery

Opinion

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

| Nursery World

One of the key issues as we try to learn lessons from the pandemic is how to best support the mental health and wellbeing of children, says Dr Lisa Cameron

A mixed start for the new childcare minister

Opinion

Friday, September 19, 2014

| Nursery World

Dr Richard House, a co-founder of Early Childhood Action, shares his first impressions

Society's technological drive at odds with child development

Opinion

Friday, September 8, 2017

| Nursery World

Cuts to services are not the only reason children are not 'ready' for school, says Sally Goddard-Blythe.

Childcare isn’t working

Opinion

Monday, January 7, 2019

| Nursery World

We need an affordable and much simpler childcare support system, backed by employers, that helps all parents and carers into work

Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

Opinion

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The director of the Out-of-School Alliance (OOSA) has welcomed the additional Government investment in wrap-around care, announced within the Budget, with 'caution'.

The parent trap

Opinion

Monday, February 5, 2018

| Nursery World

We need a shift in the mindset of employers in the UK, so that flexible working is seen as the norm, not the exception, argues Sarah Jackson

Anne Longfield: Why the Government's commitment to Family Hubs is 'not enough'

Opinion

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

| Nursery World

The chair of the Young Lives Commission and former Children's Commissioner for England, says the Government's ambition for Family Hubs is 'nowhere near the scale of what families need', nor is it enough to replace 'hundreds of closed Sure Start centres'.

Turning on the light

Opinion

Monday, June 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Camila Batmanghelidjh calls for a revolution in caring for vulnerable children.

Welfare reform will add to pressure on families

Opinion

Monday, July 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Precious little seems certain in post-Brexit-vote Britain. But, depressingly, the facts about poverty are pretty clear, says Alison Garnham

Championing childhood

Opinion

Monday, October 1, 2018

| Nursery World

Sir Al Aynsley-Green argues that our approach to early years comes at a huge economic cost to individuals and society

How to give new mums and babies the best possible start

Opinion

Friday, May 6, 2022

| Nursery World

Being pregnant can be overwhelming, but support is out there, says Professor Lucy Chappell

Ofsted warning underlines the pressures facing vulnerable children and families right now

Opinion

Thursday, November 12, 2020

| Nursery World

The damage done by Covid-19 and lockdown on families is only just starting to be felt, warns Tom McBride of the Early Intervention Foundation

Early relationships as a foundation for early education

Opinion

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

| Nursery World

Sally Hogg of the Parent-Infant Foundation looks at the science behind early trauma and how practitioners can support children

The best gift for children this Christmas

Opinion

Monday, December 16, 2019

| Nursery World

Services to support parents hold the key to a happy Christmas for families, says Ben Lewing

Exclusive: The Minister's View - Shaping more affordable childcare

Opinion

Friday, August 9, 2013

| Nursery World

Elizabeth Truss explains more about the government's plans for More Affordable Childcare

Helping kinship carers

Opinion

Monday, October 2, 2017

| Nursery World

We’re hearing more and more about the role grandparents are playing in children’s lives, but many are also full-time carers for their children, says Lucy Peake

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Opinion

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Despite early years taking centre stage at the Spring Budget, there’s still persistent recruitment and retention issues that must be addressed, explains Janet King, sector manager for Education and Childcare at training provider NCFE.

Gathering evidence on the impact of policy

Opinion

Monday, September 8, 2014

| Nursery World

Decisions about childcare affect thousands of families on a daily basis. We know from a whole range of surveys that parents struggle with decisions about childcare for reasons of affordability, availability and quality.

As the Childcare Survey turns 21, we demand change for the next generation

Opinion

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

| Nursery World

Childcare tax relief is change for the good

Opinion

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

| Nursery World

Proposals for childcare vouchers may not offer immediate relief but their benefits will be felt in the long term says Susan McGhee, commercial director of Bertram Nursery Group

Should we really be telling our children they are 'behind' and need to 'catch up'?

Opinion

Monday, March 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Children develop at their own pace - they are not on a factory production line - says Louise Livingston of the Maria Montessori Institute

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Children's centres: Where next?

Early years manifesto

Childcare policy 20 years on

Tax-free childcare - unfair all round

Government must acknowledge 'vital role' of play therapy in Covid recovery

A mixed start for the new childcare minister

Society's technological drive at odds with child development

Childcare isn’t working

Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

The parent trap

Anne Longfield: Why the Government's commitment to Family Hubs is 'not enough'

Turning on the light

Welfare reform will add to pressure on families

Championing childhood

How to give new mums and babies the best possible start

Ofsted warning underlines the pressures facing vulnerable children and families right now

Early relationships as a foundation for early education

The best gift for children this Christmas

Exclusive: The Minister's View - Shaping more affordable childcare

Helping kinship carers

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Gathering evidence on the impact of policy

As the Childcare Survey turns 21, we demand change for the next generation

Childcare tax relief is change for the good

Should we really be telling our children they are 'behind' and need to 'catch up'?

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