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Parents experience lack of support for premature children

Thursday, June 29, 2017

| Nursery World

New research suggest that early years settings, schools and healthcare providers need to work harder to support the ongoing needs of children who are born prematurely.

Cuts could leave Enfield with just one children's centre

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Tuesday, June 27, 2017

| Nursery World

The London Borough could be left with 'a single family hub', if council plans go ahead.

Petition to scrap business rates for nurseries reaches Scottish Parliament

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Friday, June 23, 2017

| Nursery World

A petition to scrap or freeze business rates for nursery premises has been heard by MSPs.

PACEY teaming up with health visitors to promote childminding

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Friday, June 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Health visitors are promoting childminders as a high-quality childcare option to parents, in a new campaign.

More children’s centres at risk of closure

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Thursday, June 22, 2017

| Nursery World

The future of more than 90 children’s centres across three local authority areas hangs in the balance as councils look to make savings to their budgets.

International study calls for more early years funding to close the gap

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Wednesday, June 21, 2017

| Nursery World

The OECD has welcomed the expansion of 30 hours of funded childcare but urged governments to do more to improve access to quality provision for disadvantaged children.

Last few days to book for our conference on international approaches

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Tuesday, June 20, 2017

| Nursery World

'Play and Learning: a global perspective' includes sessions on New Zealand's Te Whariki curriculum and Sweden's outdoor culture.

Childcare places on the rise in 30-hour pilot areas

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

| Nursery World

There has been an increase to the number of places in the 30-hour pilot areas the latest Ofsted figures show.

Flat rate and extras charges set for Welsh 30-hour pilots

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

| Nursery World

Nurseries and childminders in Wales piloting the 30 hours will be able to charge parents up to £7.50 a day for meals and snacks and will receive a flat rate of £4.50 an hour.

Ofsted statistics show continuing drop in childminder numbers

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Wednesday, June 14, 2017

| Nursery World

There were 500 fewer childminders registered with Ofsted in the last quarter, continuing the trend of steep decline.

Nurseries flock to food share scheme

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Monday, June 12, 2017

| Nursery World

A growing number of nurseries are signing up to receive free surplus food under a scheme to fight hunger and waste in the UK.

Nursery cooks hot meals for homeless

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Tuesday, June 6, 2017

| Nursery World

An east London nursery has been donating food on a regular basis to a local night shelter for the homeless.

Labour sets out universal childcare plans

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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

| Nursery World

Labour has released more details of how it would offer 30-hour childcare to all two- to four-year-olds - 1.3m children - and reverse children’s centre cuts.

Greens promise universal early education and later formal school start

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Monday, May 22, 2017

| Nursery World

The Green Party manifesto offers free universal early education and childcare to all children, with formal education starting at seven.

Early years research programme seeks settings to join panel

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Monday, May 22, 2017

| Nursery World

Research programme About Early Years (AEY), run by Ceeda, is calling on settings to sign up for its panel to contribute to data collection.

Nursery World Awards: 2017 - Deadline extended to 26 May!

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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

| Nursery World

In response to demand from the early years sector, we have extended the deadline for the Nursery World Awards 2017 to 26 May, so there's still time to get your entries in.

Tops adds hospital nursery to make 19 settings

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Monday, May 15, 2017

| Nursery World

Nursery groups around the country are continuing to expand by acquiring existing settings.

EXCLUSIVE: APPG for early years gains backing

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Monday, May 15, 2017

| Nursery World

Plans are under way to set up a new All-Party Parliamentary Group for early years and childcare, following a campaign led by Cheryl Hadland, founder of Tops Day Nurseries.

The Big Picture - Golden years

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Sunday, May 14, 2017

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Pre-school children from the International School of London (ISL), an independent primary school in Woking, Surrey, regularly visit a local Friends of the Elderly care home.

Childcare sector tells politicians: ‘No rash promises’

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Friday, May 12, 2017

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The largest childcare member organisations have joined forces in an open letter to all political parties, urging them not to make manifesto pledges that the sector will be unable to deliver.