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More than 11,000 childcare places lost through nursery closures - research

Tuesday, July 13, 2021

| Nursery World

The number of nursery closures in England increased by more than a third during the height of the pandemic compared to the same period the previous year, new analysis by the National Day Nurseries Association reveals.

Co-op Childcare starts work on £1.5m nursery new builds

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Monday, July 12, 2021

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Co-op Childcare is opening two new nurseries by early 2022, with work underway at sites in Bristol and Cheltenham under the Little Pioneers brand.

Bright Horizons to launch new curriculum to foster child wellbeing

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021

| Nursery World

Bright Horizons, the UK's second largest nursery group, is launching a new early years curriculum focussing on children’s emotional wellbeing to align with the revised EYFS.

Busy Bees nursery rated inadequate due to safeguarding concerns

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Monday, July 5, 2021

| Nursery World

A setting operated by the country's largest nursery chain, Busy Bees Childcare, has been downgraded to inadequate due to its inability to keep children safe.

Nursery group training academy links up with Montessori Centre International

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Friday, July 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Montessori Centre International has partnered with Little Dukes Training Academy at Riverside Nursery Schools to offer accredited training.

Coronavirus leads to rise in popularity of video calls to parents among nurseries

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Thursday, July 1, 2021

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Early years staff are using, or plan to continue to use, video calls, and video messages to stay in touch with parents and carers more than they did prior to coronavirus, a survey suggests.

Ofsted figures show ongoing fall in childcare provider numbers

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021

| Nursery World

The number of providers has continued to fall, the latest data shows, with 4 per cent fewer early years settings registered with Ofsted than at the end of last August.

Qualification Levels: Part 1 - Starting out

Features

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

| Nursery World

In the first of a new six-part series, Charlotte Goddard explores Level 1 qualifications

Safeguarding - Behind closed doors

Features

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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With referrals to social care and concerns about children rising during the pandemic, what is the impact on early years settings’ safeguarding role? By Meredith Jones Russell

Outdoor CPD: Part 7 - What’s the difference?

Features

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

| Nursery World

How should we be comparing approaches such as Forest School and beach schools in the context of outdoor learning, asks Gabriella Jozwiak

Ofsted updates early years inspection handbook ahead of EYFS reforms

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

| Nursery World

Ofsted has made some updates to the early years inspection handbook, with changes due to come into force in September.

Childcare Counsel - employee holidays during Covid

Features

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

| Nursery World

Hannah Belton, director of Morgan La Roche, looks at how to deal with employees who holiday abroad during the pandemic

Social Media - Summer Fun

Features

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

| Nursery World

In the first of our new series on seasonal ways to use your social media platforms, Nicola Read advises showing off your outside space

Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 3 - Levelling up

Features

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

| Nursery World

How can settings help staff improve their academic skills and, therefore, confidence? Charlotte Goddard reports

Working mum sacked for refusing to work weekends wins 'landmark' appeal

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Monday, June 28, 2021

| Nursery World

A 'landmark' ruling protecting women from indirect discrimination because of their childcare responsibilities has been won in an Employment Appeal Tribunal.

Scotland: Sector criticises omission of data on PVI workforce in childcare expansion report

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Friday, June 18, 2021

| Nursery World

The Scottish Government has been criticised for its low take-up of the 1,140 hour offer among two-year-olds, and for failing to give workforce data on private and voluntary providers.

Decline in the number of deprived young people training as apprentices

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Thursday, June 17, 2021

| Nursery World

The number of young people starting apprenticeships has fallen far below pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest data from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).

Scotland: Ban on parents attending nursery graduations challenged in Parliament

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021

| Nursery World

Parents’ calls to attend nursery graduations were rejected by Scotland’s First Minister in Parliament yesterday.

Sadiq Khan launches business support programme for London nurseries and childminders

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Friday, June 4, 2021

| Nursery World

The Mayor of London has launched a £150,000 fund to provide business support for the capital’s private and voluntary early years settings.

Just Childcare bought by largest Dutch nursery group

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

| Nursery World

Partou, the largest childcare provider in the Netherlands has become the majority shareholder in Just Childcare, one of the UK’s largest nursery providers.

Training Today: Professional Development - Stress busting

Features

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Two mental-health-themed qualifications have recently been launched by CACHE. How useful will they be for practitioners who are now looking to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, asks Gabriella Jozwiak

Training Talk - Language of security

Features

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery manager Suzanne Sandell is seeing better emotional responses from children following a free behaviour webinar. By Gabriella Jozwiak

Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 2 - Going back to the start

Features

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

| Nursery World

What influence do practitioners’ childhoods have on their own wellbeing and the way they respond to children? By Charlotte Goddard

Training Today: Level 3 - Ts and 3s

Features

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Early years Level 3 and T-Level training was already in flux. How has Covid affected their delivery, and what impact are the Government incentives having, asks Joanne Parkes

Childcare Counsel – due diligence

Features

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Chris Evans, director of Morgan LaRoche, on the legal issues nursery owners need to consider when buying a business

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More than 11,000 childcare places lost through nursery closures - research

Co-op Childcare starts work on £1.5m nursery new builds

Bright Horizons to launch new curriculum to foster child wellbeing

Busy Bees nursery rated inadequate due to safeguarding concerns

Nursery group training academy links up with Montessori Centre International

Coronavirus leads to rise in popularity of video calls to parents among nurseries

Ofsted figures show ongoing fall in childcare provider numbers

Qualification Levels: Part 1 - Starting out

Safeguarding - Behind closed doors

Outdoor CPD: Part 7 - What’s the difference?

Ofsted updates early years inspection handbook ahead of EYFS reforms

Childcare Counsel - employee holidays during Covid

Social Media - Summer Fun

Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 3 - Levelling up

Working mum sacked for refusing to work weekends wins 'landmark' appeal

Scotland: Sector criticises omission of data on PVI workforce in childcare expansion report

Decline in the number of deprived young people training as apprentices

Scotland: Ban on parents attending nursery graduations challenged in Parliament

Sadiq Khan launches business support programme for London nurseries and childminders

Just Childcare bought by largest Dutch nursery group

Training Today: Professional Development - Stress busting

Training Talk - Language of security

Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 2 - Going back to the start

Training Today: Level 3 - Ts and 3s

Childcare Counsel – due diligence

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