Search

Kids Planet adds six more nurseries

Thursday, February 17, 2022

| Nursery World

Kids Planet, the third largest nursery group in the UK, has bought the Twinkles Nursery chain taking its total number of settings to 105.

TUC calls for 'urgent cash boost' to help childcare sector recover from the pandemic

News

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

| Nursery World

The trade union is calling for an ‘urgent’ cash boost to the childcare sector and an immediate increase in the minimum wage.

Covid forces the permanent closure of two nurseries

News

Monday, February 14, 2022

| Nursery World

A setting operated by Storal Learning has shut down due to a lack of staff and inability to recruit, exacerbated by the pandemic, while another nursery run by an education trust is to close because it is no longer financially viable.

Fennies nursery group grows to 15 settings

News

Friday, February 11, 2022

| Nursery World

Fennies, which operates across London, Surrey and Kent, has opened two new settings in the last couple of weeks.

MiChild to invest £1m to improve nurseries and staff training

News

Friday, February 11, 2022

| Nursery World

Nursery group MiChild is to invest £1m in its 16 settings, including for the refurbishment of the settings and to support the development of staff.

Government launches new flexible apprenticeships

News

Thursday, February 10, 2022

| Nursery World

The Government is introducing new flexi-job apprenticeships so learners so can ‘earn while they learn’.

Calls for early years pupil premium to match primary schools' rate

News

Thursday, February 10, 2022

| Nursery World

A charity is calling for the Government to ‘align’ the early years pupil premium rate with the amount primary schools receive.

Covid cases on the decline in childcare settings and schools, official figures suggest

News

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

| Nursery World

The number of early years staff absent from work because of Covid-19 has dropped slightly, reveal DfE figures for the end of January.

Access to play spaces 'unfair' and 'unequal', finds new research

News

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

| Nursery World

Research from the Association of Play Industries (API) reveals a ‘postcode lottery’ of free-to-access play provision, with some areas well-served and others ‘seriously deprived’ of community play facilities.

Nursery World Awards 2022 open for entries

News

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

| Nursery World

The leading accolades for the early years sector, the Nursery World Awards 2022, are up and running, with several new categories among the 26 on offer.

N Family Club to offer low-income families free childcare places

News

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

| Nursery World

A scheme to provide children whose parents are unable to afford nursery fees with a free childcare place is being launched by N Family Club.

Government urged to do more to increase the number of apprentices

News

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

| Nursery World

The Department for Education (DfE) has been slammed for missing the Government’s own target for creating apprenticeships, according to Labour analysis released at the start of this week’s National Apprenticeship Week (7-13 February) 2022.

Millions of low-income families to 'face a crunch point' with bills rise in April

News

Monday, February 7, 2022

| Nursery World

Millions of low-income workers face a ‘perfect storm’ this April with universal credit falling behind the cost of living as energy bills and taxes rise, warns a national trade union.

Covid cases in nurseries hit new reported high

News

Monday, February 7, 2022

| Nursery World

The number of early years settings with Covid cases jumped from 2,933 at the beginning of last month to 4,752 on 17 January, according to the latest data.

Edinburgh nursery group hands ownership to employees

News

Friday, February 4, 2022

| Nursery World

Kidzcare, which operates four nurseries, has moved to employee ownership with 100 per cent of the company shares now owned by its 150 staff.

Children invited to take part in walk to promote road safety

News

Friday, February 4, 2022

| Nursery World

Thousands of children are set to take part in Brake’s Kids Walk 2022 this June to emphasise the importance of being able to walk without fear of threat from traffic or pollution.

Paint Pots nursery group sold to social enterprise

News

Thursday, February 3, 2022

| Nursery World

Paint Pots Pre-school & Nursery in Southampton has been sold to Hampshire-based social enterprise, Launchpad Early Years.

Government accused of 'missing an opportunity' with its levelling up plan

News

Thursday, February 3, 2022

| Nursery World

The Government’s Levelling Up White Paper has attracted further criticism for failing to tackle child poverty and provide ‘sensible solutions’.

Fresh thinking in Nursery World’s February issue

News

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| Nursery World

January is at last behind us and this month we're in a lighter mood. Be inspired by EYFS best practice at one innovative school which is bringing nursery and Reception children together to enjoy shared learning, indoors and out. Discover more about what makes our recent Nursery World Award winners special – with features on the Greenhouse Multi-Cultural Play and Arts project in Liverpool and Meadow Lane Children’s Nursery in Cornwall.

Nursery groups grow their businesses with further acquisitions

News

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

| Nursery World

Storal Learning has bought Farley Nursery Schools' three settings in Wiltshire and Hampshire, while Kids Planet has acquired a family-run nursery chain.

Search Results

Kids Planet adds six more nurseries

TUC calls for 'urgent cash boost' to help childcare sector recover from the pandemic

Covid forces the permanent closure of two nurseries

Fennies nursery group grows to 15 settings

MiChild to invest £1m to improve nurseries and staff training

Government launches new flexible apprenticeships

Calls for early years pupil premium to match primary schools' rate

Covid cases on the decline in childcare settings and schools, official figures suggest

Access to play spaces 'unfair' and 'unequal', finds new research

Nursery World Awards 2022 open for entries

N Family Club to offer low-income families free childcare places

Government urged to do more to increase the number of apprentices

Millions of low-income families to 'face a crunch point' with bills rise in April

Covid cases in nurseries hit new reported high

Edinburgh nursery group hands ownership to employees

Children invited to take part in walk to promote road safety

Paint Pots nursery group sold to social enterprise

Government accused of 'missing an opportunity' with its levelling up plan

Fresh thinking in Nursery World’s February issue

Nursery groups grow their businesses with further acquisitions

Current filters

Filter by

Article Types

Tags

Journals