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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.

Brett Wigdortz: Landlords should be encouraged to accommodate childminders, but so should local authorities

Opinion

Monday, September 4, 2023

| Nursery World

An inability to obtain landlord permission is one of the most common reasons trainee childminders leave our registration process, says the chief executive of Tiney childminding agency.

Beatrice Merrick: Early Education's Centenary provides long view of sector's achievements and challenges

Opinion

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

| Nursery World

As Early Education marks 100 years as an organisation that was born with nursery schools, chief executive Beatrice Merrick outlines why the priority is still to campaign for high quality provision and provide 'mutual support' for all those in the 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'.

Anne Longfield: Why the Government's commitment to Family Hubs is 'not enough'

Opinion

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

| Nursery World

The chair of the Young Lives Commission and former Children's Commissioner for England, says the Government's ambition for Family Hubs is 'nowhere near the scale of what families need', nor is it enough to replace 'hundreds of closed Sure Start centres'.

How to give new mums and babies the best possible start

Opinion

Friday, May 6, 2022

| Nursery World

Being pregnant can be overwhelming, but support is out there, says Professor Lucy Chappell

Doing things differently in Denmark

Opinion

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

| Nursery World

LEYF's chief executive June O'Sullivan explains how the UK Government can learn from Denmark as a beacon of best practice with its flexible work culture and extensive, affordable childcare.

The greatest threat to nurseries is Government underfunding, not 'risky, financial operating models'

Opinion

Thursday, January 27, 2022

| Nursery World

Responding to a UCL report that suggests the nursery sector is at risk of collapse due to private nursery groups' high levels of debt, Courteney Donaldson of Christie & Co says 'chronic' Government underfunding is often the reason for financial losses and setting closures.

Is financialisation putting childcare provision in England at risk?

Opinion

Thursday, January 27, 2022

| Nursery World

Antonia Simon, associate professor at UCL Social Research Institute, warns that the nursery sector is at risk of following in the footsteps of adult social care with a 'spectacular collapse' due to the high levels of debt at many large private childcare operators which are buying nurseries.

Coronavirus: How do we navigate the next few months without financial support?

Opinion

Friday, December 17, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery head Marley Westell tells Nursery World how Covid is impacting upon her setting and ability to operate.

Time to level all the way up

Opinion

Thursday, October 28, 2021

| Nursery World

The Chancellor had some tough decisions to make in his Spending Review, but I am not convinced he placed every child at the heart of it by providing the real cost of investment.

Government must acknowledge 'vital role' of play therapy in Covid recovery

Opinion

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

| Nursery World

One of the key issues as we try to learn lessons from the pandemic is how to best support the mental health and wellbeing of children, says Dr Lisa Cameron

'Early years is an afterthought in Test and Trace guidance'

Opinion

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

| Nursery World

The latest guidance from the DfE on test and trace and self-isolation has left nurseries in utter confusion and anxiety, says nursery group owner David Wright

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

Early years is more important than ever

Opinion

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

| Nursery World

The early years sector will play a key role in the post-Covid recovery, says Jennifer Tomlinson, professor of gender and employment relations, University of Leeds

Should we really be telling our children they are 'behind' and need to 'catch up'?

Opinion

Monday, March 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Children develop at their own pace - they are not on a factory production line - says Louise Livingston of the Maria Montessori Institute

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

Impact of Covid-19 restrictions on young children's development

Opinion

Monday, October 26, 2020

| Nursery World

As the UK enters a new phase to help deal with Covid-19, Karen Clince, founder of Tiger's Childcare, is calling on the Government to prioritise the social and emotional well-being of children and their caregivers in all decisions related to restrictions.

'We're ready to welcome children back from June'

Opinion

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

| Nursery World

It's not an easy decision, says Sarah Mackenzie, Education Director of N Family Club, but she believes it's time to open nurseries to more children

'It is unclear how the Government expects early years settings to open at all'

Opinion

Friday, May 15, 2020

| Nursery World

I do not envy the week that childminders have had, says Tulip Siddiq, on the Government's confusing guidance on their return to work dates

From Cinderella to the 4th Emergency Service

Opinion

Friday, March 20, 2020

| Nursery World

Who would have anticipated that a virus we had never heard of could be the last straw to the survival of the early years sector, already weakened by years of under-funding? June O' Sullivan, CEO of nursery group LEYF, on coronavirus challenges

Childcare isn’t working

Opinion

Monday, January 7, 2019

| Nursery World

We need an affordable and much simpler childcare support system, backed by employers, that helps all parents and carers into work

Editor’s view - Year of living dangerously

Opinion

Monday, December 10, 2018

| Nursery World

2018 has been very tough for those in early years education and childcare – and it is hard to predict what the new year will bring

Inequality persists

Opinion

Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

A recent OECD report confirms that the UK needs to better support disadvantaged children in order to improve their prospects

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

Brett Wigdortz: Landlords should be encouraged to accommodate childminders, but so should local authorities

Beatrice Merrick: Early Education's Centenary provides long view of sector's achievements and challenges

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'

Anne Longfield: Why the Government's commitment to Family Hubs is 'not enough'

How to give new mums and babies the best possible start

Doing things differently in Denmark

The greatest threat to nurseries is Government underfunding, not 'risky, financial operating models'

Is financialisation putting childcare provision in England at risk?

Coronavirus: How do we navigate the next few months without financial support?

Time to level all the way up

Government must acknowledge 'vital role' of play therapy in Covid recovery

'Early years is an afterthought in Test and Trace guidance'

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

Early years is more important than ever

Should we really be telling our children they are 'behind' and need to 'catch up'?

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

Impact of Covid-19 restrictions on young children's development

'We're ready to welcome children back from June'

'It is unclear how the Government expects early years settings to open at all'

From Cinderella to the 4th Emergency Service

Childcare isn’t working

Editor’s view - Year of living dangerously

Inequality persists

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