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Ofsted: Early years inspections to move to 'six-year window'

Thursday, November 12, 2020

| Nursery World

Ofsted has set out plans to change the inspection cycle for early years providers, so that all nurseries, pre-schools and childminders will be inspected within six years of their last inspection.

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

Practitioners want play and characteristics of effective learning in alternative EYFS guidance

News

Thursday, November 12, 2020

| Nursery World

Play and the Characteristics of Effective Learning (CoEL) should be given more emphasis in alternative guidance being developed to support the revised Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), a survey has found.

Coronavirus: Helpline launched for BAME families

News

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

| Nursery World

A new support helpline for Black and Asian communities hit by Covid-19 has been launched by children’s charity Barnardo’s.

Crowdfunder aims to provide thousands of deprived children with waterproofs and wellies

News

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

| Nursery World

A fundraising campaign hopes to tackle clothing poverty and enable primary school children to get outdoors more during the winter months of Covid.

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

News

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

| Nursery World

The pandemic has caused a ‘perfect storm’ where vital services and support for pregnant mothers and babies were withdrawn from many families at a time when they needed it most, according to the First 1001 Days Movement.

UK to ban junk food ads online to tackle child obesity

News

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

| Nursery World

Plans to implement a total ban on online junk food advertising have been unveiled by the Government in an attempt to tackle the growing obesity crisis, particularly among children.

Coronavirus: Parents of sick babies unable to stay with them in hospital due to Covid rules

News

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

| Nursery World

More than one in seven parents were not able to be with their baby at all during their stay on a neonatal unit due to tough Covid-19 restrictions, a charity that supports premature and sick babies has found.

Old Station buys 11 nurseries as groups across the country continue to expand

News

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

| Nursery World

Nursery groups are continuing to consolidate and grow their portfolios, while occupancy levels in settings are impacted by the coronavirus crisis.

Innovation agency seeks local authority partners 'to reimagine' early years services

News

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

| Nursery World

The Covid-19 pandemic has increased childhood inequality leading to a ‘lost generation of under fives’, innovation agency Nesta warns.

Early years practitioners can make 'a positive' difference' to child health

News

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

| Nursery World

Children’s health has been ‘neglected for far too long in the early years’, a leading expert told delegates at Nursery World’s online CPD conference on the EYFS.

Diary of an Early Childhood Studies Student: moving on

Features

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

| Nursery World

In her sixth and final blog for Nursery World, Kezia Thurgood-Parkes reveals her final marks and where she is beginning the first rung of her career

Ofsted: Children's learning and development regressed in lockdown

News

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

| Nursery World

Some early years children were back in nappies and using dummies following their return to settings after lockdown, according to a survey by Ofsted of the impact of Covid-19 on nurseries and childminders

Government performs u-turn over free school meals in holidays

News

Monday, November 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Disadvantaged schoolchildren will receive free meals during the Christmas holidays, and under-fours will benefit from a top-up in vouchers for healthy food from April, the Government has announced.

Ofsted chief highlights ‘Covid pressure cooker’ on vulnerable families

News

Friday, November 6, 2020

| Nursery World

Chief inspector Amanda Spielman has issued a stark warning about the risks to vulnerable babies during Covid-19.

Coronavirus: Most out-of-school clubs can stay open in lockdown

News

Friday, November 6, 2020

| Nursery World

The Out of School Alliance has published a summary of new guidelines for breakfast and after-school clubs, most of which will be able to continue to operate during England's four-week lockdown.

Coronavirus: Chancellor extends furlough scheme until March

News

Thursday, November 5, 2020

| Nursery World

The Chancellor has announced the extension of the furlough scheme until March 2021 to protect jobs and the economy.

Childcare During Covid-19 project seeks managers and practitioners

News

Thursday, November 5, 2020

| Nursery World

A large-scale research project led by the University of Leeds is looking to speak to nursery managers and childcare practitioners to help understand the impact of the pandemic on the childcare sector in England and Wales and influence future policy.

No limit on informal childcare bubble size during second lockdown

News

Thursday, November 5, 2020

| Nursery World

There will be no limit to the number of children and adults in informal childcare bubbles for children under 13, under lockdown rules in England that come into force today.

Childhood obesity reaches 'record high'

News

Thursday, November 5, 2020

| Nursery World

Children living in deprived areas are more than twice as likely to be obese than those living in more affluent areas, findings from the Government’s National Child Measurement Programme for England reveal.

Survey to look at impact of furlough on childcare providers

News

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

| Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) and the Education Policy Institute (EPI) are launching the second survey in their year-long research project, looking at the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the early years workforce.

Coronavirus: DfE publishes guidance for education and childcare settings ahead of second lockdown

News

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has published guidance for education and childcare settings ahead of the new national lockdown in England, which comes into force tomorrow.

US nursery group enters UK market

News

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

| Nursery World

A major US nursery group, which has grown predominately through franchises, has entered the UK childcare sector with the launch of a large nursery in East Finchley, London.

Call to increase value of Healthy Start Vouchers

News

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

| Nursery World

More than 50 public health experts have signed a letter to the Chancellor and health secretary, calling for an increase in the value of the Healthy Start vouchers for low-income families.

Eat up your veggies: free webinar and new early years resources

News

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

| Nursery World

The British Nutrition Foundation is hosting a free webinar for early years practitioners and parents, which looks at practical ways to encourage young children to eat more vegetables.

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