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Children from higher-income families use pre-school for longer

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

| Nursery World

Children from poorer backgrounds are more likely to have delayed access to funded early years education, new research from the LSE suggests.

'Some way to go' to hit graduate employment targets, new survey finds

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

| Nursery World

Just one in five private, voluntary or independent full daycare settings employs an early years professional, a survey carried out for the previous Government suggests.

Student parents campaign for university nursery renovation

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Friday, November 13, 2015

| Nursery World

A campaign has been launched by parents urging the London School of Economics (LSE) to re-invest rather than close its nursery provision.

Nursery owners borrow money to cover delayed 30-hour payments

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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

| Nursery World

Childcare providers across the country have been forced to borrow money to pay staff wages and bills because of local authorites' failure to pay the funding for the 30 hours on time.

Analysis: The sector in numbers

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

| Nursery World

The findings of the Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey 2009, published by the Department for Education, reveal changing trends in the early years workforce and the demand for their care.

Nursery groups expand with new acquisitions

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Thursday, November 12, 2015

| Nursery World

Nursery groups Just Childcare and Child First have both acquired new settings.

Ireland Reforms - Progress is slow for Ireland's childcare sector

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Monday, August 25, 2014

| Nursery World

More than a year since a television programme revealed below-standards of care and mistreatment at some of Ireland's creches, little improvement appears to have been made to the country's childcare.

Scottish government promises 600 hours of free nursery care

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Monday, March 12, 2012

| Nursery World

Parents in Scotland could be entitled to over 600 hours of free nursery education a year, under new plans announced by first minister Alex Salmond.

Mayor launches early years hubs to boost childcare for disadvantaged families

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Tuesday, January 9, 2018

| Nursery World

The Mayor of London has named the three areas that will take part in the new Early Years Hubs scheme to drive the take-up of funded two-year-old places across the capital.

Kidsunlimited nursery group opens 61st setting

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

| Nursery World

Nursery chain kidsunlimited is continuing on a wave of expansion, with the opening of its third new nursery this year.

Start-up aims to encourage more men into childcare and support new fathers

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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

| Nursery World

A new workspace crèche collaboration is hoping to tackle gender inequality for working parents in London.

Rise in setting closures linked to 30 hours

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Friday, May 25, 2018

| Nursery World

A growing number of settings up and down the country are closing or expect to close due to financial difficulties exacerbated by the introduction of the 30 hours.

Little Bear's to open on Olympic site

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Wednesday, April 3, 2013

| Nursery World

Part of the transformation of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Village into a new residential community named East Village includes the launch of a brand-new nursery to serve families moving into the area.

Conference report: Two-year-old programme is on track

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

| Nursery World

Strong progress is being made towards the Government's target of 130,000 free places for disadvantaged two-year-olds by this September.

Ofsted to carry out joint inspections of children's centres

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| Nursery World

Sure Start children's centres managed as clusters, or as 'hub and spoke' models, will receive a single inspection and report from next year.

First UK nursery group sold to Chinese investors

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Wednesday, April 4, 2018

| Nursery World

Chinese education investment company JiaYi Education has purchased the Bambinos nursery group of four settings in Plymouth.

Nursery buys second setting with Co-operative funding

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

| Nursery World

A couple from Saddleworth, near Oldham, have opened their second nursery after securing financial backing from the Co-operative Bank.

Leading nursery groups continue to grow

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Thursday, May 3, 2018

| Nursery World

Nursery chains All about Children and Kids Planet have made a string of acquisitions.

'More Great Childcare': Interview with Elizabeth Truss

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Monday, January 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Nursery World was invited to Durand Academy in south London to meet education and childcare minister Elizabeth Truss in advance of the publication of the 'More great childcare' report.

Grants available for projects that boost vitamin D in children

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners can apply for a grant of up to 5,000 to fund projects that raise awareness of the importance of vitamin D and boost the intake in pre-school children.

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.

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…

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.

Practitioners' views sought on SEND funding

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

| Nursery World

A new survey into the impact of early years funding on SEND provision has been launched by the Early Years Alliance.

TUC calls for emergency bailout of childcare sector

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Friday, June 5, 2020

| Nursery World

The TUC is calling for an urgent ‘cash injection’ for the childcare sector, warning that without it there will not be enough places for working parents to return to their jobs, as the lockdown eases.

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Children from higher-income families use pre-school for longer

'Some way to go' to hit graduate employment targets, new survey finds

Student parents campaign for university nursery renovation

Nursery owners borrow money to cover delayed 30-hour payments

Analysis: The sector in numbers

Nursery groups expand with new acquisitions

Ireland Reforms - Progress is slow for Ireland's childcare sector

Scottish government promises 600 hours of free nursery care

Mayor launches early years hubs to boost childcare for disadvantaged families

Kidsunlimited nursery group opens 61st setting

Start-up aims to encourage more men into childcare and support new fathers

Rise in setting closures linked to 30 hours

Little Bear's to open on Olympic site

Conference report: Two-year-old programme is on track

Ofsted to carry out joint inspections of children's centres

First UK nursery group sold to Chinese investors

Nursery buys second setting with Co-operative funding

Leading nursery groups continue to grow

'More Great Childcare': Interview with Elizabeth Truss

Grants available for projects that boost vitamin D in children

Alliance blames lack of Government funding for closing fifth of settings

Nursery World Awards 2018 – see the results and photos

Kids Allowed in pole postion

Practitioners' views sought on SEND funding

TUC calls for emergency bailout of childcare sector

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