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Apprentice anguish

Friday, March 2, 2018

| Nursery World

With the number of young people starting apprenticeships down by 40 per cent, it's a challenging time for employers, says Mark Dawe

Assessment of early learning goals doesn't provide an 'honest picture', says physical development expert

News

Thursday, March 1, 2018

| Nursery World

According to Lala Manners, the assessment criteria of the early learning goals for physical development are too subjective and must be addressed.

There's snow stopping us!

News

Thursday, March 1, 2018

| Nursery World

As sub-zero temperatures and snow from the ‘Beast from the East’ and incoming Storm Emma batter Britain, early years settings are embracing the wintry weather.

Early years recruitment crisis putting Government's 30 hours policy at risk

News

Thursday, March 1, 2018

| Nursery World

Nurseries are losing qualified staff and the proportion of Level 3 practitioners has dropped significantly in the last two years with a fall of almost 20 per cent, a major survey by the National Day Nurseries Association claims.

Nursery deputy found guilty of fraud

News

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

| Nursery World

A nursery deputy manager has received a suspended sentence for giving free places to her children.

The cost of a nursery place rises above inflation

News

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

| Nursery World

The average cost of a part-time nursery place for a child under two has risen by 7 per cent, double the rate of inflation, according to the Family and Childcare Trust.

Campaigners publish case against the baseline

News

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

| Nursery World

A coalition of educational experts, teachers and parents is calling for the Government to abandon plans for a new baseline for four-year-olds.

Just half of three- and four-year-olds are read to every day

News

Friday, February 23, 2018

| Nursery World

New research shows that the number of pre-school children being read to daily at home has fallen by a fifth since 2013.

New nursery group opens with focus on outdoor learning

News

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

| Nursery World

Children will spend up to 80 per cent of their time outdoors at a new nursery group that has opened its first setting in the East Midlands.

Scotland's council-run nurseries not meeting needs of working parents

News

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

| Nursery World

A Scottish campaign group has renewed its call for nursery reform after new research shows nine out of ten council settings don’t provide the hours working parents need.

Nursery opens second setting with half a million pound funding

News

Monday, February 19, 2018

| Nursery World

The Lancashire-based Adventures in Learning group has opened its second nursery thanks to a £500,000 funding package from HSBC.

Over half of young children in care not told why they are there

News

Monday, February 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Four- to seven-year-old children who are unaware of why they are in care are more likely to have low well-being, finds new research.

First-Aid Award

Other

Monday, February 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Children’s Choice Nursery in Monkseaton, North Tyneside has received the Millie’s Mark award.

Interview - Stewart and Jeannie Pickering

Other

Monday, February 19, 2018

| Nursery World

The founding owners of kidsunlimited, who sold the business in 2008, are to open a new nursery group with McGoff Construction

Desperate measures

Opinion

Monday, February 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Assessment has become a political game, says Michael Pettavel

Too good to be true?

Opinion

Monday, February 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Natalie Perera argues that the early years sector should welcome scrutiny of Ofsted grades

A Unique Child: Inclusion - Paws for thought

Features

Monday, February 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Animal therapy is becoming increasingly popular in the early years. Ruth Beattie finds out why

Star Photo: Beatle Woods

Other

Monday, February 19, 2018

| Nursery World

At Beatle Woods, which claims to be the first ‘totally outdoor nursery’ in the West Midlands, children enjoyed ‘self-service painting’.

EYFS Activities: Essential experiences… transport

Features

Monday, February 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Taking young children on public transport will be exciting for them as well as developmentally beneficial, explains Penny Tassoni

EYFS Activities: We’ve explored… animation

Features

Monday, February 19, 2018

| Nursery World

How one setting’s children turned their own stories into animated films. By Annette Rawstrone

Unpicking Ofsted Reports, Part 1: Safeguarding - falling short

Features

Monday, February 19, 2018

| Nursery World

In the first of a new series looking at common issues highlighted in Ofsted reports, Pennie Akehurst, former head of the Early Years and Childcare Service at Derbyshire County Council, discusses the areas where settings often fall down on safeguarding

Learning & Development: Music: Part 6 - Pitch in!

Features

Monday, February 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Mathematical development and music go hand in hand, with the latter enabling us to take pleasure in exploring the abstract subject, says Linda Pound

Halfon: Select Committee chair talks skills and 30 hours

News

Monday, February 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Nursery World sat down with Robert Halfon, chair of the Education Select Committee and former apprenticeship and skills minister, to discuss his thoughts on T Levels, vocational training, 30 hours and children’s centres.

Learning & Development: Books - Double act

Features

Monday, February 19, 2018

| Nursery World

We profile Book Trust Lifetime Achievement Award winners John Burningham and Helen Oxenbury, with tributes from judges and peers

Ins and outs of IELS

Opinion

Monday, February 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Long-awaited details of 'Baby PISA' have not been met with much acclaim, says Liz Roberts

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Apprentice anguish

Assessment of early learning goals doesn't provide an 'honest picture', says physical development expert

There's snow stopping us!

Early years recruitment crisis putting Government's 30 hours policy at risk

Nursery deputy found guilty of fraud

The cost of a nursery place rises above inflation

Campaigners publish case against the baseline

Just half of three- and four-year-olds are read to every day

New nursery group opens with focus on outdoor learning

Scotland's council-run nurseries not meeting needs of working parents

Nursery opens second setting with half a million pound funding

Over half of young children in care not told why they are there

First-Aid Award

Interview - Stewart and Jeannie Pickering

Desperate measures

Too good to be true?

A Unique Child: Inclusion - Paws for thought

Star Photo: Beatle Woods

EYFS Activities: Essential experiences… transport

EYFS Activities: We’ve explored… animation

Unpicking Ofsted Reports, Part 1: Safeguarding - falling short

Learning & Development: Music: Part 6 - Pitch in!

Halfon: Select Committee chair talks skills and 30 hours

Learning & Development: Books - Double act

Ins and outs of IELS

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