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Budget 2023: Sector disappointed over lack of support for existing childminders as new entrants to receive start-up grant

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The sector has broadly welcomed the Budget announcement to boost the number of childminders by introducing start-up grants, however expressed disappointment over a lack of support for those currently in the profession.

More than one in 10 settings will be forced to shut without more help to pay energy bills

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Friday, December 2, 2022

| Nursery World

More than one in 10 nurseries and pre-schools would be forced to close permanently if there is no further support once the Energy Bill Relief scheme ends in March 2023, suggest new findings.

Early years action group to stage protest in March

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Monday, January 16, 2023

| Nursery World

A protest has been organised for the early years sector in London in two months' time.

Busy Bees to offer Sky employees nursery discounts

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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

| Nursery World

Busy Bees is joining forces with Sky to provide work-place childcare to parents.

Childbase staff to receive £3,000 in bonuses to help with cost-of-living crisis

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

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Nursery group Childbase Partnership is helping staff with soaring bills with tax-free bonuses of up to £3,000, and raising salaries by an average of 8 per cent.

Nursery group Childbase named in Sunday Times 'Best Place To Work' list

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

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The Childbase Partnership, which owns and manages 44 nurseries, has been named as one of the top 40 ‘Best Places to Work’ in the UK.

Busy Bees celebrates 40 years in business

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

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The UK’s largest early years provider, Busy Bees, has celebrated its 40th birthday with the launch of a new setting in Lichfield – the city where the nursery group opened its first site back in 1983.

Pioneer outdoor nursery in the North forced to close

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Monday, August 14, 2023

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The North of England’s first outdoor nursery has been shut down due to the setting becoming unviable.

Ashbourne Day Nurseries buys Harp Nurseries

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

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Ashbourne Day Nurseries has acquired Harp Nurseries, bringing its total number of settings to 41.

How will early years be affected by Brexit?

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Monday, July 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Brexit will undoubtedly have an impact in some form on early years, according to commentators.

All About Children buys Nelly’s Nurseries to expand London base

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Thursday, April 14, 2016

| Nursery World

Nursery group All About Children has bought a family-owned chain of four nurseries in South-East London taking its total settings to 17.

Underfunding: Chain restricts funded-only 15-hour places

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Friday, May 27, 2016

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A nursery chain which has defended a ‘general extras’ charge as necessary to subsidise government-funded places has published a new policy to help get around the problem.

Co-operative Childcare staff to ballot for strike action

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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

| Nursery World

Nursery staff at a Co-operative Childcare nursery are to be balloted for strike action over planned cuts to pay and conditions worth £95,000 a year.

Government petitioned to scrap business rates

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Monday, October 16, 2017

| Nursery World

The campaign calling for business rates to be scrapped for nurseries in England is ramping up in light of the Scottish government’s decision to axe them and a consultation on them in Wales.

Glasgow nursery shortlisted for architects' award

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Thursday, October 19, 2017

| Nursery World

A new nursery in Glasgow has been nominated for a national architecture design award.

About Early Years - Diagnosing the sector’s ills

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Monday, October 30, 2017

| Nursery World

Staff are poorly paid, settings heavily reliant on Government funding are worse off financially, and qualification levels looks to be falling, finds Ceeda’s first About Early Years survey

Happy Days nursery group wins £8m for expansion

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

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Happy Days Nurseries has received £8m to open settings in 10 new locations over the next three years.

DIT forum continues drive for early years expansion in China

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Wednesday, November 22, 2017

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The Department for International Trade is inviting early years providers to a UK-China Early Years Education Development Forum on 7 December.

New online toolkit offers free business advice to childminders

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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

| Nursery World

PACEY has launched the online resource Business Smart'by childminders, for childminders' to support new and established childminding settings.

Functional Skills 'will be accepted' on current apprenticeship framework

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

| Nursery World

An apprenticeship body has confirmed that Functional Skills will be accepted on the current early years apprenticeship framework.

Former chair of trailblazers seeks judicial review

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Friday, April 7, 2017

| Nursery World

The former chair of the apprenticeship trailblazer group, which was stood down in February, is seeking a judicial review of the Government’s decision.

Worst employer excuses for not paying the minimum wage revealed

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

| Nursery World

Only making the tea, not being British, and it doesn’t apply to me, are all reasons that employers have given for not paying the statutory minimum wage, the Government has revealed.

Spotlight on ... Jane Halpin and Denise Armer

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Friday, March 22, 2013

| Nursery World

Position: Co-founders of Unique Kidz and Co, a charity in Lancashire which provides services for disabled children.

DfE publishes childminder agency pilot evaluation

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Friday, September 5, 2014

| Nursery World

Research into the pilot of childminder agencies has been published by the Department for Education.

Nursery software provider commits to planting 250 trees to offset its carbon footprint

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Thursday, November 11, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery management software specialist Connect Childcare has pledged to plant hundreds of trees to help ‘futureproof’ the early years learning environment for upcoming generations.

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Budget 2023: Sector disappointed over lack of support for existing childminders as new entrants to receive start-up grant

More than one in 10 settings will be forced to shut without more help to pay energy bills

Early years action group to stage protest in March

Busy Bees to offer Sky employees nursery discounts

Childbase staff to receive £3,000 in bonuses to help with cost-of-living crisis

Nursery group Childbase named in Sunday Times 'Best Place To Work' list

Busy Bees celebrates 40 years in business

Pioneer outdoor nursery in the North forced to close

Ashbourne Day Nurseries buys Harp Nurseries

How will early years be affected by Brexit?

All About Children buys Nelly’s Nurseries to expand London base

Underfunding: Chain restricts funded-only 15-hour places

Co-operative Childcare staff to ballot for strike action

Government petitioned to scrap business rates

Glasgow nursery shortlisted for architects' award

About Early Years - Diagnosing the sector’s ills

Happy Days nursery group wins £8m for expansion

DIT forum continues drive for early years expansion in China

New online toolkit offers free business advice to childminders

Functional Skills 'will be accepted' on current apprenticeship framework

Former chair of trailblazers seeks judicial review

Worst employer excuses for not paying the minimum wage revealed

Spotlight on ... Jane Halpin and Denise Armer

DfE publishes childminder agency pilot evaluation

Nursery software provider commits to planting 250 trees to offset its carbon footprint

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