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Underestimate of eligible parents could cause 30-hour 'capacity crisis'

Friday, January 20, 2017

| Nursery World

New research claims the Government has underestimated the take-up of the 30-hours by more than 100,000 places, saying that as many as 500,000 parents could be eligible, rather than the 390,000 cited by the Government.

Parents say childcare quality is falling

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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| Nursery World

UK families say that childcare settings have got worse in the last five years, according to reviews reported to the Good Care Guide.

Interview - Russell Ford

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Russell Ford, chief executive of nursery group All About Children, which has doubled in size with its acquisition of four nurseries from CfBT.

NDNA predicts impact of funding shake-up

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Monday, August 22, 2016

| Nursery World

The potential winners and losers in the Government's national funding formula shake-up are detailed in new data analysis by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA), provided exclusively to Nursery World.

Nursery groups' bumper summer of growth continues

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Tuesday, September 20, 2016

| Nursery World

Nursery groups are expanding with new openings and acquisitions.

Council presses on with 6m children's centre cuts despite challenges

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Campaigners fighting to save Hampshire children's centres from cuts of 6m were left disappointed after an emergency council meeting on Tuesday.

Win a place to talk

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

Early years settings and schools are invited to take part in the Elizabeth Jarman 'A Place to Talk Outside' project.

Manchester to outsource children's centres

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

| Nursery World

Manchester is set to axe universal children's centres services and commission the private and voluntary sector to take over its maintained daycare provision, according to the council's proposed budget for next year.

Nursery schools will have option to charge parents outside free entitlement hours

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

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Nursery schools will be able to charge parents for hours outside the free entitlement, in changes to be introduced under the Education Bill.

Nursery group chooses centres of excellence

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

| Nursery World

Nursery chain Busy Bees has chosen five of its settings to become 'centres of excellence' as part of a new best-practice initiative.

Early Years National Funding Formula: DfE plans major shake-up of early years funding

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Thursday, August 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Plans to change the way that childcare for three- and four-year-olds is funded to make the system fairer for all early years providers, wherever they are in the country, have been put out for consultation today.

Kids 1st claims top spot

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

| Nursery World

Nursery group Kids 1st has retained its number one place in this year’s Nursery Chains quality table, with all of its inspected nurseries graded outstanding.

Principles drafted for children's centre outreach services

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

| Nursery World

Every children's centre outreach service could soon have to comply with a set of core principles and standards, under draft plans by the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Birmingham puts council nurseries out to tender

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Wednesday, March 6, 2019

| Nursery World

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.

All About Children adds four nurseries, as it continues rapid expansion

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Monday, April 29, 2019

| Nursery World

All About Children has acquired a group of four settings bringing the total number of nurseries in the group to 33.

Busy Bees acquires three nurseries in Hampshire

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Friday, August 26, 2022

| Nursery World

Busy Bees Childcare, the largest nursery group in the UK, has bought Egg Day Nurseries, a family-owned organisation located in Andover and Winchester, which offers a total of 181 places for children.

Pole position for brave nursery owner

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

| Nursery World

An intrepid nursery owner has trekked to the North Pole to raise money for the Bristol Children's Hospital.

Nursery chain doubles its numbers

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

| Nursery World

A nursery owner is doubling the number of settings she runs in order to meet increased demand.

Nursery goes into catering

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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

| Nursery World

A Shropshire-based nursery owner who was unhappy with the food supplied to her settings has set up her own catering business and provides meals for eight nurseries.

Children to lose free places as council stops funding nurseries

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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

| Nursery World

Three nurseries in Scotland have been told they will no longer receive funding for the early years entitlement, meaning that parents will have to move their children elsewhere or miss out on a free place.

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Underestimate of eligible parents could cause 30-hour 'capacity crisis'

Parents say childcare quality is falling

Interview - Russell Ford

NDNA predicts impact of funding shake-up

Nursery groups' bumper summer of growth continues

Council presses on with 6m children's centre cuts despite challenges

Win a place to talk

Manchester to outsource children's centres

Nursery schools will have option to charge parents outside free entitlement hours

Nursery group chooses centres of excellence

Early Years National Funding Formula: DfE plans major shake-up of early years funding

Kids 1st claims top spot

Principles drafted for children's centre outreach services

Birmingham puts council nurseries out to tender

All About Children adds four nurseries, as it continues rapid expansion

Busy Bees acquires three nurseries in Hampshire

Pole position for brave nursery owner

Nursery chain doubles its numbers

Nursery goes into catering

Children to lose free places as council stops funding nurseries

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