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Exclusive: PACEY Workforce survey finds childminders more confident than nurseries about the future

Monday, March 6, 2017

| Nursery World

While many nurseries are losing confidence in their financial prospects, childminders appear to be feeling more optimistic.

Do graduates and ratings really make no difference?

Opinion

Monday, March 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Following a study claiming that graduate staff and Ofsted Outstandings have little impact on children’s outcomes, a group of early years academics take issue with its methods

Expanding North West nursery group receives multi-million-pound funding boost

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Friday, March 3, 2017

| Nursery World

Just Childcare, based in Manchester, has received an eight-figure sum from Allied Irish Bank (GB) to refurbish its nurseries and continue to grow.

DfE offers childminder start-up grants for 30 hours

News

Friday, February 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Newly registered childminders and childminder agencies can apply for grants of up to £1,000, if they are planning to offer the Government’s funded 30-hour childcare places.

Campaigners lodge complaint against Government on 30 hours 'price fixing'

News

Monday, February 20, 2017

| Nursery World

A campaign group of childcare providers have lodged a complaint with the competition watchdog about the Government’s underfunding of the free hours.

Parents say childcare quality is falling

News

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

| Nursery World

UK families say that childcare settings have got worse in the last five years, according to reviews reported to the Good Care Guide.

Treetops grows to 60 sites

News

Monday, February 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Treetops Nurseries is now one of the top five largest nursery groups in the country, after acquiring two more nurseries in ongoing expansion plans.

New edition of Nursery Food free with the latest issue of Nursery World

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Monday, February 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Don't miss a wealth of advice and information on providing healthy, nutritious food for young children, including challenges of the 30 free hours.

DfE study finds quality ‘does not cost substantially more’

News

Monday, February 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Higher-quality early years education does not involve ‘substantially higher cost’, according to new research commissioned by the DfE, which also found that maintained provision has higher delivery costs than the PVI sector.

Alliance launches funding rate database to help providers plan

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Thursday, February 2, 2017

| Nursery World

A new online database developed by the Pre-school Learning Alliance aims to help settings prepare for the new early years national funding formula.

Workforce strategy not expected until end February

News

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

| Nursery World

The workforce strategy is unlikely to be published until the end of February, a leading campaign group has said.

Overseas investors turn UK nurseries into hot property

News

Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Foreign investors are increasingly seeking out the ‘gold standard’ of British nurseries, property experts have said.

A final farewell to our pre-school

Opinion

Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Following the recent closure of Kirkgate Pre-School in Cumbria, former staff member Emmie Short remembers what made the setting so special, and explains why it was forced to shut down

Underestimate of eligible parents could cause 30-hour 'capacity crisis'

News

Friday, January 20, 2017

| Nursery World

New research claims the Government has underestimated the take-up of the 30-hours by more than 100,000 places, saying that as many as 500,000 parents could be eligible, rather than the 390,000 cited by the Government.

Big issues: Follow the story

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Friday, January 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Do you want to keep up to speed on the Government’s 30-hour childcare policy and what it means for your setting?

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Exclusive: PACEY Workforce survey finds childminders more confident than nurseries about the future

Do graduates and ratings really make no difference?

Expanding North West nursery group receives multi-million-pound funding boost

DfE offers childminder start-up grants for 30 hours

Campaigners lodge complaint against Government on 30 hours 'price fixing'

Parents say childcare quality is falling

Treetops grows to 60 sites

New edition of Nursery Food free with the latest issue of Nursery World

DfE study finds quality ‘does not cost substantially more’

Alliance launches funding rate database to help providers plan

Workforce strategy not expected until end February

Overseas investors turn UK nurseries into hot property

A final farewell to our pre-school

Underestimate of eligible parents could cause 30-hour 'capacity crisis'

Big issues: Follow the story

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