Tax-Free Childcare error preventing parents' fees being paid to providers
Early years providers have been left out of pocket due to an error with the Tax-Free Childcare...
Early years providers have been left out of pocket due to an error with the Tax-Free Childcare...
As the Government’s childcare expansion for working parents of two-year-olds in England gets...
A new book by Professor Helen Penn suggests rather than campaign for greater childcare funding,...
Kids Planet, the third largest nursery group in the UK, has bought two more nurseries, taking its...
With parents who live outside Edinburgh set to lose funded childcare places in private and voluntary...
Ashbourne Day Nurseries has acquired Harp Nurseries, bringing its total number of settings to 41.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has claimed that the Government is ‘on track’ with its plans to expand...
Two surveys show that many settings will not be able to offer parents places for the extended...
‘Playing safe: why nursery security is a top priority’ was hosted by Nursery World in partnership...
Amid the uncertainty surrounding the roll-out of the extended entitlements, early years settings...
Christie & Co's Nick Brown shares seven top tips.
There is a £5 billion per year gap between Government funding and the estimated cost of delivery to...
Early years providers will struggle to meet increased demand for funded places once the expanded...
Job vacancies for early years practitioners have risen by 146 per cent since before the Covid-19...
Local authorities will have to confirm funding rates to early years providers eight weeks after the...
Early years professionals joining or returning to the sector could receive a £1,000 sign on bonus...
Following another challenging year for the sector, Catherine Gaunt looks at winners and losers in...
Childbase Partnership are top in our Nursery Chains’ 2024 table, which analyses the Ofsted reports...
For your guide to the who, what and where of nursery chains, our directory gives you all the...
What does quality provision look like on the ground for thriving nursery groups? Nicole Weinstein...
The third largest nursery group in the country has acquired its first nurseries in Wales, along with...
Most local authorities have yet to tell providers how much they will receive for funded places,...
Early years providers are being invited to take part in a survey analysing the impact of rising...
Thousands of parents are struggling to get their code to take up the extended hours and to find a...
Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co is predicting more consolidation among nursery...
Tops nursery group has introduced wild meat to their menus to extend children’s taste buds and help...
A childcare provider has saved a nursery from closure thanks to a six-figure funding package from...
Two of the country’s largest nursery groups, owned by the largest Dutch nursery group Partou, are to...
Alpha Nurseries, a group of more than 20 nurseries and out-of-school clubs, with a head office in...
The Childbase Partnership is launching a scheme in January to reward employees for a perfect...
The latest DfE Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey shows the number of early years providers...
The DfE has announced national average hourly funding rates of £11.22 for under-twos, £8.28 for...
It’s almost time. In just a handful of months, we’ll be gathering under that famous glass ceiling...
Philip Sachs and Catherine Stoneman of Kido explain how they are approaching the new 5:1 ratio for...
Ofsted outlines why giving all children ‘the best start in life’ is leading its strategic...
Katy Morton analyses changes coming down the track and garners opinion on the wider implications.
Hempsall’s consultancy and training has joined the Coram Group and will now become Coram Hempsall’s.
Ashbourne Day Nurseries has appointed a new managing director and opened a flagship setting in...
Storal nursery group has secured investment to expand with a new private equity provider, and has...
How management software is supporting early years providers to work proactively and collaboratively...
The market for acquisitions has slowed due to problems in the economy and concerns over staffing,...
Don’t miss Nursery World’s annual Business Summit in London on 2 February 2024, which will tackle...
Arun Kanwar, managing partner at Cairneagle, on key findings from the firm’s survey of early years...
Imogen Edmunds, managing director of Redwing Solutions, which specialises in HR for early years...
The early years skills gap has increased by over 2 per cent in the last five years, putting ‘immense...
Does the rise in private equity investment in England’s childcare sector put nurseries at risk of...
The chief executive of Family First, along with two other directors, have left the nursery group.
Lillie Hart, nursery manager at Jesters Day Nursery and Pre-school in Beaulieu.
Ofsted has published the second part of its early years research review, which aims to support...
The majority of parents do not support the move to allow early years settings to increase staff:...