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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

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

Our multilingual future

    Opinion
  • Monday, June 12, 2017
  • | Nursery World
Is Brexit a threat, a challenge or an opportunity for the future of those nurseries fostering bilingual or plurilingual education in England?

Speaking with one voice

    Opinion
  • 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

Childcare policy 20 years on

    Opinion
  • Monday, April 10, 2017
  • | Nursery World
Caroline Flint, who set up the first cross-party group for childcare, and was one of 101 Labour women MPs elected 20 years ago next month, reflects on the dramatic changes to early years policy since 1997.

Mind the drop!

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, March 14, 2017
  • | Nursery World
Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance, calls for action to stop the decline in childminder numbers

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

Readiness for what?

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, April 26, 2016
  • | Nursery World
Replacing Baseline assessment with a 'school-readiness' check would not be a simple matter, warns Karen Wickett

Editor’s view - Using sharp elbows

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 22, 2016
  • | Nursery World
Last week, the jostling between the early years sector and the Government about the introduction of the 30-hour free childcare policy turned rather rougher.

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