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Nursery Chains: Editor's view - raising standards

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Profit can be a bit of a dirty word in the early years sector. However, without profit no business can survive, and a nursery cannot develop to better meet the needs of children and families.

Editor's view - who's the Daddy?

Opinion

Friday, February 17, 2012

| Nursery World

Why new TV series 'Daddy Daycare' isn't likely to boost recruitment of men into childcare

Evidence of free hours’ benefits is lacking

Opinion

Monday, June 13, 2016

| Nursery World

Dr Jo Blanden, co-author of a new study on the free early years entitlement, weighs up the evidence

'Don't let PVI nurseries and childminders fall by the wayside'

Opinion

Friday, October 12, 2018

| Nursery World

With the upcoming Budget and Spending Review, ministers must argue for more funding on behalf of the whole early years sector - not just maintained nursery schools, says Neil Leitch

What is the real crisis in childcare?

Opinion

Friday, October 27, 2017

| Nursery World

In Ireland there is a recruitment crisis, but qualification requirements are not to blame - it's all about low pay, says Dr Moloney.

Why Elizabeth Truss has got it wrong on ratios

Opinion

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

| Nursery World

Julie Lightley, owner of The Village Nursery in Trafford Park, explains why she feels Elizabeth Truss is insulting the sector by advocating that ratios can be reduced by employing highly qualified staff

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.

Editor's view - Just when we thought that ratio relaxation moves had gone away

Opinion

Monday, November 4, 2013

| Nursery World

I think that the early years sector has been preserving a quiet sense of satisfaction that, amid all the policy moves that could threaten quality services for young children, the proposed ratio changes for babies and two-year-olds had been fought off.

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

Editor's View - Fresh air and fun

Opinion

Monday, August 24, 2015

| Nursery World

Outdoor nurseries past and present enshrine important principles of good practice,says Editor Liz Roberts

Opinion: Letters

Opinion

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

| Nursery World

Letter of the week

To the point - Being in the here and now

Opinion

Friday, March 2, 2012

| Nursery World

What is early education and childcare for? If you follow one of the arguments in the recent report from the National Audit Office, it exists to boost results at the end of Key Stage 1.

Don't ignore the warning signs on 30 hours

Opinion

Friday, July 21, 2017

| Nursery World

The 30-hours scheme is heading for failure if problems raised in the pilot evaluation are glossed over instead of tackled, argues Neil Leitch

A final farewell to our pre-school

Opinion

Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Following the recent closure of Kirkgate Pre-School in Cumbria, former staff member Emmie Short remembers what made the setting so special, and explains why it was forced to shut down

The Wright Stuff: 'It’s not all about the ratios'

Opinion

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

| Nursery World

Relaxing ratios isn't the answer to cheaper childcare, says Liz Bayram.

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Nursery Chains: Editor's view - raising standards

Editor's view - who's the Daddy?

Evidence of free hours’ benefits is lacking

'Don't let PVI nurseries and childminders fall by the wayside'

What is the real crisis in childcare?

Why Elizabeth Truss has got it wrong on ratios

Time to level all the way up

Editor's view - Just when we thought that ratio relaxation moves had gone away

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

Editor's View - Fresh air and fun

Opinion: Letters

To the point - Being in the here and now

Don't ignore the warning signs on 30 hours

A final farewell to our pre-school

The Wright Stuff: 'It’s not all about the ratios'

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