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Nicola Demetriadi: Schools which tap into new two-year-old funding stream is a 'worrying trend'

Monday, October 2, 2023

| Nursery World

There appears to be a worrying new trend in the early years sector. In order to access the new funded places for two-year-olds, some primary schools appear to be expanding their nursery provision, to encompass this younger age group.

Brett Wigdortz: Landlords should be encouraged to accommodate childminders, but so should local authorities

Opinion

Monday, September 4, 2023

| Nursery World

An inability to obtain landlord permission is one of the most common reasons trainee childminders leave our registration process, says the chief executive of Tiney childminding agency.

Beatrice Merrick: Early Education's Centenary provides long view of sector's achievements and challenges

Opinion

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

| Nursery World

As Early Education marks 100 years as an organisation that was born with nursery schools, chief executive Beatrice Merrick outlines why the priority is still to campaign for high quality provision and provide 'mutual support' for all those in the sector.

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Opinion

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Despite early years taking centre stage at the Spring Budget, there’s still persistent recruitment and retention issues that must be addressed, explains Janet King, sector manager for Education and Childcare at training provider NCFE.

Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

Opinion

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The director of the Out-of-School Alliance (OOSA) has welcomed the additional Government investment in wrap-around care, announced within the Budget, with 'caution'.

Anne Longfield: Why the Government's commitment to Family Hubs is 'not enough'

Opinion

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

| Nursery World

The chair of the Young Lives Commission and former Children's Commissioner for England, says the Government's ambition for Family Hubs is 'nowhere near the scale of what families need', nor is it enough to replace 'hundreds of closed Sure Start centres'.

Carey Oppenheim: Changing public conversation around the importance of the early years

Opinion

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Carey Oppenheim, one of eight experts advising the work of the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, says the Princess of Wales' new campaign is an 'important step' in changing the public's awareness of the importance of the first five years.

Brett Widgortz, CEO, tiney: 'The sector needs to come together to create a stronger future for childminding'

Opinion

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

| Nursery World

The CEO of childminder agency tiney makes the case for agencies as the key to turning the tide on falling childminder numbers, in his response to the recent Early Years Alliance childminder survey

The unintended consequences of the new EYFS on children with SEND

Opinion

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Settings are turning away children with SEND because providing the paperwork to access funding has become too burdensome, says Catherine McLeod of charity Dingley's Promise

'Our work to get children reading has never been more urgent'

Opinion

Friday, June 24, 2022

| Nursery World

Annie Crombie of BookTrust on how a pilot scheme is reconnecting young children and families with their local libraries post-Covid

How to give new mums and babies the best possible start

Opinion

Friday, May 6, 2022

| Nursery World

Being pregnant can be overwhelming, but support is out there, says Professor Lucy Chappell

Doing things differently in Denmark

Opinion

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

| Nursery World

LEYF's chief executive June O'Sullivan explains how the UK Government can learn from Denmark as a beacon of best practice with its flexible work culture and extensive, affordable childcare.

The greatest threat to nurseries is Government underfunding, not 'risky, financial operating models'

Opinion

Thursday, January 27, 2022

| Nursery World

Responding to a UCL report that suggests the nursery sector is at risk of collapse due to private nursery groups' high levels of debt, Courteney Donaldson of Christie & Co says 'chronic' Government underfunding is often the reason for financial losses and setting closures.

Is financialisation putting childcare provision in England at risk?

Opinion

Thursday, January 27, 2022

| Nursery World

Antonia Simon, associate professor at UCL Social Research Institute, warns that the nursery sector is at risk of following in the footsteps of adult social care with a 'spectacular collapse' due to the high levels of debt at many large private childcare operators which are buying nurseries.

Coronavirus: How do we navigate the next few months without financial support?

Opinion

Friday, December 17, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery head Marley Westell tells Nursery World how Covid is impacting upon her setting and ability to operate.

Children with SEND in the early years: will they fall through the cracks?

Opinion

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

| Nursery World

What do the the Government's recent funding announcements mean for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? Catherine McLeod, chief executive of Dingley's Promise, looks at what this could mean for early years children with SEND

Time to level all the way up

Opinion

Thursday, October 28, 2021

| Nursery World

The Chancellor had some tough decisions to make in his Spending Review, but I am not convinced he placed every child at the heart of it by providing the real cost of investment.

Government must acknowledge 'vital role' of play therapy in Covid recovery

Opinion

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

| Nursery World

One of the key issues as we try to learn lessons from the pandemic is how to best support the mental health and wellbeing of children, says Dr Lisa Cameron

What's holding back children's services

Opinion

Thursday, August 19, 2021

| Nursery World

Can dogged persistence and a desire to collaborate succeed in improving early childhood services in England and Wales? Ben Lewing believes it can and shares insights on the EIF’s recent work in local areas.

'Early years is an afterthought in Test and Trace guidance'

Opinion

Tuesday, July 20, 2021

| Nursery World

The latest guidance from the DfE on test and trace and self-isolation has left nurseries in utter confusion and anxiety, says nursery group owner David Wright

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Nicola Demetriadi: Schools which tap into new two-year-old funding stream is a 'worrying trend'

Brett Wigdortz: Landlords should be encouraged to accommodate childminders, but so should local authorities

Beatrice Merrick: Early Education's Centenary provides long view of sector's achievements and challenges

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Rebekah Jackson Reece: Extra Government funding to increase supply of wrap-around care 'will do nothing to support a sector already in crisis'

Anne Longfield: Why the Government's commitment to Family Hubs is 'not enough'

Carey Oppenheim: Changing public conversation around the importance of the early years

Brett Widgortz, CEO, tiney: 'The sector needs to come together to create a stronger future for childminding'

The unintended consequences of the new EYFS on children with SEND

'Our work to get children reading has never been more urgent'

How to give new mums and babies the best possible start

Doing things differently in Denmark

The greatest threat to nurseries is Government underfunding, not 'risky, financial operating models'

Is financialisation putting childcare provision in England at risk?

Coronavirus: How do we navigate the next few months without financial support?

Children with SEND in the early years: will they fall through the cracks?

Time to level all the way up

Government must acknowledge 'vital role' of play therapy in Covid recovery

What's holding back children's services

'Early years is an afterthought in Test and Trace guidance'

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