Nursery World

Nursery software management company Famly has bought nursery software pioneers FirstSteps
News

Famly buys FirstSteps nursery software company

Management
Many children starting school last September lacked basic language skills, the survey found PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Huge numbers of children starting school developmentally delayed - study

Closing the Gap
ICP Nurseries has bought the two settings operated by Future Champions Day Nursery
News

Nursery operators continue to grow within 'competitive' childcare market

Business
June O'Sullivan, chief executive of LEYF
Opinion

Doing things differently in Denmark

Viewpoint
Gareth Alcott: 'The leadership challenges of childcare settings are immense and growing'
Opinion

The early years sector and leadership apprenticeships

Apprenticeships
Boris Johnson visiting Busy Bees at Stockley Park in his constituency on Monday 7 March
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Boris Johnson visits Busy Bees nursery in Heathrow

Provision
Chief inspector Amanda Spielman speaking at the Nursery World Business Summit on Tuesday 8 March 2022
News

Ofsted to make early years its focus over next five years

Inspection
Bright Horizons is removing the age-related National Minimum Wage (NMW) for under-23s, which means that all employees will be on or above the NMW for 23-year-olds and above PHOTO Bright Horizons
News

Bright Horizons invests £10m to boost salaries and pay scales

Management
The Government has said it will not launch an independent review of childcare at this time PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Government rejects calls to review childcare funding

Funding
The Welsh Government has announced an 11 per cent increase in the hourly funding rate from April PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Childcare funding rate to increase in Wales in recognition of rising costs

Funding
There are concerns that the changes to student loans could impact on numbers starting university PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Concerns student loan changes could reduce number of low-income students attending university

Careers & Training
David Wright, founder of Paint Pots Nurseries with wife Anna, says they will continue as 'early years ambassadors'
Opinion

'You may never know the full impact of what you sow into each child’s life'

Business
The new guidance aims to make weaning more straight forward for parents
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New guidance on weaning to help 'confused' parents

Nutrition
Philippa Vigor (left), former owner of Townsend Nurseries, and Sarah Steel, CEO of The Old Station Nursery group, which as bought six of the group's seven nurseries
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The Old Station buys Townsend Nurseries

Management
Children and nursery practitioners from Kidzrus The Lodge nursery in Swinton, Manchester, celebrated World Book Day with the theme of Dodie Smith's classic, The One Hundred and One Dalmatians PHOTO Twitter
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Nurseries and schools celebrate World Book Day

Equipment & Resources
The new training programme for nursery staff to support children with speech difficulties launches in April PHOTO Adobe Stock
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New training to support children with communication difficulties

Careers & Training

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