The sector urgently needs long-term investment
The article Government plan to provide early years education on the cheap will hit children and staff first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Save our nurseries: when the kids went to Westminster
Are these the youngest UNISON campaigners?
The article Save our nurseries: when the kids went to Westminster first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Blog: The future of our country depends on it
This Tory government have sought to trash early-years support by failing to support them nationally or provide the necessary resources to local authorities. Now they need to hear the message loud and…Read more…
New regulations for early years first aid training
Early years staff who qualified from September 2016 onwards are now required to hold a paediatric first aid (PFA) certificate, under new regulations that came into force last month.
The article New…Read more…
New strategy for early years education is flawed, says UNISON
UNISON believes the Department for Education’s early years workforce strategy is flawed as it says nothing about the pay and conditions of early years staff. The Department for Education…Read more…
Add your name to the call to save nursery school funding
Sign the petition to parliament and help make sure nursery schools in England are properly funded
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Funding cuts threaten nursery schools, unions warn Greening
UNISON joins fellow unions, charities and others involved in early years education to sign open letter
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“Minding the Gap: The Role of SureStart Children’s Centres”
This is Newham Scrunity Chair, Cllr Dianne Walls OBE, speech last night to Full Council. Dianne is a former head Teacher of a primary school and a children’s centre. Newham Council is consulting on cutting the number of Children centres in the b…Read more…
UNISON launches childcare charter for West Dunbartonshire
Date: Monday 15 June 2015
UNISON has launched a positive 10 point Charter for Early Years services run by West Dunbartonshire Council.
Staff feel the quality and value of their interaction with children is being diminished as to date there has been minimal engagement with the workforce or their union UNISON on how the expanded provision is delivered.
The Charter sets out basicRead more…
Scottish children cannot wait another 15 years for high quality childcare, says UNISON
Monday 1 June 2015
Responding to another Independent Review of the Scottish Early Learning and Childcare Workforce, UNISON has called time on the Scottish Government, demanding they now act to deliver improved childcare and early years education in Scotland.
The report, which has been published today (1 June 2015), was commissioned by the Scottish Government.
Carol Ball, chair ofRead more…
UNISON Scotland launches Childcare Charter
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