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Elmer author David McKee passes away

News

Thursday, April 7, 2022

| Nursery World

The author of children’s books Elmer, Not Now, Bernard and Mr Benn, David McKee, has died at the age of 87.

‘Playing today to prepare for tomorrow’

Opinion

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

| Nursery World

Beatrice Merrick explains the thinking behind the recent Birth to 5 Matters Spring Festival which focused on key areas of practice including diversity and inclusion, sustainability, children’s rights and STEAM learning skills.

Coronavirus: Sector expresses frustration over expanded symptom list as free testing ends

News

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have expressed frustration that the expansion of the official list of Covid symptoms has come just days after free testing ended in England.

Councils urged to create more inclusive and accessible play spaces

News

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

| Nursery World

Children's charities and play industry bodies are calling on UK councils to create more facilities for children with disabilities who they claim are currently excluded from many play spaces.

Educational resources supplier secures £18m sustainability linked loan

News

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

| Nursery World

Findel has secured a sustainability-linked loan of £18m to help grow its business by committing to reducing its carbon footprint and no longer using single-use plastic.

Children’s self-care and social skills delayed by the pandemic, says Ofsted

News

Monday, April 4, 2022

| Nursery World

Today’s report highlights the extent to which Covid is continuing to impact children’s communication and personal, social and emotional development. And while fewer two-year-olds take up funded places, Ofsted underlines the vital role of early education.

Government names 75 local areas to operate family hubs

News

Saturday, April 2, 2022

| Nursery World

The 75 local authorities chosen by the Department for Education as eligible for a share of £302 million to set up the Government’s ‘flagship’ family hubs in their areas have been named today (Saturday).

Pen Green Children's Centre vows to secure 'much needed funding'

News

Friday, April 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Pen Green children’s centre has said it will continue to push for the funding it needs to continue operating, after the council redistributed money from its budget to prop it up, alongside three other maintained nursery schools.

Women providing 23 billion hours of unpaid childcare

News

Friday, April 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Women are making ‘disproportional’ sacrifices in their careers because of the 23 billion hours of unpaid childcare they provide a year.

Early years settings in Wales prepare for the roll out of the new national curriculum

News

Friday, April 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Wales’ education minister Jeremy Miles has praised the work of early years settings as they prepare for the roll-out of the new national curriculum for three-to-16-year-olds.

Take part in Nursery World survey on Ofsted inspections under the EIF

News

Friday, April 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Nursery World is calling on all nursery owners/managers to fill in its survey looking at judgements under Ofsted’s new inspection framework.

Make the most of April with Nursery World’s latest issue

News

Thursday, March 31, 2022

| Nursery World

Enhance children’s learning and wellbeing with activity ideas, practice insights and expert advice in our April magazine.

Government to end regular Covid testing of children in schools

News

Thursday, March 31, 2022

| Nursery World

After tomorrow (Friday) only children with ‘a high temperature’ will be advised to self-isolate for three days, as the Government ends Covid testing in schools.

LEYF introduces new rewards package for staff

News

Thursday, March 31, 2022

| Nursery World

LEYF (London Early Years Foundation) is to reward its employees with a pay rise and a bonus as well as increase the benefits it offers, in recognition of the efforts of its staff and to help attract new talent.

Charity's toilet training course aims to help children be 'school ready'

News

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

| Nursery World

A course to support early years professionals to help children with toilet training and ensure they are ‘school ready’ is running in May.

Recruitment crisis sees nurseries downgraded by Ofsted or forced to close rooms

News

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Nurseries are being forced to close rooms, or in some cases, their entire setting, while others are being downgraded by Ofsted, due to the worsening recruitment crisis.

Early years settings struggle to access funding for rising numbers of young children with SEND

News

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Three-quarters of early years settings have seen an increase in the number of children with formally-identified SEND at their setting over the past two years, but four in ten receive no extra funding to support them.