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Pre-school fights Ofsted downgrade on mobile phone use

Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Managers of a pre-school stripped of its Outstanding status after reported failings with mobile phone safeguarding claim that they had a formal policy with which parents were happy.

House of Commons nursery 'viable' despite £1m bill

News

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

| Nursery World

The House of Commons has declared its nursery ‘viable’ following a number of years spent loss-making.

Nursery group to offer parents flexibility to book childcare in 15-minute slots

News

Friday, February 5, 2016

| Nursery World

At its newest setting Tops Day Nurseries will let parents book only the childcare they need to within a quarter of an hour,to save them money.

Change in charity's structure drives nursery expansion

News

Friday, February 5, 2016

| Nursery World

One of the largest voluntary childcare providers in Cornwall is celebrating gaining new CIO status in its 25th birthday year.

Just Childcare buys First Class Child Care

News

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

| Nursery World

Rapidly expanding nursery group Just Childcare has increased its places by a third with the acquisition of First Class Child Care's nine settings in Lancashire and Yorkshire.

HMRC tells childminders to repay thousands in tax credits

News

Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Childminders must now prove their business is being run to make a profit or could be forced to repay thousands of pounds in backdated tax credits.

Fees to rise as ‘living wage’ hits hard

News

Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Nurseries are considering fee rises of up to seven per cent to help pay for the new ‘living wage’, according to property expert Courteney Donaldson.

Sustainability: Part 1 - How to become sustainable

Features

Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

In the first of a series on sustainable ideas for your setting, Sarah Emerson, head of education at Kids Love Nature, gives an overview of how managers can go green and save money in the process

Time for action on men in childcare

Opinion

Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

With the proportion of men working in early years stuck at just two per cent, it's time for the Government to set recruitment targets to address the gender imbalance once and for all, says David Wright.

Small nurseries could go to the wall over 30 hours

News

Friday, January 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Small nurseries are not likely to survive the introduction of the 30 hours of funded childcare, leading sector figures have warned.

DfE renews drive to set up childminder agencies

News

Friday, January 22, 2016

| Nursery World

4Children is supporting nurseries, schools and local authorities to open childminder agencies in a new push by the Department for Education to expand the scheme across England.