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

Friday, June 16, 2023

| Nursery World

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.

Investigation launched into the roof collapse of an East London nursery

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Friday, June 16, 2023

| Nursery World

Last night, the roof of Crossharbour Montessori Day Nursery in the Isle of Dogs caved in, just hours after children left the setting.

Busy Bees adds two more nurseries in Scotland

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

| Nursery World

The UK’s largest nursery group, Busy Bees, has bought two settings in Midlothian, Scotland.

Harp Nurseries closes Colchester site, and now operates just a third of the nurseries acquired from Welcome

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Monday, June 5, 2023

| Nursery World

The Harp nursery group has been left with just 9 nurseries out of the original 26 it took on from Welcome Nurseries last August, after giving parents just a few days' notice of the closure of its Colchester setting.

New funding for nursery group RAFA Kidz, while Happy Days makes move into Wales

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Friday, May 26, 2023

| Nursery World

A nursery group which operates settings around RAF stations has been awarded more than £250,000 by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, on behalf of the MOD’s Armed Forces Families Fund.

Councils warn nurseries against 'top-up' fees

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

| Nursery World

Early years settings are being warned by councils about charging parents ‘top-up fees’ for the funded hours.

Settings forced to reduce spending on food and resources, risking their quality of care - survey

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Thursday, May 25, 2023

| Nursery World

Around 7 in 10 nurseries and childminders have had to cut spending on food, materials and equipment to reduce costs, which many say has negatively impacted their 'service', reveal Department for Education (DfE) figures.

Busy Bees fined £225,000 for health and safety breaches

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Monday, May 22, 2023

| Nursery World

Busy Bees, the UK’s largest nursery group, has been fined £225,000 plus costs for 'serious' hygiene offences at the nursery it runs at Whipps Cross University Hospital in Leytonstone.

Council told to reimburse parent's nursery fees as funded hours invoice was unclear

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

| Nursery World

A council has been told to reimburse a parent’s nursery fees after an ombudsman investigation found it failed to work with the provider to ensure its invoices for the funded hours and charges were 'clear and transparent'.

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

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

| Nursery World

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.

Kindred Education grows to 36 settings

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

| Nursery World

Kindred Education has bought a chain of four nurseries, taking its total number of sites to 36.

Council leader calls for a 'fit and proper' test for operators running nurseries

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Friday, May 5, 2023

| Nursery World

The new leader of Medway Council has written to the children’s minister calling for a ‘fit and proper’ test for those wishing to run nurseries, and to ensure that there is greater oversight of nursery businesses.

Family First acquires 100th setting

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

| Nursery World

Family First, the fourth largest group in the UK, has acquired nursery group Kids Play to take it to 100 settings.

Take part in a survey about early years training

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Friday, April 28, 2023

| Nursery World

The Social Business Trust is asking early years providers to complete a survey into training needs.

Busy Bees celebrates 40 years in business

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

| Nursery World

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.

Nursery World's Ofsted survey findings 'extremely concerning', says sector

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

| Nursery World

The sector has called NW’s Ofsted survey findings, which showed hundreds of providers experience stress and anxiety ahead of inspection, ‘extremely concerning’, calling on the inspectorate to take the results ‘on board’.

Ofsted promises to make improvements to inspection process

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Friday, April 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Ofsted has confirmed it is making changes to its complaints process and safeguarding in light of intensified debate around reform of inspections following the tragic death of headteacher Ruth Perry.

Ashbourne takes over two Harp Nurseries

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Thursday, April 20, 2023

| Nursery World

Ashbourne Nurseries has taken over a further two settings from the Harp Group.

Harp Nurseries: Parents given just days to find alternative childcare as group closes Langho site

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Thursday, April 13, 2023

| Nursery World

A nursery operated by the Harp Group in Langho, Blackburn is shutting tomorrow (14 April) after giving parents less than a week’s notice of the closure.

Fears nursery recruitment incentives are fuelling 'job hopping'

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Wednesday, April 12, 2023

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Nurseries are reportedly seeing an increase in practitioners ‘job hopping’ fuelled by new-starter incentives amid the continuing recruitment crisis.

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

Investigation launched into the roof collapse of an East London nursery

Busy Bees adds two more nurseries in Scotland

Harp Nurseries closes Colchester site, and now operates just a third of the nurseries acquired from Welcome

New funding for nursery group RAFA Kidz, while Happy Days makes move into Wales

Councils warn nurseries against 'top-up' fees

Settings forced to reduce spending on food and resources, risking their quality of care - survey

Busy Bees fined £225,000 for health and safety breaches

Council told to reimburse parent's nursery fees as funded hours invoice was unclear

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

Kindred Education grows to 36 settings

Council leader calls for a 'fit and proper' test for operators running nurseries

Family First acquires 100th setting

Take part in a survey about early years training

Busy Bees celebrates 40 years in business

Nursery World's Ofsted survey findings 'extremely concerning', says sector

Ofsted promises to make improvements to inspection process

Ashbourne takes over two Harp Nurseries

Harp Nurseries: Parents given just days to find alternative childcare as group closes Langho site

Fears nursery recruitment incentives are fuelling 'job hopping'

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