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Just Childcare bought by largest Dutch nursery group

Thursday, June 3, 2021

| Nursery World

Partou, the largest childcare provider in the Netherlands has become the majority shareholder in Just Childcare, one of the UK’s largest nursery providers.

Just Childcare buys group of three nurseries in Gloucester

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

| Nursery World

Fast growing nursery group Just Childcare has acquired the Chestnuts nurseries in Barnwood, Longlevens and Quedgeley.

Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis

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Thursday, December 2, 2021

| Nursery World

More than eight in ten early years settings are struggling to recruit staff and half of them are having to turn away new parents because of staff shortages, sector research suggests.

Nanny association BAPN to close

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Monday, December 6, 2021

| Nursery World

BAPN, the Professional Association for Nannies, will cease trading at the end of the month (31 December).

London nurseries and childminders urged to take part in survey to understand the pressures they face

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Friday, December 3, 2021

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London childcare providers are being invited to take part in a survey to find out the challenges they are facing following more than a year of Covid-19 restrictions.

Finnish childcare provider expands into the UK

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Monday, December 20, 2021

| Nursery World

A Finnish early years provider will open its first nursery in the UK in 2022, with plans to expand to 15 settings within the next five years.

Two of UK's biggest groups continue to expand

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Monday, May 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Kids Planet and ICP Education have both purchased new settings.

Bright Stars nursery group has its funding withdrawn by Scottish council

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

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Bright Stars nursery group, formerly ICP Education, has had its childcare funding withdrawn for four of its sites in East Lothian.

Bright Horizons to open 'flagship' nursery

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Monday, April 7, 2014

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Nursery group Bright Horizons is to open a ‘flagship’ nursery in Clapham, south London in the summer.

Treetops Nurseries buys the Happy Child group

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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

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Treetops Nurseries has acquired the Happy Child nursery group of 15 settings.

Busy Bees to open 224th nursery

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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

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Busy Bees, the UK’s largest nursery group, is to open a new setting in Reading at the end of the month.

LEYF acquires 26th nursery

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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

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The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF)has bought a community nursery to add to the growing group.

Bertram buys Dundee nursery chain

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

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Nursery group Bertram has acquired Oranges and Lemons Nurseries, a chain of four settings.

Nursery owner expands business with new setting

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Wednesday, August 27, 2014

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A North Staffordshire nursery owner is to open a third setting next month to meet increased demand.

Budget 2023: Ratio changes branded 'shameful' by early years sector

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

| Nursery World

The early years sector has raised concerns about children's safety following the announcement by the Chancellor today that settings will be able to operate at reduced childcare ratios.

Just Childcare appoints new chief executive to replace co-founder David Johnson

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

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Just Childcare’s original co-founder David Johnson is to step down as chief executive of the group, which has acquired another setting.

Ofsted’s former deputy director of early education Gill Jones joins Busy Bees

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Friday, June 16, 2023

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Ofsted’s former deputy director for schools and early education, Gill Jones, who has received an MBE, is now working for the UK’s largest nursery group, Busy Bees.

Deprived areas hit the hardest as nursery closures increase by 50 per cent

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

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Nursery closures in England rose by 50 per cent in 2022-23 compared with the previous year, with many settings in the most deprived parts of the country forced to shut.

Call for childcare staff to be paid a minimum of £15 per hour to reverse recruitment crisis

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

| Nursery World

The TUC is calling for a ‘comprehensive’ strategy for the care workforce in England as new analysis shows every region in England is struggling to recruit early years staff.

Nurseries' resilience 'wearing increasingly thin' warns Christie & Co in business outlook for 2024

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Friday, January 12, 2024

| Nursery World

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co is predicting more consolidation among nursery operators and a continued loss of capacity as a result of smaller settings closing, in market predictions for the year ahead.

Local authority timescales to inform providers of funding rates shortened

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Friday, February 2, 2024

| Nursery World

Local authorities will have to confirm funding rates to early years providers eight weeks after the DfE announces local authority rates, under new rules being brought in.

September early years funding will be based on pre-Covid occupancy to protect the sector

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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

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Local authorities will receive early years funding for the autumn term on the basis of how many children were attending settings before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

Nursery groups continue to grow, as lockdown eases

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Monday, April 12, 2021

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Just Childcare, Cresswell Nurseries and Forest House nursery groups have all recently acquired early years settings.

Busy Bees Childcare moves into New Zealand

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Friday, October 22, 2021

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Busy Bees Childcare, the UK largest nursery provider, has announced its first acquisition in New Zealand and is expanding its sites in Australia.

Kids Planet sells majority stake to Fremman Capital

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Friday, November 12, 2021

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Kids Planet, the UK’s third largest nursery group, has sold a majority stake to investment firm Fremman Capital.

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Just Childcare bought by largest Dutch nursery group

Just Childcare buys group of three nurseries in Gloucester

Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis

Nanny association BAPN to close

London nurseries and childminders urged to take part in survey to understand the pressures they face

Finnish childcare provider expands into the UK

Two of UK's biggest groups continue to expand

Bright Stars nursery group has its funding withdrawn by Scottish council

Bright Horizons to open 'flagship' nursery

Treetops Nurseries buys the Happy Child group

Busy Bees to open 224th nursery

LEYF acquires 26th nursery

Bertram buys Dundee nursery chain

Nursery owner expands business with new setting

Budget 2023: Ratio changes branded 'shameful' by early years sector

Just Childcare appoints new chief executive to replace co-founder David Johnson

Ofsted’s former deputy director of early education Gill Jones joins Busy Bees

Deprived areas hit the hardest as nursery closures increase by 50 per cent

Call for childcare staff to be paid a minimum of £15 per hour to reverse recruitment crisis

Nurseries' resilience 'wearing increasingly thin' warns Christie & Co in business outlook for 2024

Local authority timescales to inform providers of funding rates shortened

September early years funding will be based on pre-Covid occupancy to protect the sector

Nursery groups continue to grow, as lockdown eases

Busy Bees Childcare moves into New Zealand

Kids Planet sells majority stake to Fremman Capital

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