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Apprenticeship levy warning to early years sector

Thursday, August 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Settings are urged to air their views in the Government’s apprenticeship levy consultation after a leading training provider warned that ‘catastrophic’ funding cuts are in store.

Co-operative Childcare staff to ballot for strike action

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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

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Nursery staff at a Co-operative Childcare nursery are to be balloted for strike action over planned cuts to pay and conditions worth £95,000 a year.

Opening time signalled for nursery group's £2m pub expansion

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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

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A £2m expansion scheme is underway after a husband and wife-run nursery group purchased two former pubs.

Major pay survey from Nursery World and Pre-school Learning Alliance

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Friday, July 29, 2016

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Nursery World and the Pre-school Learning Alliance have teamed up to run a survey on early years pay, conditions and recruitment issues.

Bright Horizons appoints new MD

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Friday, April 15, 2016

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James Tugendhat has been named as the new managing director of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, the UK’s second largest nursery chain.

New Year Honours for nursery founders

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Monday, January 4, 2016

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Two nursery owners have been recognised in the New Year Honours list.

New compulsory standard to be introduced for childminders

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Wednesday, November 18, 2015

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Childminders in Scotland will be required to complete a new standard of best practice before being allowed to register, under new government plans.

Don't miss Nursery Chains Autumn 2015

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Monday, November 16, 2015

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Our annual Nursery Chains supplement is out now, free with the latest issue of Nursery World.

Close to six million people earning less than a living wage

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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

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New research suggests that 5.84 million people are paid less than the Living Wage and of these 280,000 work in the childcare and related personal services sector.

Last chance to give views on apprenticeship levy

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Friday, October 2, 2015

| Nursery World

Employers have until midnight to take part in a consultation on the apprenticeship levy, a tax on employers to fund an expansion in apprenticeships.

NEYTCO launches new accredited professional qualification

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Friday, September 4, 2015

| Nursery World

The membership organisation for early years trainers and consultants, NEyTCO, is offering a new consulting skills programme for early years consultants who are just setting up their businesses.

Nursery World Awards shortlist revealed

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Monday, July 6, 2015

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The waiting is over and we can unveil the shortlist for the Nursery World Awards 2015

'Chronic childcare shortages risk Government plans'

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Friday, June 26, 2015

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Local authorities’ failure to monitor childcare provision, and a lack of available places, risks putting the Government’s childcare plans in jeopardy, warns a new report.

Early years workers blocked from local job moves

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Monday, May 18, 2015

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Nursery staff are finding themselves barred from applying for local jobs by employers increasingly imposing restrictive clauses in their contracts, Nursery World has learned.

Spotlight on ... Bernie Devlin

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Sunday, May 3, 2015

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Bernie Devlin, co-founder, with his wife Mariessa, of Enchanted Forest Nurseries and children's fashion brand Enchanted Forest and Friends

Largest ever increase to National Minimum Wage from October

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

| Nursery World

The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister have today announced increases to the national minimum wage, including a 20 per cent rise to the amount apprentices are paid an hour.