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How to close the gap in support for new fathers

    Opinion
  • Monday, September 27, 2021
  • | Nursery World
The number of families experiencing mental health difficulties has risen during the pandemic, with one particular gap, the support for new fathers. Michela Biseo of the Anna Freud Centre shares some tips for early years settings

Working partnerships

    Opinion
  • Monday, September 21, 2015
  • | Nursery World
To do the best for the children in our care, it is crucial to develop strong partnerships with their parents or carers.

Children's centres: Where next?

    Opinion
  • 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.

No more excuses

    Opinion
  • Monday, April 29, 2019
  • | Nursery World
Wales has introduced a Bill to abolish the ‘reasonable punishment’ defence for hitting a child – and the rest of the UK will hopefully follow

Why food support should start at school

    Opinion
  • Friday, October 29, 2021
  • | Nursery World
Many children are not receiving the correct nutrition, as a direct result of household poverty, and school food packages play a key role in supporting a child’s health, explains Sajad Mahmood, chief executive of the international food charity Right.

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

Understanding Loss

    Opinion
  • Monday, November 16, 2015
  • | Nursery World
Many children in early years settings experience the loss of a parent and they all need support, says Professor Cathy Nutbrown

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

A fairer deal is needed

    Opinion
  • Monday, July 28, 2014
  • | Nursery World
Earlier this year, Birmingham City Council announced that from April 2015 childcare providers in the city would only be funded to deliver the free entitlement if they paid the Living Wage of £7.65 an hour. The uproar in the sector was well reported by Nursery World and is easy to understand.

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