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DfE issues guidance on adapting nurseries ahead of SEND reforms

The Government has issued guidance for early years providers on adapting settings to boost inclusion ahead reforms to support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Increase in number of early years children with EHCPs at non-school based settings, DfE figures show

Department for Education data shows that the proportion of children with an education, health and care plan (EHCP) in non-school based nurseries has increased by almost 10 per cent in one year.

Heatwave: Some nurseries close amid extreme heat warning while others share tips to keep cool

Some nurseries have closed or reduced hours while others are implementing routine changes to keep children and staff cool as temperatures are expected to exceed 37 degrees Celsius.

Nursery chain served with safeguarding notice

One of the UK's largest nursery chains may not be meeting safeguarding and welfare requirements, according to the education regulator.

Parents will have greater peace of mind as more surprise Ofsted visits, stronger checks and faster action help keep children safe in nurseries.

Thousands back campaign to prevent proposed closure of South Tyneside Council nurseries

More than 4,000 people have signed a petition urging South Tyneside Council to reconsider plans to review its early years provision, which campaigners fear could lead to the closure of as many as 12 nurseries based inside Family Hubs.

Paedophile nursery worker could have been stopped sooner, says former colleague

Serious concerns about a suspected paedophile childcare worker were ignored for months by nursery managers, a BBC investigation has been told.

Concerns over South Tyneside Council review of early years provision

Trade unions, MPs and opposition councillors have hit out at a northeast council’s plan to ‘review’ its early years provision amid fears nurseries could close.

Kido Schools has acquired a 269-place nursery in South West London.

A recent survey reveals that many of England’s 376 maintained nursery schools face severe financial struggles.

Nearly three-quarters of nursery schools to cut costs amid pressures

Many maintained nursery schools are struggling to stay afloat, research shows – at a time when the government is talking up early years’ role in getting children school-ready.

DfE Early Years Champion urges sector to ‘work as one’ amid claims policy ‘pits school-based nurseries against PVIs’

Sue Robb has urged the early years sector to ‘work as one’ amid concerns that the Government’s Best Start in Life strategy ‘pits private, voluntary and independent (PVI) nurseries against school-based nurseries’.

Nursery teachers to get £4,500 tax-free bonus if they take jobs in these 10 areas

Qualified nursery teachers will be offered a £4,500 tax-free bonus to take jobs in 10 areas of the country with the most acute staff shortages.

School based nurseries 'far more likely' than PVI providers to receive an Ofsted ‘needs attention’ grade

An investigation by National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) suggests that far more schools with early years provision are receiving ‘needs attention’ grades, than private or voluntary settings.

Something significant is happening in childcare policy in England.

N Family Club, which has 54 settings in London and the South East, has announced plans to expand into America with 80 nurseries expected to open by 2032.

Families of former nursery work Vincent Chan’s victims take steps towards legal action against council

Families of the victims of former Bright Horizons nursery worker Vincent Chan have taken steps towards a legal challenge against Camden Council over claims it has refused to investigate whether the nursery group breached health and safety legislation.

Camden Council faces legal action over child sexual abuse safeguarding failures

Camden Council is facing legal action over safeguarding failures at a nursery home where a man sexually abused children as young as two years old.

Families protest closure of charity-run Islington nursery

Families have gathered outside Islington Town Hall to protest against the planned closure of a nursery based in a children’s centre in the borough.

DfE issues guidance on adapting nurseries ahead of SEND reforms

Increase in number of early years children with EHCPs at non-school based settings, DfE figures show

Heatwave: Some nurseries close amid extreme heat warning while others share tips to keep cool

Nursery chain served with safeguarding notice

Safer nurseries with 3,000 more surprise Ofsted visits

Thousands back campaign to prevent proposed closure of South Tyneside Council nurseries

Paedophile nursery worker could have been stopped sooner, says former colleague

Concerns over South Tyneside Council review of early years provision

Kido buys 269-place London nursery

Half of England’s maintained nursery schools unable to balance budgets as funding review looms

Nearly three-quarters of nursery schools to cut costs amid pressures

DfE Early Years Champion urges sector to ‘work as one’ amid claims policy ‘pits school-based nurseries against PVIs’

Nursery teachers to get £4,500 tax-free bonus if they take jobs in these 10 areas

School based nurseries 'far more likely' than PVI providers to receive an Ofsted ‘needs attention’ grade

The school-based nurseries programme could be Labour’s early years legacy – but there are real problems with it

N Family Club announces US expansion

Families of former nursery work Vincent Chan’s victims take steps towards legal action against council

Camden Council faces legal action over child sexual abuse safeguarding failures

Families protest closure of charity-run Islington nursery