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New look for NDNA

Thursday, January 18, 2018

| Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has modernised its logo and branding to celebrate 20 years since achieving charitable status.

'Completely free' 30 hours shunned by most providers

News

Thursday, January 18, 2018

| Nursery World

Only around a third of providers are offering the Government-funded 30-hours childcare completely free to parents, a major survey has found.

Parents and children wanted for university reading study

News

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

| Nursery World

Researchers at the University of Manchester are looking for parents and children to take part in a study looking at the benefits of reading together.

Second Education and Childcare qualifications panel set up

News

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

| Nursery World

Childcare representatives including Penny Tassoni have been appointed to a new panel overseeing the government’s forthcoming T-level programmes.

Early years practitioners key in fight against childhood obesity

Opinion

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

| Nursery World

One in five children start Reception overweight or obese and over 45,000 children are admitted to hospital every year with tooth decay - we all know the facts and figures but what can early years practitioners do about it?

New Management Guide: Children and Social Work Act

Other

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

| Nursery World

A new guide to the Children and Social Work Act, which became law last year, is now available.

Councils step in to provide school lunches after Carillion collapse

News

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

| Nursery World

The delivery of school meals and cleaning services at hundreds of schools faces uncertainty due to the collapse of construction company Carillion.

Campaigners against formal learning in Reception call for controversial report to be withdrawn

News

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

| Nursery World

More than 1,700 academics, Reception and nursery teachers, early years practitioners, parents, headteachers, union leaders, and MPs have signed a letter expressing concern about Ofsted’s Bold Beginnings report.

T levels

Other

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

| Nursery World

T-levels are classroom-based programmes of study which take two years and are an alternative to apprenticeships.

Tax-Free Childcare extended to more parents, but some still unable to sign up

News

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

| Nursery World

As Tax-Free Childcare opens to children under the age of nine, parents are still reporting difficulties registering for the scheme or reconfirming their eligibility.

'Occupational maps': new system of organising childcare qualifications.

Other

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

| Nursery World

The maps show all childcare vocational qualifications organised into an Education and Childcare ‘route’ to employment.

Munch n Move event

Other

Monday, January 15, 2018

| Nursery World

Free school meals plan threatens to leave children hungry, warns union

News

Monday, January 15, 2018

| Nursery World

According to new analysis by the GMB union, the Government’s proposal to bring in means-testing for free school meals under universal credit will leave thousands of deprived children hungry.

Don't let assessment drive the curriculum

Opinion

Monday, January 15, 2018

| Nursery World

Getting the right balance between assessment and curriculum in the EYFS is tricky - but who said it was going to be easy? Dr Julian Grenier and Lydia Cuddy-Gibbs, head of early years at Ark, give their views