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Busy Bees Altrincham in Greater Manchester has been rated inadequate by Ofsted in its latest inspection, SCREENGRAB: Busy Bees
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Busy Bees Altrincham rated 'inadequate' as children 'exposed to undue risks'

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Beatrice Merrick: Early Education's Centenary provides long view of sector's achievements and challenges

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Scotland's councils will be able to bid for funding to expand out-of-school childcare provision initially on school sites PHOTO Adobe Stock
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First minister sets out plans to expand out-of-school childcare in Scotland

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Wildflower meadows now account for just 1 per cent of the British countryside PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Wildflower seeds to be sent to every primary school in England to celebrate the Coronation and boost biodiversity

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Kids Play's flagship centre 'The Hub' in Milton Keynes. The group has been bought by Family First
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Family First acquires 100th setting

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From left: Busy Bees European CEO Chris McCandless and co-founder Marg Randles, Mayor of Lichfield Councillor Jamie Checkland, and Kelly Allington, centre director at Busy Bees Lichfield, cut the ribbon to declare the centre open PHOTO: Busy Bees
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Busy Bees celebrates 40 years in business

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Ashbourne Nurseries has taken over two settings from the Harp Group
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Ashbourne takes over two Harp Nurseries

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Harp Nurseries: Parents given just days to find alternative childcare as group closes Langho site

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Elvira Grob, a parent from London, says she is 'close to burnout', spending £975 a month on childcare and taking on extra work to afford nursery fees PHOTO Theirworld
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Parents in UK face tougher struggle to afford childcare than parents abroad – survey

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Children at Happy Days Nursery, Summercourt, Newquay, Cornwall, PHOTO: Happy Days
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Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-Schools grows to 20 settings

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Cara Brundle, director of business development at NDNA and Chris Mahady, chief executive officer for Findel PHOTO NDNA
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NDNA signs up to commercial partnership with nursery resources supplier Hope

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Campaigners are calling for a rise in the value of Healthy Start vouchers, which give low-income families access to fresh fruit and vegetables PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

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For the first time, childminders will be able to take part in training that will be evaluated by the EEF PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Childminders and early years settings offered DfE-funded training to boost language and numeracy

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Take part in our Ofsted survey

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The NDNA Cymru survey highlights the scale of underfunding of Wales' Childcare Offer, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Majority of nurseries in Wales expect to make a loss or break even - survey

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Tops Bearwood. The nursery was officially opened by Michael Tomlinson MP in 2022 PHOTO Tops
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Getting the funding rates right will 'make or break' nurseries

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