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With the drop in adult to child ratios from pre-school to Reception flagged as an issue, Katy Morton reports on how two schools’ teachers and key people deal with it

Nursery owners’ desperate measures to survive

News

Monday, April 30, 2018

| Nursery World

Childcare providers are relying on financial support from family and friends or additional income revenues to keep their businesses afloat.

Early Years Teachers 'doing more work for same pay'

News

Friday, April 27, 2018

| Nursery World

Most early years teachers don’t receive graduate-level pay, unlike the majority of those with Qualified Teacher Status, a survey has found.

Ratios debate 'will rear its head again'

Opinion

Friday, April 27, 2018

| Nursery World

The Government is gearing up to try and relax ratios again, argues Christie and Co's Courteney Donaldson, managing director of childcare and education

Business start-up grants available for new childminders

News

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

| Nursery World

Newly-registered childminders in England could be eligible for funding from the Department for Education (DfE) to help them set up their business and offer 30-hour childcare.

GDPR could lead to extra costs for providers

News

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

| Nursery World

New data protection rules could result in additional costs for providers, the Pre-school Learning Alliance has warned.

Survey looks at the impact of work on early years practitioners' mental health

News

Monday, April 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Childcare practitioners are invited to give their views on the impact working in the early years has had on their stress levels and mental well-being.

Just Childcare acquires nursery in old school building

News

Thursday, April 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Just Childcare has bought Playdays Daycare Nursery in Bolton.

Scrap business rates for nurseries, says small business organisation

News

Thursday, April 19, 2018

| Nursery World

The Government should urgently review 30 hours funding and introduce a new 100 per cent business rate relief scheme to reflect the increasing cost pressures nurseries face, says the Federation of Small Businesses.

Alliance launches provider costs calculator as alternative to DfE template

News

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

| Nursery World

The Pre-School Learning Alliance has developed a costs calculator for providers to inform the DfE of their delivery costs.

Kids Planet and Happy Days add nurseries

News

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

| Nursery World

UK nursery groups are continuing their expansion plans, with Kids Planet and Happy Days continuing to grow.

DfE to consult on home schooling and out-of-school settings

News

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

| Nursery World

A consultation on improving standards of home schooling has been launched by the Department for Education (DfE), while it also plans to consult on a voluntary code for out-of-school 'education' settings.

Funding - A black hole?

Features

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

| Nursery World

The National Funding Formula for schools is changing from this month. What does this mean for early years, asks Hannah Crown

Nursery group closed over safeguarding fears

News

Monday, April 16, 2018

| Nursery World

Four nurseries in Devon are to be permanently closed, leaving more than 400 children without childcare and 100 members of staff without jobs.

Inequality at work

Opinion

Monday, April 16, 2018

| Nursery World

Michael Pettavel minds about the gender pay gap

Universal Credit: Part 4 - An incentive to work?

Features

Monday, April 16, 2018

| Nursery World

Will Universal Credit make parents paying for childcare better or worse off if they increase their hours, asks David Finch at the Resolution Foundation

Major nursery groups reveal gender pay gap

News

Monday, April 16, 2018

| Nursery World

Nursery groups with more than 250 employees have reported on their gender pay gaps, with women ahead in some companies, but men still paid more in others despite the female-dominated nature of the early years sector.

Jemma Honey, director of Bambinos Childcare Centres

Other

Monday, April 16, 2018

| Nursery World

Bambinos Childcare Centres, a group of four nurseries in Plymouth, has been bought by Chinese education investment company JiaYi Education. We asked Jemma Honey about the changes

Network Whispers

Features

Monday, April 16, 2018

| Nursery World

Nursery World and NDNA’s behind-the-scenes column

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Ratios and the Key Person - Making ratios work

Nursery owners’ desperate measures to survive

Early Years Teachers 'doing more work for same pay'

Ratios debate 'will rear its head again'

Business start-up grants available for new childminders

GDPR could lead to extra costs for providers

Survey looks at the impact of work on early years practitioners' mental health

Just Childcare acquires nursery in old school building

Scrap business rates for nurseries, says small business organisation

Alliance launches provider costs calculator as alternative to DfE template

Kids Planet and Happy Days add nurseries

DfE to consult on home schooling and out-of-school settings

Funding - A black hole?

Nursery group closed over safeguarding fears

Inequality at work

Universal Credit: Part 4 - An incentive to work?

Major nursery groups reveal gender pay gap

Jemma Honey, director of Bambinos Childcare Centres

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