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Get Social: Using Instagram to reach parents
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (151+ words) Instagram is all about the polished visuals. While you might see some graphics or text overlaid on images, it's the pictures and videos that bring users daily (some 36 million) flocking to their feeds. Instagram has three specific content formats to…...
LONG READ: Concerns SEND reforms will place more stress on educators
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (146+ words) The sector has largely welcomed the proposed SEND reforms, however, concerns have been raised that without adequate funding and support, they could place more stress on educators. Last month, plans to overhaul the Special educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) system…...
New survey aims to raise the profile of nannies
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (157+ words) The Association has launched what it hopes will be the largest every survey of the UK nanny workforce. It is inviting nannies to take part in the survey which will aim to uncover how many nannies makeup the workforce, where…...
Jenny Ward: The early years sector needs clearer safer sleep guidance
1+ week, 4+ day ago (239+ words) Jenny Ward: The early years sector needs clearer safer sleep guidance'Nursery World Jenny Ward: The early years sector needs clearer safer sleep guidance Every day, thousands of babies across the UK are cared for by early years professionals. Parents leave…...
Early years experts discuss how to ensure more children can benefit from shared reading
1+ week, 5+ day ago (175+ words) It was organised as new figures suggest daily shared reading at home is in steep decline. According to the latest research from BookTrust, the number of children aged eight and under who take part in daily shared reading has fallen....
Early years providers urged to share their views with Government's expert panel on mandatory CCTV
1+ week, 6+ day ago (500+ words) Early years providers urged to share their views with Government's expert panel on mandatory CCTV'Nursery World Early years providers urged to share their views with Government's expert panel on mandatory CCTV Last December, the education secretary announced she would appoint…...
Education and Early Years V-Level coming in from next year
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (145+ words) The Education and Early Years V Level is one of two V Levels coming in from 2027. Equivalent to A Levels, the new Level 3 qualifications are designed to provide learning around "real jobs" and the "skills employers actually need". They will…...
New policy guidance to support settings that do not allow packed lunches
3+ week, 3+ day ago (159+ words) It is in response to pleas from nursery members for advice following a further crackdown on charging for extras, including meals, under the expanded entitlement by the Government, which has led to some local authorities threatening to remove funding should…...
We've explored…sense of self
1+ mon, 9+ hour ago (130+ words) We've explored:sense of self'Nursery World We've exploredsense of self Who am I?, "What makes me special?, "Where do I belong? and "What contributions do I make? are all big questions that children at Growing Places nurseries have been considering…...
DfE accused of ‘pitting’ school-based nurseries against other providers with social media post
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (191+ words) The reel (see below) on the Department for Education's social media pages says that school-based nurseries make "life simpler for families' with just one drop-off and "help children thrive from the very start'. The sector has responded with anger to…...