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DfE launches 30 hours fund for councils as new rates unveiled

    News
  • Tuesday, November 21, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Most local authorities will not see any increase to their early years funding rates next year, Department for Education figures reveal, while the Government has launched a new £8m fund to help councils with ‘the challenges’ of 30 hours childcare.

30 hours: How nurseries are making ends meet

    News
  • Monday, November 13, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Nursery World has spoken to a number of nurseries, including groups and standalone settings, across the country to find out how they are making the 30 hours work.

Nursery Chains: 30 hours - Open all hours

    Features
  • Monday, November 13, 2017
    • | Nursery World
The roll-out of the 30 hours offer in September has been met with a mixed reaction in the sector. Charlotte Goddard speaks to chains of various sizes to find out how they are coping with delivery

Nursery Chains: League Tables - The big picture

    Features
  • Monday, November 13, 2017
    • | Nursery World
The country’s two biggest chains have consolidated their positions at the top of the table after acquiring settings, which has enabled some new entries to sneak in, reports Catherine Gaunt

Nursery Chains: Recruitment - Hire ground

    Features
  • Monday, November 13, 2017
    • | Nursery World
The GCSE maths and English requirement for Level 3 has been scrapped, but many settings are still struggling to hire and retain quality staff. Jo Parkes speaks to some chains to find out why

Nursery Chains: Expanding Groups - Growth spurt

    Features
  • Monday, November 13, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Five small but growing nursery chains – Little Forest Folk, Poppy and Jack’s, Natural Choice, Honey Pot and Portico – explain their history, current aims and their ambitions to Annette Rawstrone

About Early Years - Diagnosing the sector’s ills

    News
  • Monday, October 30, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Staff are poorly paid, settings heavily reliant on Government funding are worse off financially, and qualification levels looks to be falling, finds Ceeda’s first About Early Years survey

Nursery groups on expansion drive

    News
  • Friday, October 27, 2017
    • | Nursery World
Several nursery groups have been busy in the childcare market in a recent spate of new openings, sales and acquisitions.

Government petitioned to scrap business rates

    News
  • Monday, October 16, 2017
    • | Nursery World
The campaign calling for business rates to be scrapped for nurseries in England is ramping up in light of the Scottish government’s decision to axe them and a consultation on them in Wales.

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