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The Early Years Equality action group has set a date for a protest in London
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Early years action group to stage protest in March

Funding
The latest DfE statistics reveal a loss of 6,600 early years providers between 2018 and 2020 PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Number of early years providers fallen by 10 per cent over four years

Research
Think tank Onward puts forward ideas to fix what it calls an 'inflexible and costly' childcare system with a 'dysfunctional provider market', PHOTO Onward
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Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK's 'broken' childcare system

Research
Features

Early years leadership qualifications: Part 4 - Fit for purpose

Management
New research from Ofsted aims to help practitioners raise the quality of education they provide children impacted by the pandemic PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Ofsted review aims to help early years children 'catch up' post-pandemic

Provision
The coalition of 100 charities, professional bodies and trade associations, is calling for urgent action to increase the specialist workforce for children and young people PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Coalition of experts call on Government to urgently address SEND workforce shortage

Children's Speech & Language
Childbase staff at Lime Grove Day Nursery in Hertfordshire PHOTO Childbase
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Childbase staff to receive £3,000 in bonuses to help with cost-of-living crisis

Provision
Findings from the survey of childminders highlighted how increased paperwork is impacting upon their practice, contributing to the decline of the workforce, PHOTO SCMA
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Scottish childminders call for major reform to inspections that are 'geared' towards nurseries

Funding
Bright Horizons has signed up The Mindful Business Charter PHOTO Bright Horizons
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Bright Horizons commits to charter that fosters more mindful working

Business
Kelly Tolhurst, the minister for schools and childhood, has reiterated the package of support on offer for the early years sector PHOTO GOV.UK
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DfE reaffirms its commitment to helping young children impacted by the pandemic

Policy & Politics
N Family Club has launched a new shareholders scheme, open to leaders and nursery managers, PHOTO: N Family Club
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N Family Club launches new shareholder scheme

Management
Features

Nursery World Awards 2022 - Team Development

Workforce
Community the union for early years professionals has responded to the Government consultation on the relaxation of childcare ratios, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Early years union tells DfE to strengthen childcare ratios not reduce them

Policy & Politics
Ireland has introduced pay scales for those working in the early years and childcare sector PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Ireland introduces first ever minimum pay rates for early learning and childcare sector

Policy & Politics
Having recently been disrupted by lockdowns, pupils may experience further closures
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Cost crisis, strike threat and staff shortage loom large in schools

Analysis
The TUC has called for the minimum wage to be increased to £15 an hour, however early years organisations believe the move would spell disaster for nurseries, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Increasing the minimum wage to £15 an hour would be 'disastrous' for the sector

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