4 March 2004
The growth in new nursery places has outstripped demand
from parents for the second year running, as the UKday nursery market grew by
12.4 per cent, according to the latest...
4 March 2004
* One of the largest care home operators in England is
to move into the childcare sector. Trading under the name Kids 1st Day
Nurseries, the Helen McArdle Group is...
4 March 2004
The nursery chain Buffer Bear is set to double in size
this year, with the opening of 20 more Neighbourhood Nurseries and five more
on-site nurseries with the National Health...
4 March 2004
It is with great regret that Nursery World has to
report the death, last month, of Anne Wiltsher, editor of our Out of School
magazine. Anne had a long association...
4 March 2004
The number of lone-parent families in Northern Ireland
has more than doubled in the past 20 years from 11 per cent of families with
dependent children in 1983 to 24...
4 March 2004
Early years practitioners and health professionals
working with babies can receive a free copy of a new guide to health and
hygiene to give to parents and carers. Looking after...
4 March 2004
Employers could secure £1m or more to cover the
capital costs of a workplace nursery under proposals from the Employers
Childcare Network, which says it has discussed its plans with...
4 March 2004
The first prize in the Outdoor Challenge competition
run by Nursery World and Learning Through Landscapes has gone to the Red
HouseChildren's Centre in Bristol. More than 200 entries flooded...
4 March 2004
(Photograph) - Hertfordshire's first neighbourhood
nursery, Squirrels at Ludwick, a £1.1m, 72-place setting next to Ludwick
Nursery School in Welwyn Garden City, is already a focal point in the community...
4 March 2004
Changes in the way that the National Health Service's
childcare strategy is funded could threaten what has so far been a roaring
success story. Simon Vevers investigates With 140 new...