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Local authority tells settings not to charge for funded twos

Monday, April 15, 2019

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As providers increasingly move to charging parents of disadvantaged two-year-olds for ‘extras’, one local authority body has recommended settings refrain from doing so.

Busy time for nursery acquisitions as Kids Planet expands reach

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Monday, April 1, 2019

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Kids Planet has acquired a group of five nurseries, while Cherubs Nurseries and Mama Bear’s have each added one new setting.

Settings face cuts after council overspend

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Monday, April 1, 2019

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Childcare providers in Northamptonshire may be forced to get rid of staff, resources or reduce their own salaries if the county council goes ahead with plans to cut early years funding from April.

Apprenticeship providers rail against Level 3 impasse

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Thursday, March 28, 2019

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Training providers say they have lost faith in the Government to deliver the Level 3 apprenticeship standard – which has still not been produced five years after work on it started.

Council tells DfE of settings in financial crisis

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Monday, March 18, 2019

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Lancashire County Council has written to the Education Secretary with concerns it will not be able to provide sufficient childcare places if early years settings there continue to close.

Alliance launches early years survey on impact of wage rises

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

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The Early Years Alliance has launched a survey for early years providers ahead of national minimum wage increases next month.

Bertram nursery group acquired in management buyout

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Monday, March 11, 2019

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Bertram Nursery Group, one of the largest nursery groups in the UK, has been bought by its management, with funding from Apiary Capital and Santander.

Birmingham puts council nurseries out to tender

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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

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All council-run nurseries in Birmingham have been put out to tender by the council in the hope that they will be taken on by private, voluntary or social enterprise providers.

Nursery groups continuing to expand

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

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Just Childcare has acquired a group of three nurseries, while Kids Planet and Busy Bees have both added settings.

Voucher companies call for scheme to be re-opened

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

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Childcare voucher providers are ramping up their campaign to re-open the scheme to parents.

Devastated owner to close setting due to 30 hours

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019

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A nursery provider has been forced to close one of her settings because a shortfall in funding for the free entitlement has made the business unsustainable.

Call for ‘inspection holiday’ for nursery owners

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Monday, March 4, 2019

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A childcare provider is calling for routine Ofsted inspections to be postponed when nursery owners are away on holiday.

Warning over impact of Universal Credit on early years provider funding

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Friday, February 22, 2019

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Self-employed childcare providers could miss out on Universal Credit as a result of receiving early years entitlement funding, the Early Years Alliance has warned.

Just Childcare buys 50th nursery

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

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The Just Childcare group, which operates nurseries in the North West, Yorkshire and the South West, has acquired Kiddy Factory Nursery in Liverpool.

French nursery group La Maison Bleue seals first UK deal

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

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One of the largest nursery groups in France has acquired The Old Station Nursery group.

Bright Horizons acquires My Family Care

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Tuesday, February 12, 2019

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Bright Horizons has bought My Family Care, including the Tinies nanny franchises.

Busy Bees buys first Irish nursery group

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Monday, February 11, 2019

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The UK’s biggest nursery group has acquired Giraffe Childcare, one of Ireland’s largest.

Petition calling for funding to increase tops 6,000 signatures

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Thursday, January 31, 2019

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A petition calling on the Government to increase childcare funding in line with minimum wage rises has secured more than 6,400 signatures in just a few days.

High court rules that nurseries cannot benefit from same planning rights as schools

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019

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Bright Horizons has lost its case in the high court to extend one of its settings after a judge ruled a nursery is not a ‘school’ and therefore does not benefit from the same planning rights.

Ceeda Data: About Early Years 4 - Gaps in the market

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Monday, January 21, 2019

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The new About Early Years Sector Skills Survey finds childcare employers are four times as likely to say staff lack crucial skills than in other sectors. By Hannah Crown