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Historical View: Is childcare working?

    Features
  • Tuesday, May 7, 2019
    • | Nursery World
How much childcare is available for mothers who work full-time? Pamela Calder, former chair of the Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network and who campaigned in the 70s for better access to childcare, asks whether things have improved

30 Hours, Part 9: Tower Hamlets - Reaching out

    Features
  • Monday, July 24, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Tower Hamlets, which has extremely high levels of deprivation, has one of the highest Government hourly rates for 30 hours. How is the area spending it? Joanne Parkes reports, while James Hempsall talks about poverty

30 Hours, Part 1: Hertfordshire - Free to work

    Features
  • Monday, November 14, 2016
    • | Nursery World
In the first of a series looking at how the Government’s 30 hours offer of free childcare is being piloted, Charlotte Goddard explores a scheme that has places reserved for unemployed parents. Plus, James Hempsall comments

Nursery Chains: Policy - Doubling up

    Features
  • Monday, November 16, 2015
    • | Nursery World
The free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds with working parents will increase to 30 hours in 2017,but a trial is taking place next year. Charlotte Goddard meets some of those taking part

Nursery Chains: Policy - Election watch

    Features
  • Monday, November 17, 2014
    • | Nursery World
As the politicians gear up for next year's general election, Nursery World asked six nursery chains what policies they would like to see the parties committing to. Interviews by Charlotte Goddard.

Working Mum: Club rules

    Features
  • Monday, August 11, 2014
    • | Nursery World
Lack of suitable out-of-school provision presents difficulties for parents forced to juggle responsibilities, says Working Mum.

Integrated Working: Hand in hand

    Features
  • Monday, July 14, 2014
    • | Nursery World
New initiatives are bringing together expertise from the health service, early years sector and care in an effort to improve provision for children. Katy Morton investigates.

Going Dutch? - The dangers of deregulation

    Features
  • Monday, April 16, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The Netherlands experiment with childminding deregulation lauded by some MPs here, has in fact led to more expensive childcare and a drop in quality, say Eva Lloyd and Anand Shukla

Take twos.. continuity of care

    Features
  • Friday, February 3, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The expansion of the free entitlement for disadvantaged two year-olds will require new solutions to meet demand for places and new relationships between providers. James Hempsall describes how this has been the case in Stockton-on-Tees, where a holistic family approach has focused on providing continuity between a specially created playgroup and the children's centre.

Finance: Review your costs for the year ahead

    Features
  • Monday, November 28, 2011
    • | Nursery World
As nurseries are having to tighten their belts like everyone else, Mary Evans outlines some ways that managers can take firmer control of their business finances while keeping the staff happy

HR Update - What employers and staff can expect in 2012

    Features
  • Monday, November 28, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Employment law has changed this year and other new legislation is on its way in 2012. Jacqui Mann, managing director of HR4 Nurseries, reviews the important developments and urges employers to keep their policies up to date

15 hours... opening from 7am to 7pm

    Features
  • Monday, August 8, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Supporting Families in the Foundation Years sets out proposals for parents to access their free entitlement at the earlier time of 7am, or later at 7pm. James Hempsall outlines how one nursery is already meeting the challenge of these extended hours.

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