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Editor's view
By Liz Roberts, editor,
Nursery World,
25 August 2005
Ofsted's latest report on the early years and childcare sector paints a broadly positive picture of day-to-day operations in the sector (see News, page 6), brimming as it is with examples of good practice and figures that show relatively few providers being judged 'unsatisfactory'. On the financial side, however, there are signs that tough trading conditions for private day nurseries are having a negative effect. The weak performance of nurseries in the UK's largest chain, Nord Anglia, and lower than expected occupancy levels have contributed to falling profits and the closure of the company's head office (see News, page 4).
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