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A recent retro film night and discussion on 1970s childcare activism in London and NYC was both inspiring and frustrating. How much has really changed? Karen Hart reports

Sarah Mackenzie: Why schools should learn from early years

Opinion

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

| Nursery World

To tackle issues around attendance and behaviour, schools could learn a lot from how the early years sector caters to the children in its care, says Sarah Mackenzie

Dr Bai Li: How governments can protect children from sedentary behaviour

Opinion

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

| Nursery World

It is a no-brainer for the Government to introduce legislation that regulates sedentary activities in order to protect children’s wellbeing

LONG READ: Nurseries say some inspectors have a ‘conflict of interest’

News

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

| Nursery World

Settings are flagging up cases where they claim to have been inspected by someone who runs a nearby nursery or has a history of managing ‘inadequate’ provision. By Katy Morton

Market View: Managing and understanding occupancy

Features

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

| Nursery World

Leah Turner, co-founder of Owen Froebel, which offers day nursery brokerage, valuations and sales, on calculating occupancy

The Big Debate: Is the experience-based route a good idea?

Opinion

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

| Nursery World

Are Government plans to bring in an experience-based route for early years practitioners to countin staff-to-child ratios as a Level 3 a good idea for the sector? We asked two experts to share their views

Special Focus: Latest ideas to create a sustainable setting

Features

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

| Nursery World

From creating a wildlife discovery centre to following an eco-school curriculum and going plastic-free, Karen Hart talks to early years settings about sustainability

Training Today: How apprenticeships are providing a pipeline for new talent

Features

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

| Nursery World

The figures around apprenticeships are positive, but more must be done, finds Karen Hart

Training Today: Identifying skills gaps and finding ways to plug them

Features

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

| Nursery World

How can the sector meet training needs amid the unprecedented growth expected due to the new funded entitlement, asks Hannah Crown

Childminding: Taking the first steps into a career in childminding

Features

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

| Nursery World

In the first of a two-part series on becoming a childminder, Tina Maltman, executive director of Childminding UK, explains the process of starting out

Management Queries: Should nurseries charge for reports requested by outside agencies?

Features

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

| Nursery World

Our panel discuss the demand on settings for report-writing. By Gabriella Jozwiak

Training Today: Taking the lead

Features

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

| Nursery World

Three leaders talk about their priorities from a process perspective. By Hannah Crown

Oliver Steeper inquest: 'No evidence of failures by nursery or its staff'

News

Friday, May 24, 2024

| Nursery World

The death of Oliver Steeper after choking on food at Jelly Beans Nursery in Ashford has been ruled as ‘misadventure’ by jurors.

Early years Alliance calls on next government to provide emergency funding for struggling settings

News

Friday, May 24, 2024

| Nursery World

The next government is being urged to provide an emergency financial rescue package for early years settings at risk of imminent closure due to financial pressures.

Stockport nursery deputy manager guilty of manslaughter is sentenced to 14 years in prison

News

Thursday, May 23, 2024

| Nursery World

Kate Roughley, the deputy manager of Tiny Toes Nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison, after being found guilty of the manslaughter of a nine-month-old girl.