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

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Many children starting school last September lacked basic language skills, the survey found PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Huge numbers of children starting school developmentally delayed - study

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ICP Nurseries has bought the two settings operated by Future Champions Day Nursery
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Nursery operators continue to grow within 'competitive' childcare market

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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

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Chief inspector Amanda Spielman speaking at the Nursery World Business Summit on Tuesday 8 March 2022
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Ofsted to make early years its focus over next five years

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

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The Government has said it will not launch an independent review of childcare at this time PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Government rejects calls to review childcare funding

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The Welsh Government has announced an 11 per cent increase in the hourly funding rate from April PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Childcare funding rate to increase in Wales in recognition of rising costs

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There are concerns that the changes to student loans could impact on numbers starting university PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Concerns student loan changes could reduce number of low-income students attending university

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

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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

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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

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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

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New EYFS Essentials training videos on the early years curriculum out now

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Children's author Shirley Hughes has passed away after a short illness PHOTO Lizzie Mayson
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Much-loved children's author Shirley Hughes passes away

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March delivers a bumper issue

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