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'Funding for children's speech and language has been sorely lacking'

Monday, October 25, 2021

| Nursery World

Up to 1.5 million children are at risk of speech and language delay, which is why their support needs to be at the heart of this week’s Spending Review, says Carol Payne, interim chief executive of I CAN, the children's communication charity

As the Childcare Survey turns 21, we demand change for the next generation

Opinion

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

| Nursery World

Not too much to ask for

Opinion

Friday, July 15, 2016

| Nursery World

Neil Leitch says the delay in the early years funding consultation makes it impossible for the sector to prepare for the 30-hour offer

Help childminders rise to the 30 hours challenge

Opinion

Friday, September 1, 2017

| Nursery World

PACEY's chief executive Liz Bayram says childminders need more support, recognition and funding to successfully deliver the extended entitlement.

Exclusive: To the Point - Making 30 hours work

Opinion

Monday, September 4, 2017

| Nursery World

Robert Goodwill, the new Minister for Children and Families, reflects on his first six weeks in post since the General Election

Mining the manifesto figures

Opinion

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

| Nursery World

We have been digging into the detail of manifesto pledges and were surprised to find that the party promising the least in terms of early years entitlements, costs the sector the most.

Christine Farquharson, IFS: Childcare reforms create a new branch of the welfare state – but raises the stakes on funding

Opinion

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The Chancellor's pledge to extend 30 hours to children from nine months is great news for parents, but there are serious risks to the market if funding rates aren’t set appropriately, warns Christine Farquharson, senior research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Exclusive – Children's minister Claire Coutinho: 'A genuinely radical plan'

Opinion

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

| Nursery World

The Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing says the Government is committed to increasing support for families and the early years sector

The Big Debate – Does the rise in private equity investment in England’s childcare sector put nurseries at risk of closure?

News

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

| Nursery World

Does the rise in private equity investment in England’s childcare sector put nurseries at risk of closure? We asked two experts in the sector to share their views

Nicola Demetriadi: Schools which tap into new two-year-old funding stream is a 'worrying trend'

Opinion

Monday, October 2, 2023

| Nursery World

There appears to be a worrying new trend in the early years sector. In order to access the new funded places for two-year-olds, some primary schools appear to be expanding their nursery provision, to encompass this younger age group.

What does the coronavirus mean for the early years workforce?

Opinion

Friday, April 3, 2020

| Nursery World

The early years sector is facing a time of great uncertainty, says Josh Cottell

30 hours action - can we agree?

Opinion

Monday, November 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Neil Leitch calls on the early years sector to find common ground and work together in lobbying for change to the 30 hours policy

Ratios debate 'will rear its head again'

Opinion

Friday, April 27, 2018

| Nursery World

The Government is gearing up to try and relax ratios again, argues Christie and Co's Courteney Donaldson, managing director of childcare and education

Councils can learn lessons from financial services on late payments

Opinion

Monday, May 14, 2018

| Nursery World

The scourge of late payments is completely unnecessary, argues Keith Appleyard, nursery treasurer and formerly Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance at American Express

Low-earners’ bad deal

Opinion

Monday, March 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Natalie Perera looks at the detail behind the Government's much-quoted £6 billion childcare spending figure

Provider goodwill is running out

Opinion

Thursday, November 19, 2015

| Nursery World

Linda Symons, owner of Kidz Kabin, London, says the 30-hour policy is untenable, and parents should know the truth about the cost

'Free childcare' culture does not serve the sector well

Opinion

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

| Nursery World

Government early years policy needs a radical rethink to meet the interests of parents and providers, says Len Shackleton

The childcare market isn't working

Opinion

Friday, March 4, 2016

| Nursery World

Stephen Burke says that there is a looming crisis for the childcare market as new initiatives roll out

An unequal entitlement

Opinion

Monday, March 4, 2019

| Nursery World

The 30 hours policy is widening the gap between children with SEND and their peers, argue Ivana La Valle and Eva Lloyd

'Just relax the ratios, turn on the tap and the children will come'

Opinion

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Perhaps Liz Truss could persuade the Treasury to adopt a novel form of quantitative easing, argues Ross Midgley - just print more children.

'Don't let PVI nurseries and childminders fall by the wayside'

Opinion

Friday, October 12, 2018

| Nursery World

With the upcoming Budget and Spending Review, ministers must argue for more funding on behalf of the whole early years sector - not just maintained nursery schools, says Neil Leitch

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.

The dangers of ditching vouchers

Opinion

Thursday, March 20, 2014

| Nursery World

The way in which the Government has chosen to deliver the Tax-Free Childcare scheme could have implications for providers and parents, warns Fiona Shields.

Jodie Reed: 'Can the extended free childcare offer be delivered'?

Opinion

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

| Nursery World

Drawing on their new research on nursery closures for the Local Government Association, the director of isos Partnership, Jodie Reed, says there is a 'long distance to travel' for the extension of the 30 hours to become a reality.

Don't ignore the warning signs on 30 hours

Opinion

Friday, July 21, 2017

| Nursery World

The 30-hours scheme is heading for failure if problems raised in the pilot evaluation are glossed over instead of tackled, argues Neil Leitch

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'Funding for children's speech and language has been sorely lacking'

As the Childcare Survey turns 21, we demand change for the next generation

Not too much to ask for

Help childminders rise to the 30 hours challenge

Exclusive: To the Point - Making 30 hours work

Mining the manifesto figures

Christine Farquharson, IFS: Childcare reforms create a new branch of the welfare state – but raises the stakes on funding

Exclusive – Children's minister Claire Coutinho: 'A genuinely radical plan'

The Big Debate – Does the rise in private equity investment in England’s childcare sector put nurseries at risk of closure?

Nicola Demetriadi: Schools which tap into new two-year-old funding stream is a 'worrying trend'

What does the coronavirus mean for the early years workforce?

30 hours action - can we agree?

Ratios debate 'will rear its head again'

Councils can learn lessons from financial services on late payments

Low-earners’ bad deal

Provider goodwill is running out

'Free childcare' culture does not serve the sector well

The childcare market isn't working

An unequal entitlement

'Just relax the ratios, turn on the tap and the children will come'

'Don't let PVI nurseries and childminders fall by the wayside'

What is the real crisis in childcare?

The dangers of ditching vouchers

Jodie Reed: 'Can the extended free childcare offer be delivered'?

Don't ignore the warning signs on 30 hours

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