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‘Things Fall Apart’

    Opinion
  • Monday, March 7, 2016
    • | Nursery World
Frontline mental health and childcare services for vulnerable mothers and babies are increasingly under threat, says Professor Andrew Cooper

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

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.

Be the change

    Opinion
  • Monday, September 21, 2015
    • | Nursery World
On Friday 11 September, I was reminded of events 14 years ago when two planes crashed into the World Trade Centre in New York.

To The Point - Fighting for a better future

    Opinion
  • Monday, August 10, 2015
    • | Nursery World
Over the past few months it has felt as though childcare issues have dominated the political age- nda. As welcome as this has been, the reality is that childcare has always dominated the lives of almost every working parent in this country.

'This little piggy...'

    Opinion
  • Monday, April 20, 2015
    • | Nursery World
With the election just weeks away, Professor Cathy Nutbrown urges politicians to see childcare as an essential service for the common good.

In loco parentis

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 23, 2015
    • | Nursery World
When I was young, it was the accepted norm that children were parented at home, and educated at school.

Taking the trouble

    Opinion
  • Friday, October 17, 2014
    • | Nursery World
The Troubled Families programme needs to work with early years practitioners and organisations, says Maureen Longley of Interface Enterprises

Gathering evidence on the impact of policy

    Opinion
  • Monday, September 8, 2014
    • | Nursery World
Decisions about childcare affect thousands of families on a daily basis. We know from a whole range of surveys that parents struggle with decisions about childcare for reasons of affordability, availability and quality.

Editor's view - Rethinking the balance

    Opinion
  • Monday, August 11, 2014
    • | Nursery World
This month's Working Mum column gives a real insight into the continuing problems that parents face in trying to arrange childcare - in this instance, out-of-school provision for her elder daughter who starts reception next term.

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.

How we've lost our way

    Opinion
  • Monday, June 16, 2014
    • | Nursery World
Last week, the Resolution Foundation hosted an event in partnership with the Family and Childcare Trust reflecting on what we have all learned in the decade since the 2004 childcare strategy about the best way forward.

Culture needs to change

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 27, 2014
    • | Nursery World
The full potential of the female workforce is being lost due to the high cost of childcare, argues Vidhya Alakeson

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

To the point - Getting mums on side

    Opinion
  • Friday, September 20, 2013
    • | Nursery World
Last week marked the beginning of party conference season. All the parties know that they have to speak to and for women to stand a chance of winning in 2015. This means that childcare will increasingly feature as we head towards the election.

Childcare tax relief is change for the good

    Opinion
  • Wednesday, August 14, 2013
    • | Nursery World
Proposals for childcare vouchers may not offer immediate relief but their benefits will be felt in the long term says Susan McGhee, commercial director of Bertram Nursery Group

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