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Speaking with one voice

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

| Nursery World

Let's use our collective strength to talk to government about early years sector concerns, says Cheryl Hadland, founder of Tops Day Nurseries

Do graduates and ratings really make no difference?

Opinion

Monday, March 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Following a study claiming that graduate staff and Ofsted Outstandings have little impact on children’s outcomes, a group of early years academics take issue with its methods

It's not 'free', it's funded!

Opinion

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government needs to come clean to parents that 30 hours funding will force providers to charge for 'extra' services, says Neil Leitch, chief executive of Pre-school Learning Alliance

A final farewell to our pre-school

Opinion

Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Following the recent closure of Kirkgate Pre-School in Cumbria, former staff member Emmie Short remembers what made the setting so special, and explains why it was forced to shut down

Action needed to recruit and retain early years teachers

Opinion

Thursday, April 7, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government needs to end disparity between EYTS and QTS if we’re to recruit more graduates into early years settings, says Deborah Harris, senior lecturer in Early Childhood Education and Care at Newman University

Funding - Missing pieces in the 30-hour funding review

Opinion

Monday, March 21, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government’s Review of childcare costs is supposed to set the sector’s mind at rest – but it only muddies the water further, says Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance

Bringing Ofsted inspection under our direct control

Opinion

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

| Nursery World

Gill Jones, Ofsted Early Education Deputy Director explains the move to bring early years inspections in house

'Work with us on 30 hours'

Opinion

Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Sam Gyimah, minister for education and childcare, argues that the early years sector needs to get behind the 30 hours free childcare policy

Time for action on men in childcare

Opinion

Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

With the proportion of men working in early years stuck at just two per cent, it's time for the Government to set recruitment targets to address the gender imbalance once and for all, says David Wright.

Ask Annabel: your food questions answered

Opinion

Monday, January 18, 2016

| Nursery World

Having successfully solved food and cooking conundrums for thousands of parents and early years providers, leading food expert and cookery author Annabel Karmel MBE has joined Nursery World to answer all your food and feeding questions.