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New after school clubs policy criticised as 'wishy-washy'

Friday, May 27, 2016

| Nursery World

After-school service representatives have slammed the quality of the Government’s attempt to improve wraparound and holiday provision as ‘incorrect, ill-informed and wishy-washy’.

York nurseries win rise to 30-hour childcare pilot funding

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Friday, May 27, 2016

| Nursery World

Nurseries and childminders in York have won their battle for more Government funding for the 30 hours’ childcare pilot.

30 hours childcare risks widening the gap in the early years

News

Friday, May 27, 2016

| Nursery World

Better-off families are set to benefit from 30 hour childcare at the expense of poorer families, warns a new analysis by think tank CentreForum.

Study finds little lasting impact from free hours

News

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

| Nursery World

The £2bn a year free early years entitlement scheme has done little to boost education outcomes – because most children taking up the provision were already receiving childcare, a study has found.

Nursery finds shelter in English Rugby’s home

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Nursery children who have found emergency accommodation at Twickenham Stadium were lucky enough to meet the new chairman of World Rugby, Bill Beaumont.

DfE to offer £3m contract to support 30 hours' childcare

News

Friday, May 20, 2016

| Nursery World

The Department for Education is launching a tender process for a two-year contract to support the 30 hours free childcare scheme.

Nursery group seals £27m funding deal with Barclays

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Thursday, May 19, 2016

| Nursery World

Treetops Nurseries has secured a multi-million pound investment from Barclays bank to fund expansion and acquisitions over the next four years.

Government forges ahead with academy plans in Queen's Speech

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Wednesday, May 18, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government has included an Education for All Bill in the Queen's Speech, with proposals for under-performing schools to be forcibly converted to academies.

Nursery school heads want freedom to convert to academies

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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

| Nursery World

Maintained nursery schools should be able to convert to academy status like primary, secondary and special schools, a parliamentary group will be told on Tuesday.

Sector weighs up ‘disqualification by association’ options

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Monday, May 16, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government is being urged to scrap disqualification by association (DBA) rules for non-domestic settings, after it launched a consultation on the ‘unfair’ rules that target childcare workers and not teachers.

Sustainability: Part 5 - Getting everybody involved

Features

Monday, May 16, 2016

| Nursery World

How can settings develop activities that involve the community and use sustainable resources, ask Kids Love Nature’s Sarah Emerson and Liverpool John Moores University’s Diane Boyd and Nicky Hirst

The Big Picture - Batman returns

News

Monday, May 16, 2016

| Nursery World

Caped crusaders gathered at the Old Co-operative Nursery in Gotham, Nottinghamshire, to celebrate a mural of Batman in their nursery yard.

Spotlight on…Sabine Dehon

News

Sunday, May 15, 2016

| Nursery World

Executive head of L’École Internationale Franco-Anglaise, Marylebone, London, for children aged 18 months to 18 years

Nursery owners design ‘Champagne nurseries, lemonade funding’ cards

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Friday, May 13, 2016

| Nursery World

Thousands of individually-designed cards opposing the Government’s policies on the free entitlement will be mailed out by campaigning nurseries on National Children’s Day.

Nursery World Awards 2016 - last chance to enter!

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Thursday, May 12, 2016

| Nursery World

Don't forget! The deadline for the Nursery World Awards 2016 is 5pm today (Friday 27 May).

Busy Bees expands in the Midlands

News

Friday, May 6, 2016

| Nursery World

The UK’s largest nursery group Busy Bees has bought Bush Babies Children’s Nurseries, a chain of seven nurseries in and around Leicester.

Government backs down on academy plans

News

Friday, May 6, 2016

| Nursery World

In a major Government climbdown, schools in England will no longer be forced to become academies.

30-hour childcare pilot in crisis

News

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

| Nursery World

The pilot of 30-hour childcare is in jeopardy after nursery owners and childminders in a key local authority area united against taking part in the trial.

Nursery closes days after assault investigation dropped by police

News

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

| Nursery World

A Liverpool nursery investigated for assault charges has ceased trading, just five days after Merseyside Police announced that no further action would be taken.

No direction for nursery schools in White Paper

Opinion

Monday, May 2, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government's academy plans have left nursery schools in limbo, says Kathryn James

Families failed by SEN support

News

Monday, May 2, 2016

| Nursery World

Parents of SEN children are still struggling after recent reforms, reports Charlotte Goddard

Early Years Pupil Premium: Part 8 - Quality premium

Features

Monday, May 2, 2016

| Nursery World

EYPP interventions depend on quality interactions for maximum impact – and settings taking a holistic approach are training staff in shared thinking and language skills, Charlotte Goddard reports

Scottish parents call on all parties to tackle 'broken childcare system'

News

Friday, April 29, 2016

| Nursery World

A prominent parent-led campaign group is calling for Scotland’s political parties to fix their ‘broken childcare system’ before promising to double the free entitlement for three- and four-year-olds and vulnerable two-year-olds.

Childcare brokers report rise in nursery deals

News

Friday, April 29, 2016

| Nursery World

First-time buyers are leading a buoyant market for buying nurseries and childcare groups, according to one of the sector’s leading brokers.

Nurseries' warning over 30-hour childcare pilot

News

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

| Nursery World

The pilot of 30-hour childcare in York is under threat after nurseries warned that the low funding rate puts their businesses at risk of closure.

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New after school clubs policy criticised as 'wishy-washy'

York nurseries win rise to 30-hour childcare pilot funding

30 hours childcare risks widening the gap in the early years

Study finds little lasting impact from free hours

Nursery finds shelter in English Rugby’s home

DfE to offer £3m contract to support 30 hours' childcare

Nursery group seals £27m funding deal with Barclays

Government forges ahead with academy plans in Queen's Speech

Nursery school heads want freedom to convert to academies

Sector weighs up ‘disqualification by association’ options

Sustainability: Part 5 - Getting everybody involved

The Big Picture - Batman returns

Spotlight on…Sabine Dehon

Nursery owners design ‘Champagne nurseries, lemonade funding’ cards

Nursery World Awards 2016 - last chance to enter!

Busy Bees expands in the Midlands

Government backs down on academy plans

30-hour childcare pilot in crisis

Nursery closes days after assault investigation dropped by police

No direction for nursery schools in White Paper

Families failed by SEN support

Early Years Pupil Premium: Part 8 - Quality premium

Scottish parents call on all parties to tackle 'broken childcare system'

Childcare brokers report rise in nursery deals

Nurseries' warning over 30-hour childcare pilot

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