Katy Morton

Pebble is an online platform for parents to book ad hoc sessions at their registered childcare setting
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Childcare booking platform designed to boost nurseries' occupancy rates to expand

Provision
Responses to a FOI by Action for Children reveal the extent to which children are missing out on early help, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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64,000 children a year missing out on early help services, suggests new research

Families
Nurseries are contributing to and arranging collections of essential items for those impacted by the invasion of Ukraine, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Nurseries donate essential items to families in Ukraine

Working With Parents
The Duchess of Cambridge visiting a forest school in Copenhagen, PHOTO DukeandDuchessofCambridge Instagram
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Duchess of Cambridge visits forest school in Denmark

Provision
Busy Bees has launched its largest ever recruitment drive
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Busy Bees to recruit 700 new apprentices

Apprenticeships
Michael Rosen, children's author and poet
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Michael Rosen to promote the importance of reading to under-fives in new role

Families
More than 30,000 books are available to give to schools to distribute to children living in poverty, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Free book gifting scheme for disadvantaged pupils launches

Resources
The aim of the free webinars is for childcare practitioners to encourage more families to use Tax-Free Childcare PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Free webinars for early years staff to boost take up of Tax-Free Childcare

Families
The first ever physical activity guidelines for disabled children and young people are aimed at those aged two and above PHOTO Adobe Stock
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First-ever physical activity guidelines published for disabled children

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The Met Office said on Friday: 'We are starting to see gusts of 70 mph across the southeast as Storm Eunice continues to track eastwards' PHOTO Twitter
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Storm Eunice causes nurseries to close their doors

Provision
Busy Bees has purchased Leeward Childcare in Jersey
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Busy Bees buys Channel Islands nursery

Provision
Twinkles Nursery White Rose in Leeds
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Kids Planet adds six more nurseries

Provision
The TUC is urging the Government to increase the national minimum wage to £10 for all childcare workers
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TUC calls for 'urgent cash boost' to help childcare sector recover from the pandemic

Policy & Politics
Two nurseries have been forced to shut as the pandemic worsened existing issues PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Covid forces the permanent closure of two nurseries

Business
The new nursery in Bromley is Fennies' 15th setting
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Fennies nursery group grows to 15 settings

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Management
MiChild operates 16 settings including Stepping Stones Nursery in Stockport (pictured)
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MiChild to invest £1m to improve nurseries and staff training

Management