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Share your thoughts on two-year-old ratios

Thursday, February 1, 2024

| Nursery World

Researchers from the Institute of Education at Nottingham University are asking for early years professionals and nursery managers and leaders to share their experiences of the recent changes to ratios for staff and two-year-olds in the EYFS.

Slight rise in children achieving 'a good level of development' at end of EYFS

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Friday, December 1, 2023

| Nursery World

The proportion of five-year-olds with a good level of development and who reach the expected level across all areas of the EYFS at the end of the Reception year has risen slightly, according to the latest statistics.

Reception Baseline: Just 3 per cent of teachers believe test provides 'accurate' information on children's skills

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Friday, October 20, 2023

| Nursery World

Most teachers believe Reception Baseline tests in English and Maths for four- and five-year-olds are inaccurate and do not provide a good experience for children, according to a new survey.

Draft EYFS published, ahead of changes to two-year-old ratios in September

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

| Nursery World

Changes to the EYFS, including staff-to-child ratios in nurseries and clarifying how many children childminders can care for, are now set out in an updated version of the framework, which will come into force on 4 September.

Wales launches ant-racist training and resources for practitioners working with babies and young children

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Friday, May 12, 2023

| Nursery World

The Welsh government has launched anti-racist professional training for the childcare, playwork and early years sector.

Wildflower seeds to be sent to every primary school in England to celebrate the Coronation and boost biodiversity

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

| Nursery World

Wildflower seeds will be given to every primary school to mark the Coronation and inspire children to learn about nature and biodiversity, in a joint project between the Department for Education and the Eden project.

DfE-funded website still fails to include all EYFS areas of learning despite amendment

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

| Nursery World

Oak National Academy has updated its website to more accurately reflect the EYFS, however it only lists five of the seven areas of learning, leaving early years experts confused at such a change.

Educators call for primary school testing to be scrapped

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

| Nursery World

A new report calls for all tests in primary school, including the baseline assessment and phonics screening check, to be replaced by a system that prioritises children’s learning.

Government keeps the early years sector guessing on childcare reforms

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years organisations and campaigners have urged the new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to scrap plans to change staff-to-child ratios, and axe the deregulation agenda pursued by the previous PM Liz Truss.

Early years experts call for incorrect information on DfE funded website to be amended

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Friday, September 30, 2022

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Early years experts are calling for Oak National Academy, which provides online teaching resources and is partially funded by the DfE, to update its website to accurately reflect the EYFS areas of learning.

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

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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.

Early years settings told they can relax ratios as Covid deemed an 'exceptional circumstance'

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has confirmed that early years settings struggling with staff absences due to Covid can relax their ratios in line with the EYFS.

EYFS: Development Matters updated following early adopter trial

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

| Nursery World

A revised version of Development Matters has been published by the Department for Education this week following feedback from early adopters of the revised Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

Education secretary confirms phonics check to go ahead in the Autumn term

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Thursday, June 17, 2021

| Nursery World

The phonics check will go ahead in the Autumn term with children in Year 2, the education secretary has confirmed.

Call to scrap the Reception Baseline intensifies

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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

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The introduction of Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) is ‘misguided’ and should not go ahead in September, according to a united call for action from hundreds of head teachers, academics, writers and parents.

DfE consults on minor changes to the EYFS

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Thursday, February 18, 2021

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The Department for Education has published the new draft EYFS, and is asking for comments on minor changes to do with the welfare and safeguarding elements of the framework.

EYFS: Draft of Birth to 5 Matters out for consultation with early years practitioners

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

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Play and the characteristics of effective learning (CoEL) have been included in the first draft of ‘Birth to 5 Matters – Guidance by the sector, for the sector’ which is published today.

Parental anxiety leads to rise in parents choosing to home school children - Ofsted

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

| Nursery World

Schools are working hard to make sure children catch up with learning lost during lockdown, but are struggling to deal with anxiety from parents that has led to a rise in home-schooling, Ofsted said.

In Focus: Early Childhood Education – Time for an ECE revolution

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

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The pandemic offers the opportunity to transform early childhood education in England to benefit young children and their families, say Claire Cameron and Peter Moss

Row breaks out between critics of the revised early years curriculum and DfE

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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

| Nursery World

The dispute between a group of early years experts and teachers and the Department for Education over the Government’s planned reforms to the Early Years Foundation Stage has ramped up this week.

Campaigners call for the revised EYFS to be abandoned

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Thursday, July 16, 2020

| Nursery World

A group of early years teachers and experts has started a campaign calling for the revised EYFS curriculum to be revoked.

Revised EYFS unveiled for 'early adopter' schools to implement in September

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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

| Nursery World

The Government has published the revised Early Years Foundation Stage framework, which schools can choose to adopt a year before it becomes statutory in September 2021.

Reception Baseline on hold until September 2021

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Thursday, June 25, 2020

| Nursery World

The Reception Baseline has been postponed for a year to autumn 2021 due to the ‘challenging circumstances’ schools face with the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government has announced, in a move welcomed by campaigners.

Coronavirus: experts advise on practicalities, protection and pedagogy for wider opening of nurseries

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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

| Nursery World

As nursery owners in England gear up to reopen from 1 June, an online conference run by Famly, with Nursery World as media partner, has pulled together expert advice on key questions.

DfE keeping Reception Baseline for September under review

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Wednesday, May 6, 2020

| Nursery World

Controversial plans to test four-year-olds in English and maths when they start school in September are ‘under regular review’ by the Department for Education, in light of the disruption caused by the coronavirus crisis.

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Share your thoughts on two-year-old ratios

Slight rise in children achieving 'a good level of development' at end of EYFS

Reception Baseline: Just 3 per cent of teachers believe test provides 'accurate' information on children's skills

Draft EYFS published, ahead of changes to two-year-old ratios in September

Wales launches ant-racist training and resources for practitioners working with babies and young children

Wildflower seeds to be sent to every primary school in England to celebrate the Coronation and boost biodiversity

DfE-funded website still fails to include all EYFS areas of learning despite amendment

Educators call for primary school testing to be scrapped

Government keeps the early years sector guessing on childcare reforms

Early years experts call for incorrect information on DfE funded website to be amended

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

Early years settings told they can relax ratios as Covid deemed an 'exceptional circumstance'

EYFS: Development Matters updated following early adopter trial

Education secretary confirms phonics check to go ahead in the Autumn term

Call to scrap the Reception Baseline intensifies

DfE consults on minor changes to the EYFS

EYFS: Draft of Birth to 5 Matters out for consultation with early years practitioners

Parental anxiety leads to rise in parents choosing to home school children - Ofsted

In Focus: Early Childhood Education – Time for an ECE revolution

Row breaks out between critics of the revised early years curriculum and DfE

Campaigners call for the revised EYFS to be abandoned

Revised EYFS unveiled for 'early adopter' schools to implement in September

Reception Baseline on hold until September 2021

Coronavirus: experts advise on practicalities, protection and pedagogy for wider opening of nurseries

DfE keeping Reception Baseline for September under review

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