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South Wales nursery group expands

Friday, December 7, 2018

| Nursery World

The owners of a South Wales day nursery have secured a five-figure finance package to open two new settings in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Conference to address early years recruitment crisis

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Friday, December 7, 2018

| Nursery World

The challenges of the early years workforce and how to overcome them will be the focus of a half-day conference next month.

Icelandic group buys first UK nursery

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Wednesday, December 5, 2018

| Nursery World

An Icelandic nursery group has bought a setting in Scotland.

Just Childcare adds group of eight nurseries

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

| Nursery World

Just Childcare has acquired the Little Acorns and Stepping Stones nurseries in South Gloucestershire and Bristol.

Delay continues over Level 3 standard while new apprenticeship group is set up

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

| Nursery World

A new trailblazer group has been set up to continue working on the early years apprenticeship standards, Nursery World has learned.

Childcare providers will struggle with rise to national wage rates

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

| Nursery World

Early years experts have warned that national wage increases could have a ‘devastating’ impact on the sector.

Angels at Play sells to All About Children

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Monday, November 26, 2018

| Nursery World

All About Children has bought the Angels at Play nursery group of three settings.

Providers in Wales find £4.50 rate for 30 hours commercially viable

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Monday, November 26, 2018

| Nursery World

Nearly nine in ten providers offering the 30 hours in Wales agree that the rate is viable, according to findings from research into the early implementer phase of the scheme.

Ambitious intergenerational co-location project unveiled

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Monday, November 26, 2018

| Nursery World

Social enterprise United for All Ages (UfAA) and care home operator Millennium Care are working together on a £12m intergenerational development, which is hoped to be the first of its kind in the UK.

EXCLUSIVE: Big divide in nursery losses

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Monday, November 26, 2018

| Nursery World

Nursery World’s exclusive investigation into the first year of the 30 hours reveals stark variations in nursery closures across the country.

Nadhim Zahawi sets out next steps for £20m early years fund

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Thursday, November 15, 2018

| Nursery World

The DfE is looking for a national training partner to take on the next stage of the Early Years Professional Development Fund, the children’s minister told delegates at the Nursery World Business Summit.

Budget failings to cost nursery sector nearly half a billion pounds

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

| Nursery World

The cost to private and voluntary nurseries of last month’s budget is £437m according to an analysis by the National Day Nurseries Association.

Education Secretary questioned in Parliament over our 30 hours investigation

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

| Nursery World

A leading MP has called for the Government to better evaluate the impact of its policies after our investigation found that the 30 hours offer is penalising disadvantaged children.

European nursery chain LPCR buys Head Start group

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Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

Les Petits Chaperons Rouges, which owns Kiddi Caru, has acquired the Head Start Day Nursery group of four settings.

Kids Allowed in pole postion

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Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

For the 11th year running Busy Bees has come top in our table of the 25 largest chains, while Kids Allowed takes the top spot for quality with the highest proportion of Ofsted grades.

The Big Picture - Extended Learning

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Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

Bermondsey Community Nursery has been transformed into a light, bright learning space for young children thanks to a recent refurbishment.

EXCLUSIVE In Focus: 30 hours: the hidden cost

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Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

What price are the most vulnerable children paying for the Government’s flagship childcare policy? Our FOI investigation reveals that nearly a fifth of councils have cut nursery places in the past year or are currently doing so.

Changes to Early Learning Goals 'criminal' says early years expert

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Friday, November 9, 2018

| Nursery World

Children are being steered towards pleasing teachers over developing a genuine love of learning under proposed reforms to the Early Learning Goals, early years experts said yesterday.