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Kids 1st continues to grow with ninth nursery

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Kids 1st Day Nurseries will open its ninth nursery early next year, as part of ongoing expansion plans.

Childminder honoured for anti-bullying work

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Monday, September 12, 2011

| Nursery World

A childminder from County Durham has become the first in the country to achieve a national anti-bullying award.

Nursery World Awards 2017: the results (and photos) are in

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Monday, September 25, 2017

| Nursery World

On a glittering evening at The Brewery, London, Dandelion Education was crowned Nursery of the Year, one of many worthy winners.

Star photo - Little Stars Day Nursery

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Monday, September 19, 2011

| Nursery World

Children at Little Stars Day Nursery and Pre-School in Bromley, Kent, are enjoying the results of a makeover of their nursery's outdoor area.

Ratios made more flexible for childminders with 30-hours children

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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Childminders may be able to operate outside ratios if they are providing wraparound care for children taking up the 30 hours in England.

DfE publishes childminder agency pilot evaluation

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Friday, September 5, 2014

| Nursery World

Research into the pilot of childminder agencies has been published by the Department for Education.

Children's transition into Reception impacted by Covid

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Friday, September 3, 2021

| Nursery World

Pupils moving between early years, Reception and Year 1 are less emotionally and academically ready to make the transition, compared to previous years, according to a new report from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).

Welsh Government announces extra £1.5m for childcare and playwork sector

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Friday, September 24, 2021

| Nursery World

The Welsh Government has announced an extra £5.1 million of funding this financial year to help the childcare and playwork sector weather the impact of Covid-19.

Nursery software provider commits to planting 250 trees to offset its carbon footprint

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Thursday, November 11, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery management software specialist Connect Childcare has pledged to plant hundreds of trees to help ‘futureproof’ the early years learning environment for upcoming generations.

Nursery groups convert office space into settings

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Thursday, November 11, 2021

| Nursery World

N Family Club and The Heatons Pre-school Group have both acquired former offices to repurpose as nurseries.

Sector outraged by new ‘insensitive’ Ofsted guidance on reporting employees’ ‘emotional issues’

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Thursday, January 13, 2022

| Nursery World

The early years sector is up in arms about new Ofsted guidance that states providers must report any changes to an employees’ health including depression, ‘stress-related’ or emotional issues.

DfE survey shows 13 per cent of early years staff off work due to Covid

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

| Nursery World

New statistics published by the Department for Education (DfE) show that 13 per cent of staff working in nurseries and childminder settings were absent from work due to Coronavirus mid-January.

Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

| Nursery World

An equality fund to make Scottish workplaces, including childcare settings, more inclusive and diverse has been launched by the Scottish Government.

Childminders secure victory over Covid rules preventing them from operating

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Thursday, March 17, 2022

| Nursery World

The sector has forced a Government U-turn over rules which stated that childminders with a positive Covid case in their household could not continue to operate.

Ofsted to make early years its focus over next five years

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

| Nursery World

Ofsted is to publish its five-year strategy in the spring, which will focus on the early years sector, the chief inspector Amanda Spielman has revealed.

Record number of SEND children with Education, Health and Care Plans

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Friday, May 13, 2022

| Nursery World

The number of children with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan has reached a record high of 473,255, reveals new Government data.

N Family Club secures £37.5m to grow the group to more than 80 sites

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

| Nursery World

N Family Club (NFC) has secured an investment of £37.5 million to help fund expansion of the nursery group.

Year long inquiry into UK education calls for a 'significant boost' to early years funding

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

| Nursery World

A new report finds the education system is ‘failing’ and calls for wide scale change including reform of Ofsted, increased early years funding and measures to ‘level the playing field’ between advantaged and disadvantaged children.

Monkeypox listed as a notifiable disease in UK as cases rise

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

| Nursery World

From today (8 June), Monkeypox is recognised in law as a notifiable infectious disease under the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010.

Take part in a survey on the early years sector's reputation

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022

| Nursery World

Early Childhood platform Famly has launched a nationwide survey to gauge how those who work in the sector feel they are viewed by society and politicians.

Fall of more than 4,000 childcare providers in a year

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

| Nursery World

The early years sector has seen the biggest drop in the number of providers in more than six years.

Ministers seek to attract more childminders by 'streamlining' Ofsted registration process

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Monday, July 4, 2022

| Nursery World

As part of plans to lower the cost of childcare for parents and increase provision, the Government consultation launched today, plans to make it easier to become a childminder.

Changes to free nursery milk scheme postponed

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022

| Nursery World

Administrative changes to the nursery milk scheme, which were due to come in on 1 August, have been pushed back by the Government until next year.

Grandir UK acquires the Maggie & Rose nursery group

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Wednesday, August 24, 2022

| Nursery World

Grandir UK, which owns Kiddi Caru, has acquired all three Maggie & Rose nurseries based in London.

One in five parents do not research nursery choices

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

| Nursery World

A new survey reveals that one in five parents did not do any research when deciding where to send their child to nursery.

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Kids 1st continues to grow with ninth nursery

Childminder honoured for anti-bullying work

Nursery World Awards 2017: the results (and photos) are in

Star photo - Little Stars Day Nursery

Ratios made more flexible for childminders with 30-hours children

DfE publishes childminder agency pilot evaluation

Children's transition into Reception impacted by Covid

Welsh Government announces extra £1.5m for childcare and playwork sector

Nursery software provider commits to planting 250 trees to offset its carbon footprint

Nursery groups convert office space into settings

Sector outraged by new ‘insensitive’ Ofsted guidance on reporting employees’ ‘emotional issues’

DfE survey shows 13 per cent of early years staff off work due to Covid

Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse

Childminders secure victory over Covid rules preventing them from operating

Ofsted to make early years its focus over next five years

Record number of SEND children with Education, Health and Care Plans

N Family Club secures £37.5m to grow the group to more than 80 sites

Year long inquiry into UK education calls for a 'significant boost' to early years funding

Monkeypox listed as a notifiable disease in UK as cases rise

Take part in a survey on the early years sector's reputation

Fall of more than 4,000 childcare providers in a year

Ministers seek to attract more childminders by 'streamlining' Ofsted registration process

Changes to free nursery milk scheme postponed

Grandir UK acquires the Maggie & Rose nursery group

One in five parents do not research nursery choices

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