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Boris Johnson lends support to parenting course in primary schools

Friday, September 23, 2011

| Nursery World

London mayor Boris Johnson has given his backing to the expansion of a scheme which offers free parenting classes to the parents of primary school children.

Birmingham axes a third of children's centres

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Tuesday, October 17, 2017

| Nursery World

The number of children’s centres in Birmingham will be cut from 29 to 18.

Nursery Chains: 'Green' nursery group doubles in size

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Monday, November 14, 2011

| Nursery World

One of the new entries to this year's directory in Nursery Chains is Blackpool-based Safehands Greenstart.

Fifth of settings lack staff in Ireland

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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| Nursery World

High staff turnover, fewer childcare places and growing waiting lists characterise the current state of the Irish childcare sector, finds a new report.

Dizzy Ducks offers mobile wedding creche

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Thursday, May 9, 2013

| Nursery World

Since August, the nursery group, based in Essex, has been providing childcare and entertainment for children of wedding guests, customising its services for any number of children, based on venue allowances and staff numbers.

Leaked Clegg letter intensifies ratios row

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Friday, May 10, 2013

| Nursery World

The row over childcare ratios escalated last night after leaked letters between education and childcare minister Liz Truss and Nick Clegg came to light.

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

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Friday, August 31, 2018

| Nursery World

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

Irish nurseries investigated by police

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

| Nursery World

Three nurseries in Dublin are being investigated by police following reports of the mistreatment of children in their care.

Police investigate nursery sexual assault

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

| Nursery World

Five men have been arrested in Worcestershire after a child told their family that they had been sexually abused at a Bright Eyes nursery.

Spending on Sure Start cut by two-thirds in nine years

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Monday, September 17, 2018

| Nursery World

Investment in Sure Start has further declined with the Government spending just over £576 million on children's centres in 2017-18, compared with £1.8 billion in 2009-10.

Star Photo: Wetherby Day Nursery, West Yorkshire

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Monday, November 14, 2011

| Nursery World

Children at Wetherby Day Nursery in West Yorkshire were inspired by bonfire night to create their own fireworks from paint.

Nursery schools twice as likely to be in deficit than schools

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Thursday, October 11, 2018

| Nursery World

New Government figures reveal in each of the last three years, the proportion of nursery schools in deficit has been double that of all schools.

Pre-school Learning Alliance to become the Early Years Alliance

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

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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.

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.

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.

Nursery school teachers could face axe in council cutbacks

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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

| Nursery World

Edinburgh’s nursery school teachers could be replaced by early years practitioners in a council bid to save millions of pounds.

Adventure playgrounds deemed 'too risky' to insure

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Monday, February 4, 2019

| Nursery World

Concerns have been raised over the future of adventure playgrounds after a leading insurer took the decision to withdraw cover from some playgrounds that it said present 'too great' a risk.

Cost-of-living crisis hits households with children the most – study

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

| Nursery World

Children’s learning and development are being impacted by the cost-of-living crisis, according to NatCen research, which highlights that poverty rates are higher for households with children.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pledges to invest in early language intervention

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

| Nursery World

Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled a new target for half a million children to reach the EYFS Early Learning Goals by 2030, if the Labour party wins the next general election.

Ofsted research highlights the need for leaders to prioritise the prime areas so children learn 'what they need'

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Friday, September 8, 2023

| Nursery World

Ofsted has published the second part of its early years research review, which aims to support practitioners in raising the quality of early education.

Nearly half of children under five live in 'childcare deserts'

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Monday, November 20, 2023

| Nursery World

More than 40 per cent of children live in local authorities that are ‘early education and care deserts’, where there are more than three children for every one registered place.

30 hours expansion 'likely to fall flat on its face' as Ofsted stats reveal a 'plummet' in childcare places

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Friday, November 17, 2023

| Nursery World

The number of early years places has fallen by 17,800 in the last year, according to the latest Ofsted data, raising further questions over how the expanded 30 hours will be successfully delivered.

Ministers provide 'temporary fix' so parents can get their code for the extended hours

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Monday, January 22, 2024

| Nursery World

Ministers have actioned a last-minute ‘workaround’ to ensure that thousands of parents of two year-olds can get their codes to take-up a funded place.

London Mayor urged to take action on early years funding

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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

| Nursery World

The Mayor of London is being urged to lobby the Government to review funding rates for early years places.

£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

| Nursery World

There is a £5 billion per year gap between Government funding and the estimated cost of delivery to providers of the Government’s expanded childcare offer once fully rolled out, says think tank.

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Boris Johnson lends support to parenting course in primary schools

Birmingham axes a third of children's centres

Nursery Chains: 'Green' nursery group doubles in size

Fifth of settings lack staff in Ireland

Dizzy Ducks offers mobile wedding creche

Leaked Clegg letter intensifies ratios row

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

Irish nurseries investigated by police

Police investigate nursery sexual assault

Spending on Sure Start cut by two-thirds in nine years

Star Photo: Wetherby Day Nursery, West Yorkshire

Nursery schools twice as likely to be in deficit than schools

Pre-school Learning Alliance to become the Early Years Alliance

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

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

Nursery school teachers could face axe in council cutbacks

Adventure playgrounds deemed 'too risky' to insure

Cost-of-living crisis hits households with children the most – study

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer pledges to invest in early language intervention

Ofsted research highlights the need for leaders to prioritise the prime areas so children learn 'what they need'

Nearly half of children under five live in 'childcare deserts'

30 hours expansion 'likely to fall flat on its face' as Ofsted stats reveal a 'plummet' in childcare places

Ministers provide 'temporary fix' so parents can get their code for the extended hours

London Mayor urged to take action on early years funding

£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

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