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Councils underspent £55m in early years funding which failed to reach providers

Thursday, March 24, 2022

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The majority of local authorities are not passing on money left over from Government funding to deliver childcare places to providers, according to an analysis of responses to Freedom of Information requests.

The Old Station Nursery group buys Good Manors Day Nurseries

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

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The Old Station Nursery Group has bought four more settings, taking its total number of nurseries to 63.

Kids Planet grows to 107 nurseries

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Friday, March 11, 2022

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The UK’s third largest nursery group Kids Planet has acquired four new settings, taking its total number of ‘active’ sites to 107.

Nursery operators continue to grow within 'competitive' childcare market

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

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ICP Nurseries has bought two more settings, taking its total number of settings to 52, while a London operator and Scottish provider have both added sites.

Ofsted to make early years its focus over next five years

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

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Ofsted is to publish its five-year strategy in the spring, which will focus on the early years sector, the chief inspector Amanda Spielman has revealed.

Childcare booking platform designed to boost nurseries' occupancy rates to expand

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Monday, February 28, 2022

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A new platform that allows parents to book ad hoc sessions at their childcare setting is being expanded across the country following a successful pilot.

Change to Covid rules on testing and isolation provokes mixed response among nurseries and childminders

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Tuesday, February 22, 2022

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Early years settings have questioned the Government’s decision to scrap twice-weekly testing in early years settings and have raised concerns about plans to end self-isolation for positive Covid cases.

Busy Bees buys Channel Islands nursery

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Friday, February 18, 2022

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The UK’s largest nursery group Busy Bees Childcare has acquired another nursery in Jersey.

Kids Planet adds six more nurseries

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Thursday, February 17, 2022

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Kids Planet, the third largest nursery group in the UK, has bought the Twinkles Nursery chain taking its total number of settings to 105.

Covid forces the permanent closure of two nurseries

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Monday, February 14, 2022

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A setting operated by Storal Learning has shut down due to a lack of staff and inability to recruit, exacerbated by the pandemic, while another nursery run by an education trust is to close because it is no longer financially viable.

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.

Covid cases on the decline in childcare settings and schools, official figures suggest

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Wednesday, February 9, 2022

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The number of early years staff absent from work because of Covid-19 has dropped slightly, reveal DfE figures for the end of January.

Edinburgh nursery group hands ownership to employees

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Friday, February 4, 2022

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Kidzcare, which operates four nurseries, has moved to employee ownership with 100 per cent of the company shares now owned by its 150 staff.

Nursery groups grow their businesses with further acquisitions

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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

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Storal Learning has bought Farley Nursery Schools' three settings in Wiltshire and Hampshire, while Kids Planet has acquired a family-run nursery chain.

Portland Nurseries rewards employees with free childcare

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Monday, January 31, 2022

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To mark its 30th birthday, the Portland Nurseries group has introduced a free childcare policy for all its employees in recognition of their hard work.

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.

Welcome Nurseries commits to improving Smarties Nursery after concerns raised

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

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Welcome Nurseries, the owner of Smarties Nursery in Leicestershire, where a number of incidents took place last year, says the setting has been turned around and a new management team put in place.

DfE survey shows 13 per cent of early years staff off work due to Covid

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

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New statistics published by the Department for Education (DfE) show that 13 per cent of staff working in nurseries and childminder settings were absent from work due to Coronavirus mid-January.

Childcare market report - 'swift' recovery in 2021 led to 'exceptional' year for acquisitions

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Monday, January 24, 2022

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Last year was a ‘year of resilience and bounce back’ for childcare businesses, according to Redwoods Dowling Kerr’s latest childcare and education market report.

Kindred Nurseries buys two settings in Essex

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Thursday, January 20, 2022

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Expanding group Kindred Nurseries has bought ABC Rainbow Day Nursery, which operates two sites in Westcliff-on-Sea and Rayleigh.

Bright Horizons fined £800,000 over toddler death

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

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Nursery group Bright Horizons has been fined £800,000 over the death of a ten-month-old boy who choked on mango while unsupervised for several minutes.

Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

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An equality fund to make Scottish workplaces, including childcare settings, more inclusive and diverse has been launched by the Scottish Government.

Old Station Nursery group expands to 53 settings

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Monday, January 17, 2022

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The Old Station Nursery group, part of French operator La Maison Bleue, has bought a chain of eight nurseries.

EXCLUSIVE - Coronavirus: More than 20 per cent of early years staff off work last week

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Friday, January 14, 2022

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Around one in five early years staff were off work due to Covid during the first week of the new term, a new snap poll by the National Day Nurseries Association has found.

Ofsted U-turn on controversial early years employee health guidance

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Thursday, January 13, 2022

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In a swift turnaround, Ofsted has withdrawn its document requiring early years providers to report 'significant events and changes to health’ in employees and volunteers, less than 24 hours after publishing it, and says it will ‘review’ the guidance.

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Councils underspent £55m in early years funding which failed to reach providers

The Old Station Nursery group buys Good Manors Day Nurseries

Kids Planet grows to 107 nurseries

Nursery operators continue to grow within 'competitive' childcare market

Ofsted to make early years its focus over next five years

Childcare booking platform designed to boost nurseries' occupancy rates to expand

Change to Covid rules on testing and isolation provokes mixed response among nurseries and childminders

Busy Bees buys Channel Islands nursery

Kids Planet adds six more nurseries

Covid forces the permanent closure of two nurseries

Fennies nursery group grows to 15 settings

Covid cases on the decline in childcare settings and schools, official figures suggest

Edinburgh nursery group hands ownership to employees

Nursery groups grow their businesses with further acquisitions

Portland Nurseries rewards employees with free childcare

Sector accuses Government of misleading it over early years funding

Welcome Nurseries commits to improving Smarties Nursery after concerns raised

DfE survey shows 13 per cent of early years staff off work due to Covid

Childcare market report - 'swift' recovery in 2021 led to 'exceptional' year for acquisitions

Kindred Nurseries buys two settings in Essex

Bright Horizons fined £800,000 over toddler death

Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse

Old Station Nursery group expands to 53 settings

EXCLUSIVE - Coronavirus: More than 20 per cent of early years staff off work last week

Ofsted U-turn on controversial early years employee health guidance

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