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Nursery Management: Recruitment - Staff wanted
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Features
- Monday, September 21, 2015 | Nursery World
A drop in the numbers applying for jobs, and in the quality of
candidates, is leaving the sector floundering. Hannah Crown
investigates.
Editor's view - The review of the Early Years Foundation Stage
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Features
- Tuesday, March 29, 2011 | Nursery World
The review of the Early Years Foundation Stage is likely to be welcomed by practitioners
Management focus: The Budget - how will it affect you?
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Features
- Friday, April 1, 2011 | Nursery World
While the recent budget may not have made any announcements that are directly relevant to the nursery sector, it does have wider implications for nurseries as businesses and it is important that settings consider this as part of their future planning
To the point - A little goes a long way
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Features
- Monday, November 14, 2011 | Nursery World
If your child was born after the first of January this year, then you missed the deadline to get a Child Trust Fund.
Work Matters: Policy Q&A - Health and Safety - Risk assessments could be simplified
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Features
- Tuesday, December 14, 2010 | Nursery World
Nurseries concerned about risk will be interested in new proposals over health and safety, say Tabitha Cave and Natalie Andrews.
Editor's view - So much is at stake in the children's centre cutbacks
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Features
- Tuesday, January 18, 2011 | Nursery World
Every day brings a new report of another local authority considering cuts to its children's centres. Sheffield, Westminster, Derby, Barnet, Hammersmith and Fulham - the list is growing as councils attempt to deal with the effects of drastically reduced budgets.
Policy Q&A - Vetting and Barring - Review all about common sense
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Features
- Tuesday, February 15, 2011 | Nursery World
Checking on a job candidate's criminal records and suitability for work remain essential tasks for managers, says Robert Collier.
Nursery Management: Flexibility - Bending without breaking
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Features
- Monday, February 28, 2011 | Nursery World
Nurseries are learning to deliver the free entitlement while remaining financially viable, says Mary Evans.
To the point - Let's report ourselves
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Features
- Tuesday, March 8, 2011 | Nursery World
The axes are beginning to fall and slowly the extent of the cuts to services for children are being made known across the country. We are finally beginning to get a sense of what importance this Government places on early years, and perhaps we are beginning to realise the extent of our own foolishness in not being better prepared to strengthen the argument for high quality early years care and education.
Nursery Management: Twos update - Ready to go?
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Features
- Monday, September 22, 2014 | Nursery World
With the 40 per cent most disadvantaged two-year-olds now eligible for funded places, Hannah Crown takes a look at how prepared both nurseries, and councils, are to deliver.
Nursery Management: Working Poverty: Parents - On the breadline
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Features
- Sunday, September 15, 2019 | Nursery World
We know that 70 per cent of all poor children are in working families. So how easy is it for these families to access childcare? Charlotte Goddard investigates
Practical Management Part 3: Staff Training and CPD - Keeping one step ahead of change
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Features
- Friday, March 22, 2013 | Nursery World
The best training anticipates change and contributes to a nursery's continuing development. Auditing training and identifying appropriate courses should be part of the CPD cycle, say Des Forrest and Kathy Brodie.
Policy: How the SEND Improvement Plan aims to strengthen support for young children
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Features
- Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | Nursery World
A new Improvement Plan aims to end the ‘postcode lottery’ of the SEND code of practice. Karen Faux provides a guide
Why the Online Safety Bill must include risks to youngest children
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Features
- Thursday, June 1, 2023 | Nursery World
As the Online Safety Bill goes through Parliament this year, national media headlines are focusing on the risks associated with teenagers. But for many years, early years practitioners have been raising serious concerns about the damaging effects of screentime habits on our youngest children
Nursery Management: Integrated review - Reality check
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Features
- Monday, March 19, 2018 | Nursery World
The Integrated Review has received a mixed response from settings in terms of the effectiveness of its impact on identifying developmental problems early. Charlotte Goddard reports
In my view - Throw new light on play
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Features
- Tuesday, December 7, 2010 | Nursery World
The play needs of children in darkened winter months have been ignored in the debate about whether or not clocks should be put back. At the end of October each year, children face a situation that worsens in the following weeks when they are unable to go out for the healthy outdoor play they need because of the early darkness.
Nursery Management: Foundation Years - Reality check
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Features
- Monday, September 12, 2011 | Nursery World
Providers fear they may not be able to support all the aims of the Government's reforms for early years education. Mary Evans hears about the balancing act they struggle with.
Workforce Strategy, Part 2: Level 3 - Levelled out
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Features
- Monday, September 4, 2017 | Nursery World
With the number of Level 3s completing courses falling by more than half, the sector is still in the grip of a recruitment crisis. What can the Workforce Strategy do, asks Charlotte Goddard
Editor's view - Money proves the bottom line in persuading people about a project's worth
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Features
- Tuesday, May 10, 2011 | Nursery World
There's no doubt that research that proves the success and effectiveness of a project, service or initiative in hard cash terms is more likely to change minds and policy than evidence that proves 'softer' outcomes.
Editor's view - The education secretary has voiced an ominous message for the early years
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Features
- Monday, September 5, 2011 | Nursery World
Michael Gove's speech last week was extraordinary in several ways.
To the Point - Talking and feeling
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Features
- Tuesday, March 1, 2011 | Nursery World
Emotional development and communication have long been first among equals in the early years curriculum.
Nursery Management: Two-Year-Olds - Loud and clear!
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Features
- Monday, March 24, 2014 | Nursery World
Now is the time for local
authorities and providers to be taking a fresh look at how to
communicate with eligible families. James Hempsall explains.
Nursery Management: Brexit - The ‘B’ word
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Features
- Monday, March 18, 2019 | Nursery World
Are childcare providers planning for the UK’s exit from the European Union? And what impact is the uncertainty having on their business? By Katy Morton
Guide to: National minimum/living wage
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Features
- Monday, April 15, 2019 | Nursery World
HR expert Jacqui Mann sets out everything you need to know about increases to the minimum wage rates which came into force this month
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