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Nurseries at risk of collapse due to 'large corporate takeovers'

Thursday, January 27, 2022

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A new report warns the nursery sector is ‘at threat of being damaged’ as smaller settings get taken over by large corporate companies that are ‘profit-focused’.

Business Challenges: Part 2 - Short of staff

Thursday, April 28, 2022

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As Covid continues to impact staffing, how are settings coping now, and going forward, asks Charlotte Goddard.

Maggie Bolger: 'Why a £500 sign-on bonus for childcare workers won't work'

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

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The childcare sector is in crisis. The issues are complex. We need realistic solutions, and we need them soon, says nursery owner and entrepreneur Maggie Bolger

Market View: 'No help from the Chancellor'

Monday, January 2, 2023

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Arun Kanwar, managing partner at Cairneagle, on 2023's challenges

Call for childcare staff to be paid a minimum of £15 per hour to reverse recruitment crisis

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

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The TUC is calling for a ‘comprehensive’ strategy for the care workforce in England as new analysis shows every region in England is struggling to recruit early years staff.

Three directors leave Family First as one of UK's largest nursery groups 'evolves' its leadership team

Friday, September 22, 2023

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The chief executive of Family First, along with two other directors, have left the nursery group.

Nurseries' resilience 'wearing increasingly thin' warns Christie & Co in business outlook for 2024

Friday, January 12, 2024

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Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co is predicting more consolidation among nursery operators and a continued loss of capacity as a result of smaller settings closing, in market predictions for the year ahead.

Budget 2023: Nurseries warn they 'need to see the sums' as Government plans major expansion in childcare for one- and two-year-olds

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

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Sector organisations have welcomed Treasury plans to increase funding for childcare by £4 billion, but experts have warned ‘the devil is in the detail’, amid nurseries closing due to the ongoing underfunding and recruitment crisis.

Number of early years providers fallen by 10 per cent over four years

Thursday, December 15, 2022

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New DfE statistics reveal between 2018 and 2022, that the number of early years providers has fallen by 10 per cent.

Study reveals trends in global ECEC workforce

Thursday, September 26, 2019

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Business property adviser Christie & Co has published its first report on global workforce trends in early childhood education and care (ECEC).

Innovative software allows families to book childcare by the hour

Monday, February 10, 2020

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A new early learning and childcare management system which aims to bring greater flexibility to parents and practitioners has been launched.

Coronavirus - Business as unusual

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

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Laura Hoyland of Hopscotch Consultancy troubleshoots the different issues faced by the managers of settings that remain open during the coronavirus crisis

Parents 'will be turned away' due to Level 3 staffing crisis

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

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While recruiting Level 3-qualified staff has been an issue for several years, settings have told Nursery World that the situation is now so dire they fear they will be forced to turn families away because of staff shortages.

Change to test and trace and self-isolation rules causes 'utter confusion' in nurseries

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

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Early years settings and schools have been thrown into confusion following the Government's change to the rules on tracking coronavirus cases and self-isolation, as the number of Covid-related absences among children and staff continues to rise.

A mixed picture post-furlough amid worker shortages

Tuesday, October 26, 2021

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While some settings have seen occupancy levels bounce back, demand for others remains low following the end of the furlough scheme in September. Katy Morton reports

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

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.

Nursery group and childcare training company join club to address chronic skills shortages

Friday, April 8, 2022

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Tops Day Nurseries and Aspire Training Team have joined The 5% Club – an employer led charity whose goal is to increase the employment and career aspects of young people and equip the UK with the skilled workforce it needs.

Increasing the minimum wage to £15 an hour would be 'disastrous' for the sector

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

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Early years organisations believe if the minimum wage was increased to £15 per hour, as per the TUC's call, it would be 'impossible' for childcare settings to remain open.

New specialist business hub launched for early years providers

Thursday, February 9, 2023

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Early childhood platform Famly has launched a new hub of articles, videos and webinars providing specialist business advice for the sector.

Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK's 'broken' childcare system

Friday, December 2, 2022

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A new report calls for the UK’s ‘broken childcare’ system to be fixed, providing recommendations to tackle its ‘complexity, inflexibility’ and the ‘dysfunctional provider market’.

N Family Club launches new shareholder scheme

Monday, October 17, 2022

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N Family Club has introduced a new partnership share scheme for its nursery managers and leaders.

DfE figures show 4,000 early years providers have closed in the last two years

Thursday, December 9, 2021

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There has been a loss of around 4,000 early years providers in the last two years, resulting in 7,300 fewer childcare places, according to new data from the Department for Education (DfE).

Teaching union wishes Ofsted an ‘unhappy birthday’ and renews calls for it to be replaced

Friday, May 6, 2022

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As Ofsted turns 30 years old today (6 May), National Education Union members (NEU) are marking the occasion by delivering giant ‘unhappy’ birthday cards to the inspectorate’s seven regional offices.

Low pay forces early years workers to quit jobs they love

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

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Early years workers should be paid the same as primary teachers, according to new research, which says that thousands of professionals in the sector are being driven out by low pay and lack of recognition.

Government makes U-turn on nurseries' access to furlough cash

Friday, April 17, 2020

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The Government has backtracked on the amount of financial support that early years providers can access from ‘free entitlement’ funding and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (furloughing) in a move described as ‘a kick in the teeth’.

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