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EYFS best practice - All about… under-threes’ physical development
Why movement is important for the youngest children and how settings can best provide opportunities to practise it. By Carol Archer
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PACEY survey reveals LAs making requirements of settings contrary to Government guidance
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Nursery to be replaced by police HQ
An outstanding-graded nursery in Liverpool is closing next month to make way for a new police headquarters.
Nursery in historic building buys freehold to grow business
A Lancashire-based nursery has bought the freehold of its period home with just under £1m in funding as part of expansion plans.
Group to hold a day to celebrate nursery practitioners
The Co-operative Childcare is holding an inaugural National Nursery Practitioner Day on 17 October, and wants other nursery providers to join in the celebrations.
Scotland's baby box to be put on display for future generations
Scotland's baby box will be preserved in history at Edinburgh’s Museum of Childhood.
Bright Horizons signs deal with Morgan Stanley to offer workplace childcare
Investment bank Morgan Stanley is offering its employees workplace nursery places at Bright Horizons settings in London and Glasgow.
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Children's centre consultation off the table
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Parents encouraged to read 'basic life skill stories' to children
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Lottery funding awarded to support working families in poverty
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Shortage of 11,000 early years teachers, warns Save the Children
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Call for better communication to support adopted children with SEND
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Not enough evidence that funded childcare works, say researchers
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Busy Bees buys Worcestershire nursery
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Working families 'losing hundreds' under Universal Credit
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Early Years Careers Pathway and map published
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Council warning over funding and recruitment for Scottish early years expansion
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