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Welsh childcare sector 'most fragile in Britain'

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

| Nursery World

Nurseries in Wales are struggling to stay afloat due to low funding rates and rising business costs, according to findings from the NDNA’s annual survey.

Apprenticeship levy is a 'blunt instrument', MPs say

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Friday, March 31, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government’s apprenticeships policies lack focus and will not close the skills gap because they fail to concentrate on the sectors and regions where training is most needed, an MPs' report warns.

Functional Skills 'will be accepted' on current apprenticeship framework

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

| Nursery World

An apprenticeship body has confirmed that Functional Skills will be accepted on the current early years apprenticeship framework.

Level 2 and 3 job-starters must have first-aid training

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Monday, March 20, 2017

| Nursery World

All newly qualified Level 2 and 3 entrants to the early years workforce must have a paediatric first-aid (PFA) certificate within three months of starting work in order to be included in ratios.

Approved apprenticeship training providers list published

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Thursday, March 16, 2017

| Nursery World

A new register of training providers has launched as part of reforms to quality assure apprenticeships.

Business sense

Features

Monday, March 6, 2017

| Nursery World

The need to make every penny count ahead of the 30 hours roll-out has led to the launch of new support and training in business skills. Gabriella Jozwiak reports

Workforce strategy not expected until end February

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Wednesday, February 1, 2017

| Nursery World

The workforce strategy is unlikely to be published until the end of February, a leading campaign group has said.

New Institute of Apprenticeships consultation launched

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Friday, January 6, 2017

| Nursery World

A consultation on the role of the new Institute of Apprenticeships (IFA) has been launched.

The Big Picture - Eastern promise

News

Sunday, November 27, 2016

| Nursery World

Nurseries in the Busy Bees group have welcomed visiting childcare professionals from their sister nurseries in Singapore and Malaysia.

Nursery Chains: Award Winners - Family ways

Features

Monday, November 14, 2016

| Nursery World

The family-run Mulberry Bush in Lancashire, where all five of its settings are rated Outstanding, is this year’s Nursery Chain of the Year. By Catherine Gaunt

Final apprenticeships funding rates: Cuts of up to a third overall

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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Plans to slash funding for early years apprentices have been upheld by the Government, despite an outcry.

Early Years Pay and Conditions Survey 2016

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Monday, October 17, 2016

| Nursery World

The latest research from Nursery World and the Pre-school Learning Alliance is in. Shannon Hawthorne, the Alliance’s press and public affairs director, and Michelle Brown, its human resources adviser, highlight the key findings

Nursery Management: Workforce - Rage against the machine

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Monday, September 19, 2016

| Nursery World

The pipeline feeding Level 3 childcare staff into the sector is drying up, and we have the data to prove it. Hannah Crown speaks to a sector in crisis

Apprenticeship levy warning to early years sector

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Thursday, August 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Settings are urged to air their views in the Government’s apprenticeship levy consultation after a leading training provider warned that ‘catastrophic’ funding cuts are in store.