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Family and Childcare Trust Survey: shortage of places puts 30-hour childcare in doubt

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

| Nursery World

More than a third of local authorities in England say they do not have enough childcare places for three- and four-year-olds, putting the Government’s plan to offer 30 hours of free childcare in jeopardy, a major report warns.

Asquith buys south-east based group

News

Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Asquith Nurseries has acquired Barley Barn Childcare, the first deal in an expansion plan for 2016.

Sustainability: Part 2 - Taking the lead

Features

Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

In the second part of our sustainability series, Diane Boyd and Nicky Hirst of Liverpool John Moores University, and Sarah Emerson of Kids Love Nature, describe how leaders can start the process off

Multi-Agency Working: Part 2 - It’s good to share

Features

Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Information-sharing between organisations is at the core of multi-agency working. In the second instalment of this series, Hannah Crown looks at the issues than can arise among practitioners

Pre-school fights Ofsted downgrade on mobile phone use

News

Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Managers of a pre-school stripped of its Outstanding status after reported failings with mobile phone safeguarding claim that they had a formal policy with which parents were happy.

'Work with us on 30 hours'

Opinion

Monday, February 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Sam Gyimah, minister for education and childcare, argues that the early years sector needs to get behind the 30 hours free childcare policy

Majority of nurseries may not offer 30-hour childcare

News

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government’s plans to double free childcare for parents of three- and four-year-olds could come to a grinding halt as fewer than half of the country’s nurseries say they are likely to offer the places.