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Nursery Management: Two-year-olds - Quality is all

    Features
  • Monday, March 19, 2012
    • | Nursery World
With the aim to extend the free entitlement to 40 per cent of all two-year-olds by 2015, nurseries are having to think long and hard about how they can equip themselves to deliver this, as it will require many changes, says Mary Evans.

Aspiring to the goal of nursery ownership

    Features
  • Monday, March 5, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Are new start-ups currently being deterred by the tough economic conditions? Not necessarily so, says Andrew Steen of Redwoods Dowling Kerr, who believes there are still opportunities for ambitious individuals to create successful businesses.Here he answers some questions around the realities of taking a big leap in today's market.

Hospital nursery faces axe

    News
  • Friday, March 2, 2012
    • | Nursery World
A hospital nursery in east London is set to close in the summer as the NHS Trust can no longer afford to fund it.

'Earning less is better than not getting the business'

    News
  • Friday, March 2, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Nursery World's facebook page was inundated with comments last week, as childcare providers debated the issue of increased financial pressure on parents' incomes, versus raising fees to cope with the rise in provider costs.

Nursery World Awards 2012 now open for entries

    News
  • Friday, March 2, 2012
    • | Nursery World
This is the fifth year of the Nursery World Awards, which have become the top accolades for the early years education and childcare sector. Our 2012 awards are now open, so take the time to enter and ensure that you and your colleagues receive the recognition you deserve. It's also an opportunity to celebrate and inspire others!

Childcare fees struggling to match costs

    News
  • Friday, March 2, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Nurseries and childminders have been sharing their experiences following last week's publication of the Daycare Trust's annual childcare costs survey, which revealed the growing gap between parents' wages and childcare fees.

Management round table: implementing a smoking ban

    Features
  • Wednesday, February 22, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Manager's dilemma:'I would very much like to ban smoking from my nursery but as quite a large percentage of our staff are smokers I am not sure where to start. I understand that it is legal to request that no-one smokes on the premises but I am worried about enforcing this, and the ill-will it might cause.'

Take twos.. continuity of care

    Features
  • Friday, February 3, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The expansion of the free entitlement for disadvantaged two year-olds will require new solutions to meet demand for places and new relationships between providers. James Hempsall describes how this has been the case in Stockton-on-Tees, where a holistic family approach has focused on providing continuity between a specially created playgroup and the children's centre.

Ofsted withdraws its 'outstanding provider' packs

    News
  • Monday, January 23, 2012
    • | Nursery World
After Huddersfield nursery group Portland Nurseries received an outstanding for two of its sites in December, director Rosemary Murphy was looking forward to flagging it up with the marketing materials Ofsted has always provided. However, after numerous phone calls and emails she has now learnt that the packs have been withdrawn.

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