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Parents campaign to save special needs nursery

Monday, June 9, 2014

| Nursery World

A new support and fundraising group has been set up by two parents in aid of the Peter Pan Nursery for Children with Special Needs in Staffordshire.

Government strategy to end child poverty 'set to fail'

News

Monday, June 9, 2014

| Nursery World

New analysis shows that the Government's child poverty targets will be missed by a large margin, with an estimated 3.5 million children in poverty by 2020.

Survey reveals early years sector's opposition to Government reforms

News

Friday, June 6, 2014

| Nursery World

Confidence among early years practitioners in the Department for Education’s consultative process is extremely low, a survey from the Pre-school Learning Alliance reveals.

Standalone children’s centres faring worse than merged centres

News

Thursday, June 5, 2014

| Nursery World

Close to half of standalone children’s centres were judged as ‘Requires Improvement’, the latest Ofsted figures show.

Allergies most likely to severely affect young children

News

Thursday, June 5, 2014

| Nursery World

Children under five are more likely to be admitted to hospital with an allergy than any other age group, new figures show.

Margaret Hodge urges slow down on two-year-old expansion

News

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

| Nursery World

Former children’s minister Margaret Hodge said the Government should ‘hold their horses’ on the two-year-old offer and go slower, warning that to roll out places too quickly and compromise on quality would be a mistake.

The Queen's Speech 2014: Tax-Free Childcare and more support for free schools

News

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

| Nursery World

The Queen has reiterated the Government’s commitment to improving children’s attainment in her speech at the state opening of Parliament today.

Tax-free childcare not the solution, argues new report

News

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

| Nursery World

Today’s Queen’s Speech is expected to include the Tax-Free Childcare Bill, the coalition Government’s answer to making childcare more affordable and flexible for working parents.

Early years settings sign up for Fathers' Story Week

News

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Schools, nurseries and family settings across England will invite fathers to join them to read stories next week in the run-up to Father’s Day on 15 June.

Is this the secret to children's love of veg?

News

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

| Nursery World

A new study suggests that the more times children are offered a new vegetable, the more they eat of it each time.

Under-fives bust a move in hip-hop classes

News

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

| Nursery World

A Scottish dance academy has created a hip-hop syllabus for use in nurseries across Scotland.

So Cosy by Lerryn Korda

Review

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Walker Books, hardback, £11.99

Learning & Development: Precious moments

Review

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Siren Films' latest DVD, The Power of Physical Play: Development & effective learning, is a must-see for any practitioner interested in the importance of PD, says Professor Tina Bruce CBE.

Busy Bees acquires Surrey nursery group

News

Monday, June 2, 2014

| Nursery World

Busy Bees, the largest childcare provider in the UK, has purchased the Caring Daycare nursery group of 12 settings.

Childminders can find a way to EYTS

Opinion

Monday, June 2, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years initial teacher training requires experience of Key Stage 1, but this should not stop childminders from taking Early Years Teacher courses.