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Children’s centres provide childminders and parents with a crucial place to meet and access services, but many are closing. New mum Gabriella Jozwiak finds out what is replacing them

The Co-operative Childcare acquires 'Forest School' nursery group

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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

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The Co-operative Childcare has acquired the First Steps Children’s Nursery Group in the West Midlands, winners of last year’s Nursery World chain of the year.

Busy summer as nursery groups expand

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Thursday, August 25, 2016

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Nursery chain Bright Horizons is opening three new nurseries in time for the autumn term, following a raft of acquisitions over the summer, with Paint Pots also expanding.

Family nurseries sold to Children 1st

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Wednesday, August 24, 2016

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Children 1st has added two nurseries to its collection after expanding in Staffordshire.

Complete Childcare buys Berkshire group

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Thursday, August 18, 2016

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Berkshire-based Yellow Brick Nursery Group has been acquired by Complete Childcare.

Kids Planet granted £10 million to grow

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Monday, August 15, 2016

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Nursery chain Kids Planet has secured a £10 million investment from BGF to open five new nurseries over the next two years across the North West.

Early Years National Funding Formula: DfE plans major shake-up of early years funding

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Thursday, August 11, 2016

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Plans to change the way that childcare for three- and four-year-olds is funded to make the system fairer for all early years providers, wherever they are in the country, have been put out for consultation today.

Co-operative Childcare staff to ballot for strike action

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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

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Nursery staff at a Co-operative Childcare nursery are to be balloted for strike action over planned cuts to pay and conditions worth £95,000 a year.

Busy Bees Childcare buys Positive Steps nurseries

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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

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The largest nursery group in the country has acquired a group of eight settings in the South East of England in the biggest deal in the sector this year.

London nursery group takes on village life

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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

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Hungry Caterpillar Day Nurseries has acquired an old village pub to convert into a nursery.

Nursery market makes buoyant start to the year

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Tuesday, June 7, 2016

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The day nursery sector experienced a very busy start to the year, according to Christie & Co, who sold one nursery a week in the first quarter of 2016.

York nurseries win rise to 30-hour childcare pilot funding

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Friday, May 27, 2016

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Nurseries and childminders in York have won their battle for more Government funding for the 30 hours’ childcare pilot.

DfE to offer £3m contract to support 30 hours' childcare

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Friday, May 20, 2016

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The Department for Education is launching a tender process for a two-year contract to support the 30 hours free childcare scheme.

Nursery group seals £27m funding deal with Barclays

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Thursday, May 19, 2016

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Treetops Nurseries has secured a multi-million pound investment from Barclays bank to fund expansion and acquisitions over the next four years.

Sustainability: Part 5 - Getting everybody involved

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Monday, May 16, 2016

| Nursery World

How can settings develop activities that involve the community and use sustainable resources, ask Kids Love Nature’s Sarah Emerson and Liverpool John Moores University’s Diane Boyd and Nicky Hirst