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Nursery Chains 2024: Childbase top of our league

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

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Childbase Partnership are top in our Nursery Chains’ 2024 table, which analyses the Ofsted reports of the 25 biggest groups in the UK.

DfE introduces £1,000 sign-up bonus to encourage more people to work in the early years sector

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Friday, February 2, 2024

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Early years professionals joining or returning to the sector could receive a £1,000 sign on bonus under the Department for Education 's (DfE) 'Do Something Big' recruitment campaign, launched today (2 February).

Book your spot at our free business webinar on expanded childcare

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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The expansion of funded childcare brings with it both opportunities and challenges for early years settings of all sizes to manage, with an increase to administration and paperwork.

Take part in our next Nursery World Exchange

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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

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The next Nursery World Exchange takes place in Sheffield on 13 June.

Nursery groups continue with expansion plans

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

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CC Nurseries Group, which operates across southern England and Scotland, has purchased its ninth setting, while Toddletown has sold a nursery to focus on growing the brand in other parts of the country.

DfE figures show 4,000 early years providers have closed in the last two years

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

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There has been a loss of around 4,000 early years providers in the last two years, resulting in 7,300 fewer childcare places, according to new data from the Department for Education (DfE).

Kids Planet buys group of nine nurseries

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

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The UK’s third largest nursery group Kids Planet has bought Kinder Haven, which operates nine settings in West Yorkshire.

N Family Club claims top spot in Nursery Chains 2022 Ofsted table

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

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Nursery group N Family Club has taken first place in our Nursery Chains 2022 quality table, which analyses the Ofsted grades of the largest groups in the country.

Gymfinity Kids opens third nursery - acquisitions roundup

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

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The latest nursery groups to add new settings include Grandir UK, Kids Planet and Gymfinity Kids.

Government to launch consultation on childcare ratio changes before summer

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Friday, May 13, 2022

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The children and families minister Will Quince has confirmed today that the Department for Education will consult 'before the summer' on plans to raise the number of two-year-olds that one member of staff can care for in early years settings in England from four to five.

Teaching union wishes Ofsted an ‘unhappy birthday’ and renews calls for it to be replaced

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Friday, May 6, 2022

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As Ofsted turns 30 years old today (6 May), National Education Union members (NEU) are marking the occasion by delivering giant ‘unhappy’ birthday cards to the inspectorate’s seven regional offices.

Business energy prices to be cut by half under new Government support

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022

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Energy bills for UK businesses will be cut by around half their expected level this winter under new emergency support from the Government to help those facing rising costs.

Join us at our next Nursery World Exchange in November

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

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Nursery World Exchange is heading for Southampton on 17 November, with another fantastic live get-together for the early years sector.

Pre-school fights Ofsted downgrade on mobile phone use

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Monday, February 22, 2016

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Managers of a pre-school stripped of its Outstanding status after reported failings with mobile phone safeguarding claim that they had a formal policy with which parents were happy.

Opening time signalled for nursery group's £2m pub expansion

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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

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A £2m expansion scheme is underway after a husband and wife-run nursery group purchased two former pubs.

House of Commons nursery 'viable' despite £1m bill

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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

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The House of Commons has declared its nursery ‘viable’ following a number of years spent loss-making.

NDNA survey: most settings wary of 30 hours

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Monday, February 22, 2016

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The latest NDNA survey finds funding and the 30 hours policy causing nurseries concern

Asquith buys Montessori group

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Friday, March 4, 2016

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The UK's third largest nursery chain Asquith Nurseries has expanded further with the acquisition of a North London Montessori group.

Bright Horizons buys the Active Learning nursery group

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

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Bright Horizons has acquired the Active Learning nursery group of nine settings.

Tax-Free Childcare costs top £35m

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Monday, June 12, 2017

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The Government has spent more than £35m on implementing Tax-Free Childcare, which since its launch seven weeks ago has been plagued with problems.

North West nursery group to open UK franchises

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Friday, December 12, 2014

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Kids Academy is rebranding and opening five new franchised settings next year.

Nursery scheme lands it on wages 'naming and shaming' list

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Monday, January 26, 2015

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A nursery accused of not paying staff the national minimum wage (NMW) because of the way its childcare salary sacrifice scheme was administered says it unwittingly breached the rules.

Close to six million people earning less than a living wage

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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

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New research suggests that 5.84 million people are paid less than the Living Wage and of these 280,000 work in the childcare and related personal services sector.

Bright Horizons appoints new MD

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Friday, April 15, 2016

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James Tugendhat has been named as the new managing director of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, the UK’s second largest nursery chain.

Low pay forces early years workers to quit jobs they love

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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

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Early years workers should be paid the same as primary teachers, according to new research, which says that thousands of professionals in the sector are being driven out by low pay and lack of recognition.

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Nursery Chains 2024: Childbase top of our league

DfE introduces £1,000 sign-up bonus to encourage more people to work in the early years sector

Book your spot at our free business webinar on expanded childcare

Take part in our next Nursery World Exchange

Nursery groups continue with expansion plans

DfE figures show 4,000 early years providers have closed in the last two years

Kids Planet buys group of nine nurseries

N Family Club claims top spot in Nursery Chains 2022 Ofsted table

Gymfinity Kids opens third nursery - acquisitions roundup

Government to launch consultation on childcare ratio changes before summer

Teaching union wishes Ofsted an ‘unhappy birthday’ and renews calls for it to be replaced

Business energy prices to be cut by half under new Government support

Join us at our next Nursery World Exchange in November

Pre-school fights Ofsted downgrade on mobile phone use

Opening time signalled for nursery group's £2m pub expansion

House of Commons nursery 'viable' despite £1m bill

NDNA survey: most settings wary of 30 hours

Asquith buys Montessori group

Bright Horizons buys the Active Learning nursery group

Tax-Free Childcare costs top £35m

North West nursery group to open UK franchises

Nursery scheme lands it on wages 'naming and shaming' list

Close to six million people earning less than a living wage

Bright Horizons appoints new MD

Low pay forces early years workers to quit jobs they love

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