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International nursery operator buys its first UK setting

Thursday, September 15, 2022

| Nursery World

Overseas nursery investors Utasha Education have bought their first setting in the UK, with plans to acquire further sites.

DfE issues guidance for education settings on national mourning and the Queen's funeral

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

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Nurseries, childminders and pre-schools do not have to close for the Queen’s funeral on Monday, and it is up to individual settings whether they open on the day, according to the DfE.

Early years settings will receive funding for bank holiday on day of Queen's funeral

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022

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Early years settings that close for the Queen’s funeral on Monday will not lose out on funding for the 15- and 30-hour entitlements, Nursery World has learned.

Nursery group resigns its Ofsted registration before safeguarding investigation concluded

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Monday, September 12, 2022

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A nursery group has resigned its registration with Ofsted amid an ongoing investigation by the inspectorate into safeguarding concerns within the settings.

Family First grows to 76 nurseries

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Monday, September 12, 2022

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Nursery group Family First has acquired eight more nurseries in the Midlands and Essex, taking its total number of settings to 76, providing more than 5,500 full-time nursery places.

Queen Elizabeth II - Tributes from education and family charities

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Friday, September 9, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years leaders are among many that have been sharing their condolences in response to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, highlighting her many years of service as the UK's longest-serving monarch.

Remembering Queen Elizabeth II

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Friday, September 9, 2022

| Nursery World

In June, just three months before the death of Queen Elizabeth II, childcare settings across the country marked Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. Here we take a look back at all the photos we received from nurseries and childminders celebrating the life and reign of the Queen.

Concern energy bills plan 'does not go far enough' and could lead to 'a cliff-edge' after six months

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years organisations, teaching unions and charities have been reacting to the news of the plans announced by the prime minister to cap energy bills for households and businesses.

National early years training provider extends its offering

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

| Nursery World

National early years training provider Realise has increased its offering with the acquisition of an independent training company which operates across Yorkshire and the North-East.

Truss unveils plan to help households and businesses with energy costs

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

| Nursery World

The new prime minister Liz Truss has set out plans to cap the average price of energy bills for households to £2,500 a year for two years from October.

Early years and schools call on new education secretary for urgent help for sector 'on its knees'

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

| Nursery World

With early years and schools in the midst of a crisis in funding, soaring costs and recruitment challenges, sector leaders have called for urgent financial support from the new education secretary Kit Malthouse.

Kit Malthouse named education secretary

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

| Nursery World

Kit Malthouse has been appointed the new education secretary in Liz Truss’s cabinet.

Calls for new PM to appoint a Cabinet minister for children and young people

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022

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Representatives from the voluntary sector, academia and business are to join politicians in Westminster’s Terrace Pavillion today to call for the appointment of a Cabinet minister for children and young people.

Join us at our next Nursery World Exchange in November

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Tuesday, September 6, 2022

| Nursery World

Nursery World Exchange is heading for Southampton on 17 November, with another fantastic live get-together for the early years sector.

Liz Truss chosen as new Prime Minister

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Monday, September 5, 2022

| Nursery World

Elizabeth Truss has been named as the new Prime Minister, replacing Boris Johnson.

Call to make childcare free for all as nursery bills 'skyrocket'

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Monday, September 5, 2022

| Nursery World

A union body is calling for universal free childcare as nursery bills ‘skyrocket’ to over £1,000 a month across England and with costs predicted to rise to £2,000 a month by 2026.

New PM Liz Truss urged to take action to save childcare settings

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Monday, September 5, 2022

| Nursery World

On the day of her appointment as new Prime Minister (Monday 5 September), early years organisations have called on Liz Truss to make the sector a priority and put in place a plan to tackle the early years funding and recruitment crises to ‘avoid a catastrophe’.

Step into September with our jam-packed new edition

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Monday, September 5, 2022

| Nursery World

In our September issue we have a special report on sustainability, an analysis of 25 years of childcare policy, a project to engage parents in the characteristics of effective learning, and a new series on qualifications for leaders.

Children's commissioner highlights 'protective shield' of family life

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Thursday, September 1, 2022

| Nursery World

The children’s commissioner for England is calling on the next prime minister to put family at the centre of policymaking.

Parents of school-starters worried about the impact Covid has had on their development

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

| Nursery World

New research reveals that 65 per cent of parents of Reception-age children believe that two years of lockdown has negatively impacted their child's development.

Sharp increase in nursery closures over the summer rings 'alarm bells' for the winter

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Around 65 per cent more nurseries have closed this term compared to the same time last year, according to new research.

Increasing the minimum wage to £15 an hour would be 'disastrous' for the sector

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years organisations believe if the minimum wage was increased to £15 per hour, as per the TUC's call, it would be 'impossible' for childcare settings to remain open.

Interview – Natalie Arnett, senior equalities officer at NAHT

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Arnett has responsibility for leading the development and implementation of the school head teachers’ association's equality and diversity strategy.

Cost crisis, strike threat and staff shortage loom large in schools

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Schools are facing a triple-whammy of problems this autumn and beyond as concerns are raised about the potential knock-on effects on children. Meredith Jones Russell reports

Busy Bees acquires three nurseries in Hampshire

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Friday, August 26, 2022

| Nursery World

Busy Bees Childcare, the largest nursery group in the UK, has bought Egg Day Nurseries, a family-owned organisation located in Andover and Winchester, which offers a total of 181 places for children.

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International nursery operator buys its first UK setting

DfE issues guidance for education settings on national mourning and the Queen's funeral

Early years settings will receive funding for bank holiday on day of Queen's funeral

Nursery group resigns its Ofsted registration before safeguarding investigation concluded

Family First grows to 76 nurseries

Queen Elizabeth II - Tributes from education and family charities

Remembering Queen Elizabeth II

Concern energy bills plan 'does not go far enough' and could lead to 'a cliff-edge' after six months

National early years training provider extends its offering

Truss unveils plan to help households and businesses with energy costs

Early years and schools call on new education secretary for urgent help for sector 'on its knees'

Kit Malthouse named education secretary

Calls for new PM to appoint a Cabinet minister for children and young people

Join us at our next Nursery World Exchange in November

Liz Truss chosen as new Prime Minister

Call to make childcare free for all as nursery bills 'skyrocket'

New PM Liz Truss urged to take action to save childcare settings

Step into September with our jam-packed new edition

Children's commissioner highlights 'protective shield' of family life

Parents of school-starters worried about the impact Covid has had on their development

Sharp increase in nursery closures over the summer rings 'alarm bells' for the winter

Increasing the minimum wage to £15 an hour would be 'disastrous' for the sector

Interview – Natalie Arnett, senior equalities officer at NAHT

Cost crisis, strike threat and staff shortage loom large in schools

Busy Bees acquires three nurseries in Hampshire

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