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Co-op Childcare gains top first aid award

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

| Nursery World

Co-op Childcare has become the first large childcare provider to achieve Millie’s Mark at all its sites.

Busy Bees buys first Irish nursery group

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Monday, February 11, 2019

| Nursery World

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

30 hours childcare ‘is limiting choice’

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Monday, February 4, 2019

| Nursery World

There is increasing concern about the impact of the 30 hours on the availability of places for working parents, and a growing outcomes gap for disadvantaged children not eligible for the extended entitlement.

Gloucestershire nursery group expands

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Wednesday, January 9, 2019

| Nursery World

Chestnuts Day Nursery has opened its third setting.

Ofsted annual report: Top marks for large groups

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Sunday, December 9, 2018

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Nurseries and pre-schools operating in large groups have a greater proportion of Outstanding grades, Ofsted’s annual report shows.

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.

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.

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.

Pre-school Learning Alliance to become the Early Years Alliance

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| Nursery World

The Pre-school Learning Alliance will be changing its name to the Early Years Alliance from next year as part of plans to re-brand.

Settings told to up sticks by landowners

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Monday, October 29, 2018

| Nursery World

Three outdoor settings have been forced to find new premises after being evicted from their sites by the landowners.

Nursery World Awards 2018 – see the results and photos

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Sunday, September 23, 2018

| Nursery World

The wonderful recipients of the Nursery World Awards 2018 were unveiled last night (22 September) in a glittering ceremony at The Brewery in London, with Greenfields Nursery School and Children’s Centre named Nursery of the Year. Find out the winners, highly commended and finalists of all our categories…

Group opens new nursery but closes another as underfunding hits

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Friday, September 21, 2018

| Nursery World

Sunhill Daycare has opened one new setting, but has been forced to close another because of cost pressures, blaming 30-hours underfunding.

Manchester group on expansion trail

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Thursday, September 20, 2018

| Nursery World

Growing group KidzRus Private Day Nurseries has purchased a fifth setting in Manchester.

Alliance blames lack of Government funding for closing fifth of settings

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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

| Nursery World

The Pre-school Learning Alliance has closed 23 nurseries since January, as a direct result of the longstanding Government under-funding of 15- and 30-hour childcare entitlements, Nursery World can reveal.

Little Green Rascals nursery group acquires 6th setting

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Friday, September 14, 2018

| Nursery World

Little Green Rascals Organic Day Nurseries has bought 60-place Polly Anna’s Daycare Nursery in York, formerly owned by Ken McArthur.

Kids Allowed and Just Childcare on expansion trail

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Thursday, September 13, 2018

| Nursery World

Kids Allowed has opened a £1.5m sustainable nursery in Trafford City, while Just Childcare has accquired a group of four settings.

Cheshire-based Elmscot expands and starts out-of-school franchise

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Friday, August 31, 2018

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The Elmscot group of nurseries and out-of-school clubs has acquired its sixth nursery, with backing from Santander to grow the group.

The Big Picture - Garden centre

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Monday, August 20, 2018

| Nursery World

Stewart and Jeannie Pickering, who set up kidsunlimited, have returned to the early years sector after ten years to partner with the McGoff Group to open a new nursery in Altrincham.