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Providers weigh up whether to leave early years sector

Monday, June 1, 2015

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As the Government looks to double the number of free childcare hours for threeand four-year-olds, a new survey reveals that providers are uncertain about their future.

'Chronic childcare shortages risk Government plans'

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Friday, June 26, 2015

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Local authorities’ failure to monitor childcare provision, and a lack of available places, risks putting the Government’s childcare plans in jeopardy, warns a new report.

Calls for the Irish Government to address early years ‘crisis’

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

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Ahead of next month's budget, early years organisation Start Strong is urging the government to invest in quality care for young children.

All nurseries should have early years teachers, charity says

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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

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Children's charity Save the Children is calling for every nursery in England to have a qualified early years teacher by 2020.

Montessori seeks to resolve qualifications delay

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

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Representatives from the Montessori and Steiner awarding bodies are meeting with officials from the Children's Workforce Development Council and the Department for Education in London in the next few weeks to discuss the future of Montessori and Steiner qualifications.

Do graduates and ratings really make no difference?

Opinion

Monday, March 6, 2017

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Following a study claiming that graduate staff and Ofsted Outstandings have little impact on children’s outcomes, a group of early years academics take issue with its methods

Stress and mental health problems taking their toll on early years staff

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Friday, June 1, 2018

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One in four early years workers are considering leaving the sector due to stress and mental health problems, a major survey has revealed.

DfE to reform Level 3 early years qualifications

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Friday, October 29, 2021

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The Department for Education is to review and reform level 3 early years qualifications as part of its measures to address the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on young children.

Teaching schools to develop 'early years hubs'

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Friday, June 20, 2014

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Twenty teaching school alliances are working together to develop local early years hubs to improve practice in the sector.

Why we are introducing childminder agencies

Opinion

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

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The agencies being introduced by the Children and Families Bill will support great childminders and encourage more to enter the profession, says Education Minister Elizabeth Truss

New Code of Practice to safeguard Montessori ethos

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

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Montessori settings will be expected to sign up to a new Code of Practice to endorse their professionalism and the quality of their early years provision.

Year long inquiry into UK education calls for a 'significant boost' to early years funding

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

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A new report finds the education system is ‘failing’ and calls for wide scale change including reform of Ofsted, increased early years funding and measures to ‘level the playing field’ between advantaged and disadvantaged children.

Government launches child protection review

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

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Education secretary Michael Gove and children and families minister Tim Loughton last week invited Professor Eileen Munro from the London School of Economics to conduct an independent review of child protection and social work in England that will focus on how social workers can spend more time with vulnerable children.

Norland Nanny principal joins campaign to regulate nannies

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Thursday, November 26, 2020

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The principal of Norland College, Dr Janet Rose, has been appointed the first patron of Regulation Matters (RM), the campaign which calls for the registration of nannies and regulation of nanny agencies.

Experts call for expansion to slow on twos offer

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Monday, January 27, 2014

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Last week's appeal by leading early years experts to delay the expansion of the two-year-old programme was viewed by many in the sector as a timely wake-up call.

Wales sets out ten-year vision for childcare

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

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The Welsh Assembly has published its first early years and childcare plan, detailing ways in which it will support families and young children over the next ten years.