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ICP Education expands into Scotland

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

| Nursery World

ICP Education has acquired its first settings in Scotland with the acquisition of the Wee Gems Nursery Group.

Councils underspent £55m in early years funding which failed to reach providers

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

| Nursery World

The majority of local authorities are not passing on money left over from Government funding to deliver childcare places to providers, according to an analysis of responses to Freedom of Information requests.

The Old Station Nursery group buys Good Manors Day Nurseries

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

| Nursery World

The Old Station Nursery Group has bought four more settings, taking its total number of nurseries to 63.

Kids Planet grows to 107 nurseries

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Friday, March 11, 2022

| Nursery World

The UK’s third largest nursery group Kids Planet has acquired four new settings, taking its total number of ‘active’ sites to 107.

Nursery operators continue to grow within 'competitive' childcare market

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

| Nursery World

ICP Nurseries has bought two more settings, taking its total number of settings to 52, while a London operator and Scottish provider have both added sites.

Ofsted to make early years its focus over next five years

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

| Nursery World

Ofsted is to publish its five-year strategy in the spring, which will focus on the early years sector, the chief inspector Amanda Spielman has revealed.

Childcare booking platform designed to boost nurseries' occupancy rates to expand

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Monday, February 28, 2022

| Nursery World

A new platform that allows parents to book ad hoc sessions at their childcare setting is being expanded across the country following a successful pilot.

Change to Covid rules on testing and isolation provokes mixed response among nurseries and childminders

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years settings have questioned the Government’s decision to scrap twice-weekly testing in early years settings and have raised concerns about plans to end self-isolation for positive Covid cases.