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Nurseries targeted by fake bailiffs

Friday, March 13, 2015

| Nursery World

Nurseries across the country are being targeted by fraudsters claiming to be bailiffs. They threaten to enter the premises and take away equipment, unless a fine is paid within 30 minutes.

Campaign to save nursery schools intensifies

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

| Nursery World

A major new report released today (11 March) calls for urgent action to protect and expand maintained nursery schools, as many are being closed or amalgamated.

Childcare minister hosts reception for the sector

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

| Nursery World

Education and childcare minister Sam Gyimah invited guests from across the early years sector to a formal reception in London's Lancaster House yesterday.

Sam Gyimah launches £500,000 childcare social investment fund

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Thursday, February 26, 2015

| Nursery World

Early years providers will be able to apply for a share of a new fund designed to encourage the corporate sector to invest in the childcare market.

Essex childcare provider rescues college nursery

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Friday, February 13, 2015

| Nursery World

A nursery in Essex has stepped in to save a college nursery from closure.

Tops Day Nurseries celebrates 25th anniversary

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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

| Nursery World

The nursery group planted a time capsule in Poole to celebrate.

Early Years Pupil Premium: Can nurseries make the EYPP work?

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Monday, February 9, 2015

| Nursery World

The early years pupil premium comes into effect this April. But while the extra funding is welcome, the initiative looks likely to present some challenges for settings, as Charlotte Goddard explains.

Nursery one of first settings to be accredited as living wage employer

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Friday, February 6, 2015

| Nursery World

A childcare provider in Oxfordshire has become one of the first UK nurseries to be accredited as a living wage employer.

Toad Hall nursery group expands

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Thursday, February 5, 2015

| Nursery World

The nursery group, based in the South East, has acquired a new nursery just outside Bedford.

Guide to Ofsted’s new common inspection framework

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

| Nursery World

The new common inspection framework applies to all education inspections and will come into force from September 2015.

Busy Bees expands into South-East Asia with acquisition of 60 nurseries

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Monday, February 2, 2015

| Nursery World

Busy Bees, the UK’s largest childcare provider, has acquired its first international nurseries, buying 60 settings in Singapore and Malaysia.

Teaching schools awarded £5m to boost early years provision

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Sixty teaching schools will share £5m of Government funding in partnerships with local nurseries.

Bedfordshire nursery group expands

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Davidson Roberts has acquired a former day nursery in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, which is due to open next month.

Business Models Part 5: Voluntary Sector - Charitable status

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Monday, January 26, 2015

| Nursery World

Charities are commonly managed by unpaid trustees and have the freedom to fundraise. But this can be both a blessing and a curse, as Hannah Crown reports.

Childcare minister calls for business rate relief for nurseries

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| Nursery World

Local authorities will be given a financial incentive to encourage them to offer business rate relief to nurseries.

Nurseries face 'chronic' under-funding

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

| Nursery World

Nurseries are losing £800 per child per year on funded places for three-and four-year-olds, according to the annual survey from the National Day Nurseries Association.

Bright Horizons launches online care service

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| Nursery World

Bright Horizons has launched a new partnership with findababysitter.com to offer a new online portal for employers and their staff looking for childcare.

Nursery manager guilty of fees theft

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Friday, December 19, 2014

| Nursery World

A nursery manager employed by Busy Bees stole more than £14,000 in in childcare fees, a court has heard.

New organisation aims to bring early years trainers together

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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

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A new membership organisation for early years trainers and consultants was launched in Westminster yesterday.

A Unique Child: Nursery of the year - Manor born

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Monday, December 15, 2014

| Nursery World

Nursery World's Nursery of the Year 2014, Manor House Nursery School in Margate, combines strong community and family links with excellent practice. Ruth Thomson went to visit.