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Nursery Management: Finance - Talking about money matters

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  • Monday, March 19, 2012
    • | Nursery World
As more parents struggle with childcare costs, nurseries need to have clear policies about paying fees and collecting debts while remaining sensitive to family difficulties, says Claire Schofield, director of Membership, Policy and Communications at National Day Nurseries Association.

Nursery Management: Two-year-olds - Quality is all

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  • Monday, March 19, 2012
    • | Nursery World
With the aim to extend the free entitlement to 40 per cent of all two-year-olds by 2015, nurseries are having to think long and hard about how they can equip themselves to deliver this, as it will require many changes, says Mary Evans.

Aspiring to the goal of nursery ownership

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  • Monday, March 5, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Are new start-ups currently being deterred by the tough economic conditions? Not necessarily so, says Andrew Steen of Redwoods Dowling Kerr, who believes there are still opportunities for ambitious individuals to create successful businesses.Here he answers some questions around the realities of taking a big leap in today's market.

Management round table: implementing a smoking ban

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  • Wednesday, February 22, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Manager's dilemma:'I would very much like to ban smoking from my nursery but as quite a large percentage of our staff are smokers I am not sure where to start. I understand that it is legal to request that no-one smokes on the premises but I am worried about enforcing this, and the ill-will it might cause.'

Take twos.. continuity of care

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  • Friday, February 3, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The expansion of the free entitlement for disadvantaged two year-olds will require new solutions to meet demand for places and new relationships between providers. James Hempsall describes how this has been the case in Stockton-on-Tees, where a holistic family approach has focused on providing continuity between a specially created playgroup and the children's centre.

Passage to India: a nursery owner's experience of a new, fast-moving market

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  • Monday, November 28, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Sarah Steel, managing director of the Old Station Nursery group, has just returned from a fascinating trip to Bangalore, in the south of India, where she visited a number of pre-schools and nurseries. Here she recounts the differences and similarities with the UK market and reflects how far we have travelled in the last decade as a sector.

Leadership - so much to say about books

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  • Monday, November 28, 2011
    • | Nursery World
At Southwark Primary School in Nottingham, nursery leader Pip Otter is exploring the potential of the 'dialogic book talk' approach, which promotes early language and literacy

Finance: Review your costs for the year ahead

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  • Monday, November 28, 2011
    • | Nursery World
As nurseries are having to tighten their belts like everyone else, Mary Evans outlines some ways that managers can take firmer control of their business finances while keeping the staff happy

HR Update - What employers and staff can expect in 2012

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  • Monday, November 28, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Employment law has changed this year and other new legislation is on its way in 2012. Jacqui Mann, managing director of HR4 Nurseries, reviews the important developments and urges employers to keep their policies up to date

Nursery Chains: League Tables - High fliers

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  • Friday, November 4, 2011
    • | Nursery World
You'll find some new names in our Top 25 table of nursery groups this year, and in the directory too. Catherine Gaunt analyses the ups and downs in both size and quality of the chains.

15 hours... achieving big ambitions

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  • Monday, October 31, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Providing the 15 hours and responding to the changing needs of parents has, as this column has shown, required much effort by settings to transform their business, workforce, and sometimes premises. James Hempsall explains how one pre-school has exceeded its ambitions by being resourceful and sharpening its business approach.

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