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Special educational needs nursery facing closure

Thursday, August 23, 2012

| Nursery World

A Staffordshire nursery which cares for children with special educational needs, is to close in December despite opposition from parents and local residents.

Busy Bees buys Just Learning

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

| Nursery World

Busy Bees, the UK's largest nursery group, has acquired the Just Learning chain of 71 settings, bringing the total number of places the group offers to over 19,000.

Bright Horizions launches 'Ready for School' app for parents

News

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

| Nursery World

Bright Horizons, the second largest nursery group in the UK, has launched a new app for parents of pre-school children.

Nursery at threat of closure for putting children's safety at risk

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

| Nursery World

Little People nursery in Colne is facing closure if it does not improve significantly following a damning Ofsted inspection.

Star Photo:Castle Day Nursery

News

Friday, August 17, 2012

| Nursery World

Children at Castle Day Nursery, Worthing have been harvesting the peas and potatoes that they have grown on their nursery vegetable patch.

Exclusive: The Minister's View - We want you to grow

Opinion

Friday, August 17, 2012

| Nursery World

The 2011 census found there were 3.5 million children under five in England and Wales, which is 406,000 more than the last census in 2001.

Childcare Commission: Bad timing of consultation will limit response

News

Friday, August 17, 2012

| Nursery World

The early years sector has raised concerns that the timing of the Government's Childcare Commission consultation, over the summer holidays and during the Olympics, will limit the number of practitioners that respond to the call for evidence.

Interview - Elizabeth Gardiner, Head of Policy at Working Families

News

Friday, August 17, 2012

| Nursery World

Elizabeth Gardiner talks about the need for atypical hours childcare

The big picture: Nursery school digs for gold

News

Friday, August 17, 2012

| Nursery World

Welton Free Rangers Forest Nursery School in Somerset has won gold in the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) Excellence Awards with a project that allowed children and young people to enjoy the natural environment in a non-damaging way.

Editor's View - Future of school sport remains uncertain

Opinion

Friday, August 17, 2012

| Nursery World

The euphoria occasioned by the golden performances of the Team GB Olympic athletes is starting to subside a little, hastened by news that the Government is making it easier for schools to sell off playing fields.

Nursery World's Noticeboard-fun in the sun, graduation ceremonies and lots more

News

Friday, August 17, 2012

| Nursery World

See what nurseries across the country have been up to.

A Unique Child: Inclusion - Ten out of ten

Features

Friday, August 17, 2012

| Nursery World

The first children's centre in the country to achieve 'Outstanding' in every category of its Ofsted inspection has celebrated ten years of innovation and excellence. Rafiquel Islam explains its success

Childcare Enterprise chain launches new nursery brand

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Friday, August 17, 2012

| Nursery World

The directors of nursery group Childcare Enterprise, which manages workplace and children's centre nurseries, are opening a new chain of settings under the name of Brunton Day Nursery.

Happy Child group acquires two nurseries

News

Friday, August 17, 2012

| Nursery World

Nursery chain Happy Child has taken over two nurseries in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

Funding injection for two-year-olds may make or break nurseries

News

Friday, August 17, 2012

| Nursery World

Free entitlement funding for two-year-olds could signal make-or-break time for many early years settings, according to a leading sector report.

Parents fight to save Southwark nurseries from closure

News

Monday, August 13, 2012

| Nursery World

More than 1,300 people have signed a petition against Southwark Council's planned closures of two nurseries.

Nurseries struggle as parents choose part-time care

News

Friday, August 10, 2012

| Nursery World

Nearly half of the nurseries in Scotland do not expect to make a profit this year, according to a new survey by the National Day Nurseries Association.

New 24-hour nursery opens for shift workers

News

Thursday, August 9, 2012

| Nursery World

A nursery that provides care 24 hours a day, six days a week has opened in Surrey for parents who work shifts.

No case for profit-making schools, think-tank finds

News

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

| Nursery World

Schools should not be run for profit, a report argues, which found that charities run schools better than businesses.

Play centre that bans fathers under investigation

News

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

| Nursery World

A Birmingham soft play centre is being investigated by the Equality and Human Rights Commission after it decided to ban fathers from attending with their children.

Busy Bees campaigns to make blinds safe

News

Monday, August 6, 2012

| Nursery World

Busy Bees, the UK's largest childcare provider, is using its experience to raise awareness among the sector of the danger of some roller blinds to children, following an incident at one of their settings.

Star Photo: Woodland House Nursery

News

Friday, August 3, 2012

| Nursery World

Children from Woodland House Nursery in Bristol searched for treasure on a stretch of the Severn beach in the West of England.

Premises, Part 3: Provision for two-year-olds - Room to grow

Features

Friday, August 3, 2012

| Nursery World

With the extension of free nursery places to two-year-olds, many settings will need to consider how best to adapt or extend their sites, bearing in mind the associated cost and local planning laws.

In Numbers

News

Friday, August 3, 2012

| Nursery World

How the total headcount of pupils aged under five in maintained nursery and state-funded primary and secondary schools has fluctuated since 1999.

Free school meals feed minds as well as bodies

News

Friday, August 3, 2012

| Nursery World

A two-year pilot that made free school meals available for all primary pupils significantly improved children's attainment, with children making between four and eight weeks more progress than is generally the case.

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Special educational needs nursery facing closure

Busy Bees buys Just Learning

Bright Horizions launches 'Ready for School' app for parents

Nursery at threat of closure for putting children's safety at risk

Star Photo:Castle Day Nursery

Exclusive: The Minister's View - We want you to grow

Childcare Commission: Bad timing of consultation will limit response

Interview - Elizabeth Gardiner, Head of Policy at Working Families

The big picture: Nursery school digs for gold

Editor's View - Future of school sport remains uncertain

Nursery World's Noticeboard-fun in the sun, graduation ceremonies and lots more

A Unique Child: Inclusion - Ten out of ten

Childcare Enterprise chain launches new nursery brand

Happy Child group acquires two nurseries

Funding injection for two-year-olds may make or break nurseries

Parents fight to save Southwark nurseries from closure

Nurseries struggle as parents choose part-time care

New 24-hour nursery opens for shift workers

No case for profit-making schools, think-tank finds

Play centre that bans fathers under investigation

Busy Bees campaigns to make blinds safe

Star Photo: Woodland House Nursery

Premises, Part 3: Provision for two-year-olds - Room to grow

In Numbers

Free school meals feed minds as well as bodies

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