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Going Dutch? - The dangers of deregulation

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  • Monday, April 16, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The Netherlands experiment with childminding deregulation lauded by some MPs here, has in fact led to more expensive childcare and a drop in quality, say Eva Lloyd and Anand Shukla

Nursery Management: Marketing - Easy on the eye

    Features
  • Monday, March 19, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The explosion in online marketing has made the nursery logo an essential factor in building recognition and customer loyalty. Katy Morton talks to some nursery groups about their approach to branding and design, and finds that keeping it simple is often the best way to go.

Nursery Management: Finance - Talking about money matters

    Features
  • Monday, March 19, 2012
    • | Nursery World
As more parents struggle with childcare costs, nurseries need to have clear policies about paying fees and collecting debts while remaining sensitive to family difficulties, says Claire Schofield, director of Membership, Policy and Communications at National Day Nurseries Association.

Nursery Management: Two-year-olds - Quality is all

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  • Monday, March 19, 2012
    • | Nursery World
With the aim to extend the free entitlement to 40 per cent of all two-year-olds by 2015, nurseries are having to think long and hard about how they can equip themselves to deliver this, as it will require many changes, says Mary Evans.

Aspiring to the goal of nursery ownership

    Features
  • Monday, March 5, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Are new start-ups currently being deterred by the tough economic conditions? Not necessarily so, says Andrew Steen of Redwoods Dowling Kerr, who believes there are still opportunities for ambitious individuals to create successful businesses.Here he answers some questions around the realities of taking a big leap in today's market.

Management round table: implementing a smoking ban

    Features
  • Wednesday, February 22, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Manager's dilemma:'I would very much like to ban smoking from my nursery but as quite a large percentage of our staff are smokers I am not sure where to start. I understand that it is legal to request that no-one smokes on the premises but I am worried about enforcing this, and the ill-will it might cause.'

Take twos.. continuity of care

    Features
  • Friday, February 3, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The expansion of the free entitlement for disadvantaged two year-olds will require new solutions to meet demand for places and new relationships between providers. James Hempsall describes how this has been the case in Stockton-on-Tees, where a holistic family approach has focused on providing continuity between a specially created playgroup and the children's centre.

BIG ISSUE: Nutbrown Review

    Features
  • Thursday, January 12, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Professor Cathy Nutbrown is leading the independent review of early education and childcare qualifications for the Department for Education.

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