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Nursery group Alpha Nurseries closes due to financial problems

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

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Alpha Nurseries, a group of more than 20 nurseries and out-of-school clubs, with a head office in Ipswich, has announced the immediate closure of all its settings.

Early years attendance drops, latest official figures show

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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

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Less than a half (46 per cent) of early years settings were open at the end of July, according to the latest statistics from the Department for Education.

DfE brings in temporary change to early years funding to provide 'reassurance' to nurseries and childminders

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

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Childcare providers will receive funding based on actual attendance numbers during this year's summer and autumn terms, in a move designed to protect their funding, as children return to early years settings.

New outdoor nursery group launches in Scotland

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Monday, July 19, 2021

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An Edinburgh social enterprise has secured £725,000 in funding to launch a chain of outdoor nurseries.

UK's largest nursery group Busy Bees to open 357th setting

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Thursday, August 12, 2021

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Busy Bees Childcare will open its new nursery in Nottingham next month.

Nursery groups grow their businesses

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

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Derbyshire-based White House Nursery Group has bought its sixth setting, while Back to the Garden Childcare has started construction on its second site.

Ofsted dismisses calls to temporarily suspend early years inspections due to Covid

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

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As Nursery World reported yesterday, the NDNA wrote to Ofsted calling for routine early years inspections to be put on hold because of ‘unsustainable’ levels of staff absences, however the inspectorate has now confirmed inspections will continue as normal.

Sector accuses Government of misleading it over early years funding

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

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Early years sector organisations have reacted with alarm to more details of funding for the next three financial years, which confirms that the extra money announced for early years entitlements in the autumn budget is £320m less than was stated at the time.

Fennies nursery group grows to 15 settings

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Friday, February 11, 2022

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Fennies, which operates across London, Surrey and Kent, has opened two new settings in the last couple of weeks.

Bright Horizons acquires Australian nursery group

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Wednesday, May 4, 2022

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Bright Horizons has expanded into Australia with the acquisition of a nursery group of 75 sites.

The UK's top 10 largest nursery groups continue to expand

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

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Busy Bees Childcare, Grandir and ICP Education have all acquired more settings.

Kids Planet and Thrive Education continue to grow

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Friday, June 24, 2022

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The third largest nursery group in the country, Kids Planet, has bought Happy Days Lancashire, while Thrive Education has bought its third nursery in Chester.

Coronavirus: Seventy nurseries signed up to bring potential lawsuit against insurance broker

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

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Law firm Fieldfisher is planning to push ahead with legal action on behalf of dozens of nurseries against insurance broker Pound Gates for recommending business interruption insurance policies that failed to pay out during the pandemic.

North England nursery group to open ninth setting

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

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Rosedene Nurseries, which operates eight settings throughout North-East England and Yorkshire, is to open a new nursery in Middlesborough, North Yorkshire in October.

Development of 5,000 two-year-olds tracked as part of Government-funded study

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Friday, October 18, 2013

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Research interviews began last week with families taking part in one of the largest ever Government-funded studies into early years education.

Busy Bees celebrates 30 years

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Monday, November 25, 2013

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Celebrations at Busy Bees nurseries across the country for the 30th birthday of the UK's largest nursery group include parties, competitions and a world record attempt.

Does the 30-hour funding stack up?

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Monday, December 14, 2015

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Following the announcements made in the Chancellor’s Autumn Spending Review, Dr Jo Verrill, managing director of research agency Ceeda, examines how providers will be affected financially

Early years sector’s hopes and dreams for the year ahead

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Monday, January 8, 2018

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Early years organisations, childcare providers and unions share their new year wishes.

Nursery owners create 'Champagne nurseries, lemonade funding' video

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Thursday, March 31, 2016

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The YouTube video has been launched by a group of nursery owners to campaign against the government’s policies on the free entitlement.

Analysis: 'Self-evaluation is critical'

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

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Quality is a big issue in Ofsted's latest annual report on childcare. Ruth Thomson rounds up the main findings.

'Head count' costs nursery free entitlement funding

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

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A nursery rated outstanding is fighting a loophole in its local free entitlement funding which left it 288 out of pocket.

Nursery chain threatens to pull out of free entitlement

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

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A nursery chain offering more than 650 childcare places is considering pulling its nine nurseries out of the free entitlement scheme if underfunding continues.

More nurseries threaten to quit free entitlement scheme

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

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Nurseries in Hertfordshire have warned that they may be forced to pull out of the free entitlement scheme for three- and four-year-olds in April if they are not allowed to charge top-up fees.

DfE to offer £3m contract to support 30 hours' childcare

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Friday, May 20, 2016

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The Department for Education is launching a tender process for a two-year contract to support the 30 hours free childcare scheme.

York nurseries win rise to 30-hour childcare pilot funding

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Friday, May 27, 2016

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Nurseries and childminders in York have won their battle for more Government funding for the 30 hours’ childcare pilot.

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Nursery group Alpha Nurseries closes due to financial problems

Early years attendance drops, latest official figures show

DfE brings in temporary change to early years funding to provide 'reassurance' to nurseries and childminders

New outdoor nursery group launches in Scotland

UK's largest nursery group Busy Bees to open 357th setting

Nursery groups grow their businesses

Ofsted dismisses calls to temporarily suspend early years inspections due to Covid

Sector accuses Government of misleading it over early years funding

Fennies nursery group grows to 15 settings

Bright Horizons acquires Australian nursery group

The UK's top 10 largest nursery groups continue to expand

Kids Planet and Thrive Education continue to grow

Coronavirus: Seventy nurseries signed up to bring potential lawsuit against insurance broker

North England nursery group to open ninth setting

Development of 5,000 two-year-olds tracked as part of Government-funded study

Busy Bees celebrates 30 years

Does the 30-hour funding stack up?

Early years sector’s hopes and dreams for the year ahead

Nursery owners create 'Champagne nurseries, lemonade funding' video

Analysis: 'Self-evaluation is critical'

'Head count' costs nursery free entitlement funding

Nursery chain threatens to pull out of free entitlement

More nurseries threaten to quit free entitlement scheme

DfE to offer £3m contract to support 30 hours' childcare

York nurseries win rise to 30-hour childcare pilot funding

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