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

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.

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.

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

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Opinion

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Despite early years taking centre stage at the Spring Budget, there’s still persistent recruitment and retention issues that must be addressed, explains Janet King, sector manager for Education and Childcare at training provider NCFE.

Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

Opinion

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The director of the Out-of-School Alliance (OOSA) has welcomed the additional Government investment in wrap-around care, announced within the Budget, with 'caution'.

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

Maggie Bolger: 'Why a £500 sign-on bonus for childcare workers won't work'

Opinion

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

| Nursery World

The childcare sector is in crisis. The issues are complex. We need realistic solutions, and we need them soon, says nursery owner and entrepreneur Maggie Bolger

Emma Fraser: Teachers of the deaf should be involved in all two-year-old checks for deaf children

Opinion

Friday, February 17, 2023

| Nursery World

Emma Fraser, teacher of the deaf, says the Government should use the SEND review to make the involvement of teachers of the deaf mandatory in all two-year-old checks for deaf children.

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

Opinion

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

| Nursery World

‘We must do more for those who have least’

Opinion

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

| Nursery World

As the latest Sutton Trust report highlights the extent to which disadvantaged children are now being locked out of early years education, Brett Wigdortz, co-founder and CEO of tiney, urges policy makers to focus on solutions.

Prioritising early years is vital to prevent a 'missed generation'

Opinion

Friday, June 18, 2021

| Nursery World

The debate on the role of catch-up has focused far too much on schools at the expense of early years, says Dr Carol Homden, CEO of Coram

Conversations must lead to government action

Opinion

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

| Nursery World

Rising costs and falling amounts of funding mean that nursery providers must make extremely tough decisions, says Bertram chief executive Cary Rankin

Ofsted warning underlines the pressures facing vulnerable children and families right now

Opinion

Thursday, November 12, 2020

| Nursery World

The damage done by Covid-19 and lockdown on families is only just starting to be felt, warns Tom McBride of the Early Intervention Foundation

Early years quality must not be sacrificed for vote-winning headlines

Opinion

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

| Nursery World

We are at risk of going backwards on the successes of early years policy without a joined-up government strategy, particularly as the effects of Covid hit, argue Beatrice Merrick and Nathan Archer of Early Education

Let's talk about vital support for the early years sector

Opinion

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

| Nursery World

Dear Minister... Urgent attention is needed to keep childcare and early years education at the forefront of the UK's recovery from the coronavirus crisis, say the four largest early years organisations

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

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.

Maintained nursery schools: the eye of the funding crisis storm

Opinion

Friday, June 14, 2019

| Nursery World

?A very worrying report out this week from the Early Years Alliance indicates many childcare providers in the private, voluntary and independent (PVI) sector find themselves in a funding crisis.

Our nursery schools are on the brink

Opinion

Friday, May 24, 2019

| Nursery World

Europe sees our nursery schools as the best, but underfunding means that they are in danger, says Jack Dromey, MP for Birmingham Erdington.

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

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

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

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

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

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

Maggie Bolger: 'Why a £500 sign-on bonus for childcare workers won't work'

Emma Fraser: Teachers of the deaf should be involved in all two-year-old checks for deaf children

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

‘We must do more for those who have least’

Prioritising early years is vital to prevent a 'missed generation'

Conversations must lead to government action

Ofsted warning underlines the pressures facing vulnerable children and families right now

Early years quality must not be sacrificed for vote-winning headlines

Let's talk about vital support for the early years sector

What does the coronavirus mean for the early years workforce?

Mining the manifesto figures

Maintained nursery schools: the eye of the funding crisis storm

Our nursery schools are on the brink

An unequal entitlement

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