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MiChild to invest £1m to improve nurseries and staff training

Friday, February 11, 2022

| Nursery World

Nursery group MiChild is to invest £1m in its 16 settings, including for the refurbishment of the settings and to support the development of staff.

Management queries: You’re not alone

Features

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Gabriella Jozwiak gathers advice from the managers of three early years settings in response to a question about how to deal with feeling ‘isolated’ as a leader

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

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Thursday, January 27, 2022

| Nursery World

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’.

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

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

| Nursery World

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).

Nanny association BAPN to close

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Monday, December 6, 2021

| Nursery World

BAPN, the Professional Association for Nannies, will cease trading at the end of the month (31 December).

Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis

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Thursday, December 2, 2021

| Nursery World

More than eight in ten early years settings are struggling to recruit staff and half of them are having to turn away new parents because of staff shortages, sector research suggests.

Shortage of nannies could become a safeguarding issue

Opinion

Wednesday, November 24, 2021

| Nursery World

The current shortage of nannies is concerning, says Debbie Savernake

The Nursery World Business Summit is back live and open for bookings

News

Friday, November 12, 2021

| Nursery World

The 8th Nursery World Business Summit: Building for the Future is on 8 March 2022 and features expert speakers from Ofsted, nursery businesses, consultancies and think tanks.

A mixed picture post-furlough amid worker shortages

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

| Nursery World

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

Busy Bees Childcare nursery reopens after closing due to lack of staff

News

Monday, September 13, 2021

| Nursery World

The country’s largest childcare provider, Busy Bees, has reopened its Plymouth setting after temporarily closing it due to a shortage of qualified staff.

Interview - Natalie Kane and Gillian Muir

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Natalie Kane has won BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind Award (individual category) 2021 for the mental health support she gives to the nursery staff, after she was nominated by Gillian Muir. This year there were more than 1,100 entries for the awards, which recognise the people and organisations that have gone beyond the call of duty to help support people with their mental health. The individual award recognises a family member, friend, manager or colleague who offered significant support.

Webinar - Back to business

Knowledge Bank

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

| Nursery World

Despite the ongoing difficulties facing the early years sector, including an increasing number of closures, the UK market has shown a great deal of resilience. Ben Barbanel, head of debt finance at OakNorth Bank, and Cary Rankin, chief executive of Thrive Childcare and Education, joined Nursery World editor-in-chief Liz Roberts for a frank discussion about the business outlook for the early years sector

Coronavirus: ‘Pingdemic’ risks leaving key workers without childcare

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Monday, August 2, 2021

| Nursery World

More than four in 10 nurseries, pre-schools and childminders in England have had to fully and/or partially close at least once since 1 June due to Coronavirus self-isolation rules, a survey suggests.

Coronavirus: Bradford nursery tells staff they must be fully vaccinated

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021

| Nursery World

Ashfield House Day Nursery and Pre-school in Eccleshill has made it a condition of employment that by 1 September all staff must be either doubled vaccinated, or agree to become fully vaccinated, to work at the setting.

Coronavirus: Nursery staff not exempt from self-isolation

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Friday, July 23, 2021

| Nursery World

The sector has expressed its anger at the omission of early years from the Government’s list of critical workers who can avoid self-isolation if they are ‘pinged’ by the NHS Covid app.

Survey highlights impact of Covid self-isolation policy on nursery closures

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

| Nursery World

A quarter of nurseries (25 per cent) in England, Wales and Scotland had to partially close between March and May, according to a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association and the Education Policy Institute.

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

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

| Nursery World

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.

Business – Bouncing back by supporting your staff

Features

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Staff are a business's most valuable asset – so at this crucial time of opening up, what support should be in place for your team? Lenny Tyler and Eve Smith at the Early Years Alliance offer some suggestions

Nursery of the year - Building back

Features

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Following a devastating arson attack, Honey Pot Garston Nursery had to rebuild – but the end result is an award-winning, Outstanding-rated setting. By Meredith Jones Russell

High level of frustration among nursery staff during the pandemic, study reveals

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Monday, May 24, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery staff have feared for their physical and mental health while working through successive lockdowns – many of them without access to full sick pay, a study led by the University of Leeds reveals.

Family friendly employers now key to a productive and happy workforce, says survey

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021

| Nursery World

Nearly half (48 per cent) of working parents regard family life as a higher priority now than they did before the pandemic, according to new research.

Nanny agency to offer support and training to set up childminders with home nurseries

News

Thursday, May 6, 2021

| Nursery World

Nanny agency Koru Kids has applied to become an Ofsted registered childminding agency, with the ambition of creating 9,000 new nanny and childminder jobs.

Childbase Partnership settings awarded Green Flag eco status

News

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

| Nursery World

All 44 nurseries within the Childbase Partnership group have been awarded the Eco-Schools Green Flag accreditation for their commitment to exceptional environmental awareness and conservation.

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

News

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

| Nursery World

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.

Coronavirus: Concern early years sector won't be able to cope with demand for places after lockdown

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Friday, March 26, 2021

| Nursery World

With new findings revealing settings have been heavily reliant on the furlough scheme, there are fears nurseries would struggle with a sudden rise in demand for places.

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MiChild to invest £1m to improve nurseries and staff training

Management queries: You’re not alone

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

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

Nanny association BAPN to close

Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis

Shortage of nannies could become a safeguarding issue

The Nursery World Business Summit is back live and open for bookings

A mixed picture post-furlough amid worker shortages

Busy Bees Childcare nursery reopens after closing due to lack of staff

Interview - Natalie Kane and Gillian Muir

Webinar - Back to business

Coronavirus: ‘Pingdemic’ risks leaving key workers without childcare

Coronavirus: Bradford nursery tells staff they must be fully vaccinated

Coronavirus: Nursery staff not exempt from self-isolation

Survey highlights impact of Covid self-isolation policy on nursery closures

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

Business – Bouncing back by supporting your staff

Nursery of the year - Building back

High level of frustration among nursery staff during the pandemic, study reveals

Family friendly employers now key to a productive and happy workforce, says survey

Nanny agency to offer support and training to set up childminders with home nurseries

Childbase Partnership settings awarded Green Flag eco status

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

Coronavirus: Concern early years sector won't be able to cope with demand for places after lockdown

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