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Union appeals court ruling over employing unqualified teachers

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

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The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) has today lodged an appeal against a court decision last year that dismissed the union's argument that the employment of unqualified teachers in Glasgow nursery schools was unlawful.

Childminders in Wales win funding for related children

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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

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Registered childminders in Wales will be able to provide funded places for related children that do not live with them from September.

New plans could make it easier to buy nursery premises

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Friday, September 6, 2013

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Prospective or current nursery owners could find it easier to purchase premises in the future, under plans being considered by the Government.

Nursery rape case review criticises poor management

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Tuesday, August 27, 2013

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Failings in a nursery's management and by Ofsted and a local authority meant that concerns about a nursery assistant who raped a toddler were missed.

Nurseries say DfE ratio figures don't add up

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Friday, May 31, 2013

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The early years sector has slammed the Department for Education's (DfE) financial analysis of the ratio proposals as a 'fantasy'.

Parents not convinced of value of apprenticeships, research suggests

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

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Findings from a survey of 1,000 Mumsnet users with children aged 13-18 reveal that more than 60 per cent would be concerned their child would be ‘stuck making the tea’ if they were to choose an apprenticeship.

Wales votes to ban smacking

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020

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Wales has become the latest country to pass a law banning the physical punishment of children.

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.

Changes to planning rules aim to fuel childcare expansion

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

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Plans to make it easier for childcare providers to open nurseries in empty office buildings have been put out for consultation.

The early years sector tells Ofsted: 'This is what we want'

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Monday, September 16, 2013

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Consistency, transparency, fairness - the same words kept cropping up during the Ofsted Big Conversation meetings held this weekend.

More early years settings downgraded by Ofsted

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

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The latest Ofsted statistics show that more nurseries and childminders were judged as satisfactory and inadequate in recent inspections compared to the same period last year.