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England’s broken childcare system is ‘falling behind the rest of the world’

Monday, April 15, 2024

| Nursery World

England’s childcare system is ‘dysfunctional, propped up by piecemeal policies, held back by a lack of vision and not fit for purpose or the future, argues a new report.

Take part in a Nursery World survey on the expanded childcare entitlement for two-year-olds

News

Monday, April 15, 2024

| Nursery World

Are you a nursery or childminder taking part in the Government’s new offer of 15-hours for two-year-olds? Or are you still undecided?

Rebecca Taylor & Carla Phillips: Universal free school meals - It’s time England caught up with other nations

Opinion

Thursday, April 11, 2024

| Nursery World

Head of education, Rebecca Taylor, and Carla Phillips, head of health and nutrition, both at University College Birmingham, share their thoughts on free school meals for all.

Early years providers sceptical Ofsted's new complaints process will be fairer

News

Thursday, April 11, 2024

| Nursery World

In response to the news that the inspectorate has updated its complaints procedure to handle providers’ concerns more ‘fairly, thoroughly and efficiently’, providers have expressed their disbelief that anything will change while Ofsted still handles complaints internally.

Sharp drop in pupil numbers could lead to schools losing £1 billion in funding

News

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

| Nursery World

Schools could lose over £1 billion in funding by 2030 due to falling pupil numbers, according to new analysis by the Education Policy Institute.

Research shows that children living near Sure Start centres gained higher GCSE grades

News

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

| Nursery World

Children from low-income families who lived near a Sure Start centre did better at GCSE, according to new research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Lib Dem leader calls for SEND national body and more funding for EHC Plans

News

Monday, April 8, 2024

| Nursery World

The Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey, is calling for a national body for special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), ending the postcode lottery for provision.

Former Ofsted chief inspector to lead independent review into inspectorate's response to Ruth Perry

News

Monday, April 8, 2024

| Nursery World

Ofsted has appointed Dame Christine Gilbert, a former chief inspector of Ofsted, to to lead an independent review into the organisation’s response to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry.

More than 150,000 two-year-olds taking up funded places - surpassing Government target

News

Friday, April 5, 2024

| Nursery World

Over 150,000 two-year-olds have secured a funded place under the first phase of the expanded offer that came into effect at the beginning of this week, the Government has announced.

Tax-Free Childcare error preventing parents' fees being paid to providers

News

Friday, April 5, 2024

| Nursery World

Early years providers have been left out of pocket due to an error with the Tax-Free Childcare scheme that has prevented payments from being transferred from parents’ accounts.

Ofsted's new complaints procedure goes live

News

Friday, April 5, 2024

| Nursery World

Ofsted has updated its complaints process to allow providers to seek a review of their inspection when they receive their draft report.

Government admits an extra 40,000 staff are needed for 30 hours expansion

News

Thursday, April 4, 2024

| Nursery World

The education secretary Gillian Keegan has said that an extra 40,000 staff will be needed to deliver the full rollout of the expanded 30 hours.

Distrust of Ofsted continues as majority of teachers want inspectorate replaced

News

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

| Nursery World

More than 80 per cent of teachers think Ofsted should be replaced with a new system, with just 4 per cent believing the inspectorate acts independently to Government, reveals a new survey.

Remembering the Islington nursery workers strike 40 years on

News

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

| Nursery World

Forty years ago this month, a group of nursery workers went on strike.

Government starts to roll out childcare expansion, as sector highlights ongoing 'challenges'

News

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

| Nursery World

As the Government’s childcare expansion for working parents of two-year-olds in England gets underway, sector organisations and nurseries continue to warn of the challenges facing the sector.

Join Nursery World for our one day conference on meeting the unique needs of birth to threes

News

Thursday, March 28, 2024

| Nursery World

With increasing numbers of under-threes set to access funded early education, learn how to create the kinds of environments in which babies and toddlers thrive at our one day conference in London on Tuesday 9 July.

Discover what best practice looks like in other settings

Features

Thursday, March 28, 2024

| Nursery World

Knocking on the door of another early years provider to see its pedagogy in action is a fantastic way to build a community of practice. Juliet Mickelburgh provides some tips.

New book recommends against relying on private nurseries for the expanded offer

News

Thursday, March 28, 2024

| Nursery World

A new book by Professor Helen Penn suggests rather than campaign for greater childcare funding, efforts should be focused on building local authority provision, while curbing the ‘activities of large nursery chains.

Outdoors: STEM – breath of fresh air

Features

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Air is not only essential for life but is also a fantastic STEM resource in its own right, and Julie Mountain and Felicity Robinson’s ideas will blow your mind

Safeguarding: Understanding 'verbal abuse' and roads to prevention

Features

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

A study on the lasting impact of ‘childhood verbal abuse’ highlights the need for all adult caregivers to be mindful of how they communicate to children, finds Caroline Vollans

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