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Childminders and early years settings offered DfE-funded training to boost language and numeracy

Thursday, March 30, 2023

| Nursery World

More than 700 early years settings and childminders in England will be able to take part in new training projects funded by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF).

Number of children in receipt of early years pupil premium at record high

News

Thursday, June 30, 2022

| Nursery World

The number of children eligible for the early years pupil premium has risen to 116,500, the highest on record, reveal national statistics.

Editor's view – Leading the way

Opinion

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| Nursery World

Innovative qualifications are needed to help the early years sector adapt to the changes brought about by the pandemic

Education secretary announces plans to 'invest' in early years staff

News

Tuesday, October 5, 2021

| Nursery World

The Government is to overhaul teacher training and invest in outstanding early years staff, the education secretary Nadhim Zahawi told delegates at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.

Childcare Level 3 qualifications to be free from April

News

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Childcare Level 3 qualifications are among 400 fully-funded courses for adults that the Government is making available for free from April 2021.

Early years Welsh language scheme launches

News

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

| Nursery World

A new scheme to strengthen early years practitioners’ Welsh language skills has been launched by the National Centre for Learning Welsh.

PACEY launches #notababysitter campaign

News

Friday, March 29, 2019

| Nursery World

PACEY has launched the next stage of a campaign to dispel myths about childminders and boost take-up of funded twos places.

Apprenticeship providers rail against Level 3 impasse

News

Thursday, March 28, 2019

| Nursery World

Training providers say they have lost faith in the Government to deliver the Level 3 apprenticeship standard – which has still not been produced five years after work on it started.

Wales expands childcare training scheme

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Friday, March 22, 2019

| Nursery World

Wales has launched the second phase of a government-funded scheme giving participants the chance to trial a career in childcare.

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

News

Friday, February 15, 2019

| Nursery World

Children in the most deprived area of the country have seen a huge improvement in their outcomes at the end of the EYFS following a major programme of targeted Government investment.

Training: Exclusive - The end of an era for EYE?

Features

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

| Nursery World

T-levels – the Level 3 programmes of study that will come in from 2020 – look set to replace the Early Years Educator qualification. Hannah Crown has an update

Training - New apprenticeship standards

Features

Monday, January 7, 2019

| Nursery World

The early years trailblazer group is now in its third incarnation, and is busy devising apprenticeship standards at Levels 5 and 6. Hannah Crown reports

Apprenticeships latest: IfA claims it 'has worked collaboratively'

News

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

| Nursery World

The Institute for Apprenticeships has responded to criticism that it is not listening to employers following the resignation of Busy Bees from the trailblazer group.

Sector gives cautious welcome to Labour childcare pledges

News

Monday, October 1, 2018

| Nursery World

We round up reaction from providers, sector organisations and others to Labour's childcare plans

Editor’s view - Putting in the hours

Opinion

Monday, October 1, 2018

| Nursery World

Labour’s proposed childcare revolution tackles some persistent problems, but it must be able to put its money where its mouth is

EXCLUSIVE: Early years workforce 'will get less well qualified'

News

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

| Nursery World

The current workforce is facing a ‘ticking timebomb’ of staff shortages combined with falling qualifications levels and an increasing reliance on unpaid staff, the Education Policy Institute has found.

PACEY launches annual sector-wide survey

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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

| Nursery World

The Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) wants to hear from early years and childcare professionals in England and Wales for its annual sector-wide survey.

Mayor launches early years hubs to boost childcare for disadvantaged families

News

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

| Nursery World

The Mayor of London has named the three areas that will take part in the new Early Years Hubs scheme to drive the take-up of funded two-year-old places across the capital.

What is the real crisis in childcare?

Opinion

Friday, October 27, 2017

| Nursery World

In Ireland there is a recruitment crisis, but qualification requirements are not to blame - it's all about low pay, says Dr Moloney.

New research finds childcare has poor record on minimum wage

News

Thursday, August 3, 2017

| Nursery World

Childcare bosses are among the most likely not to pay the minimum wage, two recent reports have found.

Apprenticeships - Making apprenticeships count

Features

Monday, May 29, 2017

| Nursery World

What the ‘20 per cent off-the-job training’ rule means exactly, and how it can be delivered, have been causing headaches for employers and training companies alike. Ross Midgley has some answers

Charity wins funding to boost SEND expertise of early years staff

News

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

| Nursery World

Special educational needs charity nasen has secured £315,000 of DfE funding for an SEND training and resources project, with Nursery World as one of the partners.

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

News

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

| Nursery World

Nurseries in Wales are struggling to stay afloat due to low funding rates and rising business costs, according to findings from the NDNA’s annual survey.

Apprenticeship levy is a 'blunt instrument', MPs say

News

Friday, March 31, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government’s apprenticeships policies lack focus and will not close the skills gap because they fail to concentrate on the sectors and regions where training is most needed, an MPs' report warns.

Functional Skills 'will be accepted' on current apprenticeship framework

News

Thursday, March 30, 2017

| Nursery World

An apprenticeship body has confirmed that Functional Skills will be accepted on the current early years apprenticeship framework.

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Childminders and early years settings offered DfE-funded training to boost language and numeracy

Number of children in receipt of early years pupil premium at record high

Editor's view – Leading the way

Education secretary announces plans to 'invest' in early years staff

Childcare Level 3 qualifications to be free from April

Early years Welsh language scheme launches

PACEY launches #notababysitter campaign

Apprenticeship providers rail against Level 3 impasse

Wales expands childcare training scheme

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

Training: Exclusive - The end of an era for EYE?

Training - New apprenticeship standards

Apprenticeships latest: IfA claims it 'has worked collaboratively'

Sector gives cautious welcome to Labour childcare pledges

Editor’s view - Putting in the hours

EXCLUSIVE: Early years workforce 'will get less well qualified'

PACEY launches annual sector-wide survey

Mayor launches early years hubs to boost childcare for disadvantaged families

What is the real crisis in childcare?

New research finds childcare has poor record on minimum wage

Apprenticeships - Making apprenticeships count

Charity wins funding to boost SEND expertise of early years staff

Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

Apprenticeship levy is a 'blunt instrument', MPs say

Functional Skills 'will be accepted' on current apprenticeship framework

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