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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.

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.

Wales sets out ten-year vision for childcare

    News
  • Thursday, July 18, 2013
    • | Nursery World
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.

Inspections must be tailored for the early years

    News
  • Friday, October 10, 2014
    • | Nursery World
Leading early years organisations have given a positive response to plans for a single inspection framework, but urged Ofsted to ensure that inspections are designed for the early education sector.

Major nursery groups reveal gender pay gap

    News
  • Monday, April 16, 2018
    • | Nursery World
Nursery groups with more than 250 employees have reported on their gender pay gaps, with women ahead in some companies, but men still paid more in others despite the female-dominated nature of the early years sector.

Exclusive: Ofsted - Data delay exposed

    News
  • Monday, April 21, 2014
    • | Nursery World
An investigation by the Pre-school Learning Alliance has revealed that data on more than 400 early years inspections was omitted from quarterly statistics published by Ofsted last year due to delays in the publication of inspection reports, Nursery World can exclusively reveal.

Quality care hangs in the balance

    News
  • Friday, May 17, 2013
    • | Nursery World
The staff:child ratio changes ignore the competing demands on staff particularly from children with emotional needs and the new two-year-old intake, says Pat Gordon-Smith.

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