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MOUNTAIN CLIMB

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

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Kids Planet Day Nurseries’ chief executive Clare Roberts is to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for Warrington Youth Zone.

Special report - Settings collect donations for families in war-torn Ukraine

News

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

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Early years providers in the UK have received supplies from parents to be sent to children and their families affected by the conflict with Russia. Catherine Gaunt reports

18TH BIRTHDAY

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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

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Mama Bear’s Day Nursery and Pre-school group is celebrating its 18th anniversary.

Schools White Paper: Government sets target for all schools to become academies by 2030

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Monday, March 28, 2022

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All schools will be encouraged to join ‘strong’ multi-academy trusts by 2030 with local authorities given powers to set up their own trusts, under moves outlined in the Government’s Schools White Paper.

Parents choosing between paying for food and childcare as providers forced to raise fees

News

Friday, March 25, 2022

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One in four parents have had to cut down on necessary expenses such as food and heating to afford childcare, as more than a third of providers reveal plans to further increase fees, according to new research.

ICP Education expands into Scotland

News

Thursday, March 24, 2022

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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

News

Thursday, March 24, 2022

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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.

Spring Statement: Chancellor accused of 'ignoring' early years

News

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

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The sector has expressed its disappointment over the Chancellor’s inaction on childcare and education funding.

‘Immediate’ Government action needed on rising childcare costs and drop in availability of places

News

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

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The Chancellor is being urged to use tomorrow's Budget to help with rising childcare costs as parents are paying up to 3.5 per cent more for a place than they were a year ago, finds survey.

Childminders secure victory over Covid rules preventing them from operating

News

Thursday, March 17, 2022

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The sector has forced a Government U-turn over rules which stated that childminders with a positive Covid case in their household could not continue to operate.

Parents spending a ‘huge chunk’ of their pay on childcare - survey

News

Thursday, March 17, 2022

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Around one in three working parents with pre-school children spend more than a third of their wages on childcare, reveals a new poll.

Wales to begin expansion of funded two-year-old places

News

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

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The Welsh Government is to begin its expansion of free childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds from the autumn.

The Old Station Nursery group buys Good Manors Day Nurseries

News

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

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

Kids Planet grows to 107 nurseries

News

Friday, March 11, 2022

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

Boris Johnson visits Busy Bees nursery in Heathrow

News

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

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The prime minister visited Busy Bees Heathrow on Monday.

Nursery operators continue to grow within 'competitive' childcare market

News

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

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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.

Doing things differently in Denmark

Opinion

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

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LEYF's chief executive June O'Sullivan explains how the UK Government can learn from Denmark as a beacon of best practice with its flexible work culture and extensive, affordable childcare.

Ofsted to make early years its focus over next five years

News

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

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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 funding rate to increase in Wales in recognition of rising costs

News

Monday, March 7, 2022

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The Welsh Government has committed an additional £6 million per year to its funded childcare offer, increasing the hourly rate from £4.50 to £5 per hour from April.

Best practice: shaping a curriculum – Just imagine

Features

Tuesday, March 1, 2022

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At Horsforth Newlaithes Primary School, assistant head teacher Elizabeth Powell describes how she has embraced the freedoms of the new EYFS to develop a curriculum that fosters children’s passion to learn and know more

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

News

Monday, February 28, 2022

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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.

Duchess of Cambridge visits forest school in Denmark

News

Friday, February 25, 2022

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The Duchess of Cambridge visited Stenurten Forest Kindergarten in Copenhagen, Denmark this week as part of a working trip to better understand the country’s approach to early years

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

News

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

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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.

Storm Eunice causes nurseries to close their doors

News

Friday, February 18, 2022

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Early years settings across the UK have been forced to close today, as Storm Eunice hits the country with a ‘danger to life’ warning in place.

Busy Bees buys Channel Islands nursery

News

Friday, February 18, 2022

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The UK’s largest nursery group Busy Bees Childcare has acquired another nursery in Jersey.

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MOUNTAIN CLIMB

Special report - Settings collect donations for families in war-torn Ukraine

18TH BIRTHDAY

Schools White Paper: Government sets target for all schools to become academies by 2030

Parents choosing between paying for food and childcare as providers forced to raise fees

ICP Education expands into Scotland

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

Spring Statement: Chancellor accused of 'ignoring' early years

‘Immediate’ Government action needed on rising childcare costs and drop in availability of places

Childminders secure victory over Covid rules preventing them from operating

Parents spending a ‘huge chunk’ of their pay on childcare - survey

Wales to begin expansion of funded two-year-old places

The Old Station Nursery group buys Good Manors Day Nurseries

Kids Planet grows to 107 nurseries

Boris Johnson visits Busy Bees nursery in Heathrow

Nursery operators continue to grow within 'competitive' childcare market

Doing things differently in Denmark

Ofsted to make early years its focus over next five years

Childcare funding rate to increase in Wales in recognition of rising costs

Best practice: shaping a curriculum – Just imagine

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

Duchess of Cambridge visits forest school in Denmark

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

Storm Eunice causes nurseries to close their doors

Busy Bees buys Channel Islands nursery

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