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MPs call for Ofsted to end single-word inspection judgements

Monday, January 29, 2024

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MPs have called for a review into Ofsted’s single-word inspection judgements for schools, such as 'requires improvement' or 'outstanding', in a wide-ranging report by the Education Select Committee on the role of the inspectorate in schools.

Take part in our free webinar about nursery security with Almas Industries – plus survey findings

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Monday, December 4, 2023

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Join Nursery World for our security seminar with Almas Industries on 18 January to find out what you can do to make your early years setting safe, and read on for the findings of our security and safeguarding survey which will underpin the discussion.

Government unveils major children’s social care reforms with £200m investment

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

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Plans to reform England’s children’s social care system by putting families ‘at its heart’ have been launched by the Government.

UK inquiry calls for failure to report child abuse to be made an offence

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Thursday, October 20, 2022

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Anyone who works with children who fails to report child sex abuse should be prosecuted, a major inquiry has recommended.

Petition against plans to change childcare ratios could be debated in Parliament

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Friday, September 30, 2022

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A petition against the relaxation of ratios by the parents of a child who died after a medical emergency at nursery has reached more than 100,000 signatures, meaning it will now be considered for a parliamentary debate.

MPs urge education secretary to ensure further child deaths are avoided at 'failing councils'

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

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Cross-party MPS have written to the education secretary Kit Malthouse outlining their concerns about child services in Solihull and Bradford after the deaths of Star Hobson and Arthur Labinjo-Hughes in 2020.

Vulnerable children at risk after councils forced to halve spending on early support, warn charities

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

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A new report from a coalition of charities reveals investment in early intervention support by English councils fell from £3.8bn in 2010/11 to £1.9bn in 2020/21.

Child cruelty rise of 25 per cent in a year 'very worrying'

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Wednesday, July 6, 2022

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Child cruelty and neglect offences jumped by a quarter in a single year, reveals new data published by the NSPCC.

Bright Horizons fined £800,000 over toddler death

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

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Nursery group Bright Horizons has been fined £800,000 over the death of a ten-month-old boy who choked on mango while unsupervised for several minutes.

Sector outraged by new ‘insensitive’ Ofsted guidance on reporting employees’ ‘emotional issues’

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Thursday, January 13, 2022

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The early years sector is up in arms about new Ofsted guidance that states providers must report any changes to an employees’ health including depression, ‘stress-related’ or emotional issues.

Vulnerable babies ‘invisible’ in the pandemic

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Monday, December 21, 2020

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Soaring increases in child neglect, domestic violence and perinatal mental illness have been reported by health visitors during the pandemic, a report from the Institute of Health Visiting finds.

New campaign urges people to report child abuse concerns in the home

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Monday, July 13, 2020

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Neighbours and workers, including delivery drivers and plumbers, are being targeted in a new campaign to support people to spot signs of child abuse in the home amid fears that vulnerable children are being overlooked during lockdown.

Great Ormond Street reports dramatic rise in suspected domestic child abuse during lockdown

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Thursday, July 9, 2020

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Ten babies presented with abusive head trauma at the specialist children’s hospital in the first month of lockdown, pointing to a ‘silent pandemic’ of suspected domestic child abuse amid the pandemic, a report published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood has found.

DfE updates guidance on wider opening for early years and childcare providers

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

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The Department for Education has updated guidance for early years and childcare providers, including confirmation that from 1 June, childminders can look after children of all ages, in line with their current Ofsted registration, and within usual limits on the number of children they can care for.

New early years guidance for settings planning for wider opening

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020

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Childcare providers have been told by the Government to ‘use their professional judgement’ and ‘follow alternative approaches’ if they choose as they plan to reopen to all children, in new guidance for early years settings.

Early years settings receiving contradictory Government guidance on PPE

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Friday, May 22, 2020

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Childcare providers are receiving contradictory guidance over the supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) if they are unable to obtain it from their local supply chains.

Coronavirus: experts advise on practicalities, protection and pedagogy for wider opening of nurseries

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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

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As nursery owners in England gear up to reopen from 1 June, an online conference run by Famly, with Nursery World as media partner, has pulled together expert advice on key questions.

Coronavirus: Group of major providers calls for delayed school start for young children

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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The Covid-19 response group, formed by more than 70 childcare groups and the sector membership organisations, has called on the Government to allow children to delay starting Reception until January or April 2021 and to stay at their early years settings instead.

Former Bright Horizons nursery worker found guilty of assaulting child

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Thursday, December 12, 2019

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A member of staff who worked for Bright Horizons’ Fulham nursery has been convicted of assaulting a child while in her care.

Scotland becomes first UK country to ban smacking

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Friday, October 4, 2019

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Scotland has become the first country in the UK to make smacking a criminal offence.

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MPs call for Ofsted to end single-word inspection judgements

Take part in our free webinar about nursery security with Almas Industries – plus survey findings

Government unveils major children’s social care reforms with £200m investment

UK inquiry calls for failure to report child abuse to be made an offence

Petition against plans to change childcare ratios could be debated in Parliament

MPs urge education secretary to ensure further child deaths are avoided at 'failing councils'

Vulnerable children at risk after councils forced to halve spending on early support, warn charities

Child cruelty rise of 25 per cent in a year 'very worrying'

Bright Horizons fined £800,000 over toddler death

Sector outraged by new ‘insensitive’ Ofsted guidance on reporting employees’ ‘emotional issues’

Vulnerable babies ‘invisible’ in the pandemic

New campaign urges people to report child abuse concerns in the home

Great Ormond Street reports dramatic rise in suspected domestic child abuse during lockdown

DfE updates guidance on wider opening for early years and childcare providers

New early years guidance for settings planning for wider opening

Early years settings receiving contradictory Government guidance on PPE

Coronavirus: experts advise on practicalities, protection and pedagogy for wider opening of nurseries

Coronavirus: Group of major providers calls for delayed school start for young children

Former Bright Horizons nursery worker found guilty of assaulting child

Scotland becomes first UK country to ban smacking

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