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Partou and Happy Days nursery groups continue to grow

Friday, July 12, 2024

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Partou has acquired its 106th setting, while Happy Days Nurseries and Pre-schools has bought Toddletown and a standalone nursery.

One in three adults willing to pay £5 GP fee to fund early childhood services

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Friday, July 12, 2024

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Nearly a third of adults would be willing to pay £5 to see their GP if the additional revenue was directed towards early years health and development programs for under-fives, reveals survey.

Education minister visits LEYF nursery

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Friday, July 12, 2024

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The new education minister, Stephen Morgan MP, made his first visit to an early years setting, LEYF’S Marsham Street, yesterday, since being appointed to the DfE.

Nursery acquisitions down for the year as providers struggle with financial challenges

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Friday, July 12, 2024

| Nursery World

While there has been an increase in acquisitions by regional nursery groups, the number of nursery sales are down overall compared to last year, as settings 'close their doors', finds research by Christie & Co.

Hundreds of thousands of families impacted by two-child benefits cap

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

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More than 400,000 families are being ‘denied vital support’ because of the two-child benefits cap, reveal official statistics.

Rise in early years places, but number of disadvantaged twos accessing 15 hours at lowest recorded

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Thursday, July 11, 2024

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Ofsted figures published today shows that places have risen slightly, but provider numbers have fallen, and fewer low-income families have access to two-year-old places.

Former EEF chief executive and education catch-up tsar Sir Kevan Collins returns to DfE as schools adviser

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

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The former chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), Sir Kevan Collins, who previously held the role of education catch-up tsar, has been chosen as an adviser to the Department for Education (DfE).

Early years expert Julia Manning-Morton: 'It's time to ask our shiny new government for investment'

News

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

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Now is the time for early years professionals to fight for much-needed investment in the sector from the new Labour government, delegates at Nursery World’s ‘Birth to Three: Meeting Children’s Unique Needs’ conference were told yesterday (9 July).

Stephen Morgan MP looks set to take on early years role at DfE

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

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Stephen Morgan and Janet Daby are the latest appointments at the Department for Education, under new Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson.

Ministers appointed at DfE

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Tuesday, July 9, 2024

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The ministerial lineup at the Department for Education under new education secretary Bridget Phillipson has started to take shape, but it is not yet clear who will take on the early years brief.

Sector pays tribute to early years pioneer Professor Colwyn Trevarthen

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Monday, July 8, 2024

| Nursery World

Renowned child development expert, Professor Colwyn Trevarthen, has died at the age of 93.

New Education secretary resumes work to grow the early years workforce

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Monday, July 8, 2024

| Nursery World

The new education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, has resumed and expanded the existing Department for Education recruitment campaigns, including the one for the early years workforce.

General Election 2024: Labour wins landslide victory

News

Friday, July 5, 2024

| Nursery World

Keir Starmer has officially become prime minister on Friday, and has said the ‘sunlight of hope’ is now shining in Britain.

General Election 2024: reaction from the early years and children's sector

News

Friday, July 5, 2024

| Nursery World

As the country wakes up to a Labour landslide and a new prime minister in Keir Starmer, we’ll be covering the events of the day and want to hear from you with your reaction to the result.

General Election 2024: Bridget Phillipson appointed education secretary

News

Friday, July 5, 2024

| Nursery World

Bridget Phillipson has been named education secretary in Keir Starmer’s new government.

General Election 2024: Former children's minister loses his seat to the Lib Dems

News

Friday, July 5, 2024

| Nursery World

The former children and families minister David Johnston has lost his seat as MP for Didcot & Wantage in the General Election.

General Election 2024: Your Views

News

Friday, July 5, 2024

| Nursery World

Our experts give their views on the outcome of the General Election and Labour’s proposed policies, as outlined in their manifesto.

General Election 2024: Keir Starmer gives first speech as PM outside Number 10

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Friday, July 5, 2024

| Nursery World

General Election 2024: Early years settings share who (or what) gets their vote

News

Thursday, July 4, 2024

| Nursery World

As those aged 18 and over go to the polls, tomorrow's voters have been casting their votes in the ballot box, and learning about what happens in a general election.

General Election 2024: Voters across the UK head to the polls

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Thursday, July 4, 2024

| Nursery World

Good morning from the Nursery World team on the day of the 2024 General Election. Over the next two days, we will be reporting on the events of the election.

Newly formed nursery group grows to 22 sites

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

| Nursery World

South of England nursery group iStep Learning has acquired two more sites, with plans to continue to grow.

Former editor-in-chief of Nursery World Liz Roberts in conversation with Professor Tina Bruce

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

| Nursery World

The need to prioritise high-quality training in early education amid the ongoing expansion of nursery places is the focus of a podcast from The Froebel Trust with former editor-in-chief of Nursery World Liz Roberts and Professor Tina Bruce, who is considered a leading Froebelian educator.

An event to celebrate 'Starting with the child'

Opinion

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

| Nursery World

A recent hey! conference celebratingthe fifth edition of Julie Fisher's book, 'Starting from the Child?', provided an opportunity for fruitful discussion about the state of early years practice today.

More than half of settings only providing expanded funded places to existing families

News

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

| Nursery World

Almost two-thirds of settings (59 per cent) that are taking part in the expanded offer for two-year-olds have not been able to offer extra places, new research reveals.

Two-thirds of parents of under-fives feel party manifestos don't go far enough in supporting families

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Tuesday, July 2, 2024

| Nursery World

Two-thirds of families with young children say the political parties don’t do enough to support them and are not promising enough to tackle the cost of childcare, according to a new poll by More in Common.

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Partou and Happy Days nursery groups continue to grow

One in three adults willing to pay £5 GP fee to fund early childhood services

Education minister visits LEYF nursery

Nursery acquisitions down for the year as providers struggle with financial challenges

Hundreds of thousands of families impacted by two-child benefits cap

Rise in early years places, but number of disadvantaged twos accessing 15 hours at lowest recorded

Former EEF chief executive and education catch-up tsar Sir Kevan Collins returns to DfE as schools adviser

Early years expert Julia Manning-Morton: 'It's time to ask our shiny new government for investment'

Stephen Morgan MP looks set to take on early years role at DfE

Ministers appointed at DfE

Sector pays tribute to early years pioneer Professor Colwyn Trevarthen

New Education secretary resumes work to grow the early years workforce

General Election 2024: Labour wins landslide victory

General Election 2024: reaction from the early years and children's sector

General Election 2024: Bridget Phillipson appointed education secretary

General Election 2024: Former children's minister loses his seat to the Lib Dems

General Election 2024: Your Views

General Election 2024: Keir Starmer gives first speech as PM outside Number 10

General Election 2024: Early years settings share who (or what) gets their vote

General Election 2024: Voters across the UK head to the polls

Newly formed nursery group grows to 22 sites

Former editor-in-chief of Nursery World Liz Roberts in conversation with Professor Tina Bruce

An event to celebrate 'Starting with the child'

More than half of settings only providing expanded funded places to existing families

Two-thirds of parents of under-fives feel party manifestos don't go far enough in supporting families

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