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Grandparents - A grey area?

Monday, May 2, 2016

| Nursery World

Should nurseries devise guidelines for grandparents? Richard O’Neill, who has been doing the nursery run for his grandson since last September, argues the case

Rocket Science

Other

Monday, May 2, 2016

| Nursery World

Astronaut Tim Peake's space mission inspired a seed-nurturing experiment at Busy Bees Nursery in Ledbury, Herefordshire.

Ofsted meets nursery owner over ‘cultural diversity’ downgrading

News

Friday, April 29, 2016

| Nursery World

The owner of a Lincolnshire nursery which was downgraded from ‘outstanding’ for failing to teach children about cultural diversity has met with an Ofsted regional director today.

Scottish parents call on all parties to tackle 'broken childcare system'

News

Friday, April 29, 2016

| Nursery World

A prominent parent-led campaign group is calling for Scotland’s political parties to fix their ‘broken childcare system’ before promising to double the free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds and vulnerable two-year-olds.

Childcare brokers report rise in nursery deals

News

Friday, April 29, 2016

| Nursery World

First-time buyers are leading a buoyant market for buying nurseries and childcare groups, according to one of the sector’s leading brokers.

Apprenticeship levy needs 'radical rethink'

News

Thursday, April 28, 2016

| Nursery World

The apprenticeship levy, paid by large employers to fund an expansion of apprenticeships, needs a ‘radical rethink’, the CBI will warn today.

Nurseries' warning over 30-hour childcare pilot

News

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

| Nursery World

The pilot of 30-hour childcare in York is under threat after nurseries warned that the low funding rate puts their businesses at risk of closure.

Readiness for what?

Opinion

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| Nursery World

Replacing Baseline assessment with a 'school-readiness' check would not be a simple matter, warns Karen Wickett

National Children's Day to highlight adult wellbeing

News

Monday, April 25, 2016

| Nursery World

The importance of adult wellbeing to child health and wellbeing is the focus of this year’s National Children’s Day UK 2016.

DfE scraps spelling test after leak online

News

Friday, April 22, 2016

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has been forced into cancelling a Key Stage 1 test following yesterday’s revelation that the spelling paper had been accidentally posted online.

Early years free entitlement 'crisis' in spotlight

News

Friday, April 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Sector leaders have criticised the administration of the early years free entitlement during an inquiry considering the DfE’s £2.7 billion investment.

Sustainability: Part 4 - Waste not

Features

Friday, April 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Sarah Emerson of Kids Love Nature, and Diane Boyd and Nicky Hirst of Liverpool John Moores University tackle waste in the latest part of our sustainability series

Mounting opposition from councils against Government's academy plan

News

Friday, April 22, 2016

| Nursery World

A growing number of councils are calling on ministers to ditch plans to force all schools to become academies.

Sats spelling test published in error

News

Thursday, April 21, 2016

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has come under fire after details of the Key Stage 1 spelling test for seven-year-olds appeared online by mistake.

Pre-school 'good' again following mobile phone pic downgrade

News

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

| Nursery World

A previously Outstanding pre-school branded Inadequate after it sent mobile phone photos of children to parents, has been upgraded again following a re-inspection.

Sector issues ‘stark warning’ over 30 hours

News

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

| Nursery World

Around half of early years provision is under threat of closure over the Government’s plans to extend the free childcare offer to 30 hours, a survey from the Pre-school Learning Alliance suggests.

Ask Annabel: your food questions answered

Opinion

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

| Nursery World

Well-known author and children's food expert Annabel Karmel has ideas for growing and eating

Ex Montessori chief facing Old Bailey trial for charity fraud

News

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

| Nursery World

A former Montessori chief executive is facing trial at the Old Bailey accused of taking part in a high-value plot to defraud a school over the sale of one of its London buildings.

Public Accounts Committee to discuss free entitlement concerns

News

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

| Nursery World

Early years providers are being put off offering the free entitlement because of faults with the slow payment regime used by local authorities, a parliamentary committee has been told.

University of Cambridge: nursery services tender

Other

Monday, April 18, 2016

| Nursery World

The University of Cambridge is seeking expressions of interest from Childcare Providers to manage a purpose built nursery for the children of University Staff and Students.