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15 hours... achieving big ambitions

    Features
  • Monday, October 31, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Providing the 15 hours and responding to the changing needs of parents has, as this column has shown, required much effort by settings to transform their business, workforce, and sometimes premises. James Hempsall explains how one pre-school has exceeded its ambitions by being resourceful and sharpening its business approach.

HR Update: Get ready for changes to unfair dismissal

    Features
  • Monday, October 31, 2011
    • | Nursery World
The current qualification period for employees to bring an unfair dismissal claim to an employment tribunal is one year. From 6 April 2012 employees will require two years' service to do so. However, employers need to understand the power of other staff rights which might result in a successful early claim, says Jacqui Mann, managing director of HR4Nurseries (www.hr4nurseries.co.uk)

15 hours...offering flexibility in a shared space

    Features
  • Monday, October 3, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Providers who use shared space in a community building can sometimes encounter difficulties when moving from a sessional model to delivering the free entitlement. Community buildings often have many users, limiting the hours a provider can open or extend. James Hempsall outlines how one provider has overcome these problems

Nursery management: Editor's view

    Features
  • Monday, September 12, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Rising costs across the board this year have meant that many nurseries have had to be content to tread water rather than embark on growth. Even with a sound business plan and strong local demand, nurseries still face the problems of parents struggling with the price of childcare, drastic cuts to subsidised training and the ongoing shortfalls in funding for the free entitlement.

15 hours... opening from 7am to 7pm

    Features
  • Monday, August 8, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Supporting Families in the Foundation Years sets out proposals for parents to access their free entitlement at the earlier time of 7am, or later at 7pm. James Hempsall outlines how one nursery is already meeting the challenge of these extended hours.

Leadership - How to be first-rate

    Features
  • Monday, July 11, 2011
    • | Nursery World
To improve a setting for 90 children, nursery leader Pip Otter carried out an audit, using the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scales (ECERS). This revealed strengths and weaknesses.

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