Angeline Albert, News Editor (30-Sep-16)
Nurseries are bracing themselves for business rate rises of up to 115 per cent from April next year, despite the Department for Education (DfE) urging councils to make childcare settings exempt from business rates. New.....
Angeline Albert, News Editor (28-Sep-16)
Newly re-elected Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, fresh from his victory over rebellious Labour MPs, is looking to reinvigorate his party with the help of a new childcare taskforce and a no nonsense mum. Having.....
Angeline Albert, News Editor (22-Sep-16)
Hundreds of nursery schools would be forced to close if the Government doesn’t change its 30 hour free childcare pledge, a teachers’ union has warned. According to the National Association of Head.....
Melissa McAlees, News Editor (15-Sep-16)
Books with interactive lift-the-flap and pop-up features could prevent young children from learning words, a new study has revealed. Picture books often include 3D features which are thought to encourage.....
Melissa McAlees, News Editor (01-Sep-16)
Millie’s Mark, the new quality mark for excellence in paediatric first aid has been launched, allowing nurseries to begin working towards the criteria they need to achieve the award. The certificate will.....
Ellie Spanswick, News Editor (25-Aug-16)
Parents with a child with a learning disability are finding it difficult to access childcare services during the school summer holidays. In a survey conducted by learning disability charity Mencap, four out of five parents with.....
Ellie Spanswick, News Editor (22-Aug-16)
The NHS has revealed plans for a new programme that will help more than 30,000 new and expectant mums who experience serious mental health problems. The programme will support them to receive the right care at the right time, and.....
Angeline Albert, News Editor (19-Aug-16)
The Government has made public its biggest ever 'name and shame' list of employers which failed to pay workers the minimum wage and nine nurseries are on it. The names of almost 200 employers who did not.....
Melissa McAlees, News Editor (19-Aug-16)
As the Government is set to start the ‘long-awaited’ childhood obesity plan, health campaigners have called the proposals ‘feeble’ compared to what was initially expected and have called for new Prime Minister Theresa May to take.....
Angeline Albert, News Editor (15-Aug-16)
Nurseries say early years settings should be a no-go area for Pokémon chasers hoping to capture virtual creatures because it is a safety risk. The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA), which represents.....
Melissa McAlees, News Editor (11-Aug-16)
The Department for Education (DfE) has launched a six-week early years national funding formula consultation to deliver a ‘fairer funding system’ for three- and four-year-olds receiving the 30-hour free childcare. The.....
Angeline Albert, News Editor (08-Aug-16)
Caroline Dinenage who was appointed by the Department of Education as the new minister responsible for childcare and early years, has been urged by early years organisations to prioritise the 30 hours free childcare pledge. The.....
Ellie Spanswick, News Editor (05-Aug-16)
Chairman of the education inspectorate Ofsted, David Hoare is facing calls to resign after describing one of England’s most underperforming areas as a ‘ghetto’ where ‘there has been inbreeding’. Mr Hoare’s comments have been published.....
Angeline Albert, News Editor (25-Jul-16)
“Go away and bomb someone else” were the words spoken to a young child by a nursery nurse, who has been struck off. Nikki Alexander has been banned from working in the childcare sector after she repeatedly.....
Angeline Albert, News Editor (18-Jul-16)
Boys in England are nearly twice as likely as girls to fall behind when it comes to communication skills. Explaining what they think and feel and engaging with other children and adults are some of the skills.....
Ellie Spanswick, News Editor (15-Jul-16)
The newly appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Andrea Leadsom has suggested it would be ‘sensible’ not to appoint a man to look after young children in case he might be a paedophile. Speaking to.....
Ellie Spanswick, News Editor (14-Jul-16)
Ofsted is calling for disadvantaged two-year-olds to benefit from the free early years education that they are entitled to. Their latest report, 'Unknown Children - destined for disadvantage?' has revealed around 80,000 eligible.....
Ellie Spanswick, News Editor (13-Jul-16)
Participating in a debate on Tuesday 12 July on school readiness and early years development, Childcare and Education Minister Sam Gyimah promised MPs that the new early years workforce strategy would be published soon, to coincide.....
Ellie Spanswick, News Editor (12-Jul-16)
There has been a worrying decline in the number of people in enrolled in Level 3 Early Years Educator (EYE) courses, research conducted by Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) has revealed. Almost three.....
Ellie Spanswick, News Editor (11-Jul-16)
Children who grow up sucking their thumbs or biting their nails could be less likely to develop allergies, researchers at the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at the University of Otago in New Zealand have revealed. The.....