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With the top ten nursery groups retaining their league-table positions, there is little movement among the largest players. But there are rumblings lower down the table, with Giraffe Childcare and E...
Seize the moment
Some have doubts about its long-term effect, but chains want to take advantage of money for workforce reform, says Karen Faux Further information
Family fortunes
Cornish company Happy Days has grown into a profitable, 17-strong chain over 15 years. Mary Evans finds out the secret of its success Secondary school teacher Sarah Karkeek was so concerned at the p...
At a click
Websites are a key marketing tool for most nursery chains. Annette Rawstrone explains why and looks at how it's done An internet presence is regarded as essential for the majority of businesses and ...
Wear it well!
Most nursery chains insist their staff don a corporate uniform for work, our survey reveals. Melanie Defries finds out why Vicky Pollard, the 'Little Britain' tracksuit-wearing, heavily made-up chav...
Up and running
Active Learning has ambitious plans for expansion as it seeks to reinvent the sector. Laura Marcus reports The entrepreneurial team behind Active Learning are looking to raise the bar for nursery ch...
Holding on
While the Irish market booms, the growth in places and settings among the largest players in the UKis pretty much at a standstill, finds Catherine Gaunt The fortunes of the 20 biggest nursery groups...
Growing pains
The Irish economy is booming and demand for childcare high. Simon Vevers explores the challenges faced as the sector expands Falling occupancy may be a central issue in the UK but not for nursery pr...
Editor's view
A debate in the House of Lords last week flagged up the shortage of speech and language therapists in children's services (see News, page 6). It is not that there are too few people - according to ...
Framework plans revealed
Plans for an integrated qualifications framework (IQF) for the children's workforce were fleshed out last week, but questions remain over the timetable for its implementation and the extent to which...
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