In the 12 months since Nursery Chains was last published, nursery groups have been living with the twin challenges of implementing the Early Years Foundation Stage and the economic crisis.
There are some new faces in our Top 25 table of nursery groups this year, and in our extensive directory too. Catherine Gaunt analyses the latest moves in both size and quality of the chains.
Some food for thought in your professional career MAKING SENSE OF EARLY LITERACY:A PRACTITIONER'S PERSPECTIVE.
Kindred Nurseries has acquired the four Bright Stars Nurseries, based in London.
Hot on the heels of Ofsted's annual report into early years provision comes its proposed changes to the sector's inspection process (see News, page 4). These represent a fairly comprehensive revamp of...
Winner: London Network of Men in Childcare, London Early Years Foundation.
The research and thinking about infant development available to early years practitioners is highlighted by Jools Page and Cathy Nutbrown from the University of Sheffield's School of Education.
Bright horizons family Solutions, the second largest nursery chain in the UK, has been recognised for the fourth consecutive year as one of the 50 Best Workplaces in the UK by the Great Place to Work...