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Nurseries expected to stay open for key workers from Monday

Friday, March 20, 2020

| Nursery World

Nursery workers and teachers are on the list of key workers whose children will still be able to attend nursery or school during the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus: More childcare settings closing their doors

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Thursday, March 26, 2020

| Nursery World

An increasing number of nurseries are closing, because they feel that the risk of spreading Covid-19 is too great.

Wales puts 30 hour childcare on hold to pay for key worker children

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Monday, April 6, 2020

| Nursery World

The Welsh Government is launching a coronavirus childcare assistance scheme to support Wales’ critical workers, and suspending the childcare offer for Wales for three months.

Market roundup: Nursery groups continue expansion in the wake of coronavirus

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Friday, July 24, 2020

| Nursery World

Nursery groups across the UK are continuing to acquire new settings, despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

Children 1st nursery group seal deal on 24th setting

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Friday, October 23, 2020

| Nursery World

One of the largest nursery groups in the UK, Children 1st, has acquired Honey Pot Day Nursery in Oakwood, Derby.

Free webinar to support nursery businesses available

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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

| Nursery World

A free webinar for early years providers to support business decisions throughout next year is being funded by the Department for Education (DfE).

Nursery group Kids Planet takes the Ofsted table top spot in Nursery Chains 2021

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Kids Planet is top of our Nursery Chains 2021 quality table, which analyses the Ofsted grades of the largest nursery groups.

Coronavirus: Early years settings and schools no longer expected to carry out contact tracing

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Monday, July 19, 2021

| Nursery World

From today, early years settings and schools will no longer be responsible for contacting parents about positive cases in their child’s class or bubble, as contact tracing responsibility in education moves to NHS Test and Trace.

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.

Welcome Nurseries continues its rapid expansion

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Friday, October 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Fast growing Welcome Nurseries has added 17 more settings in the last four months, to take it to more than 50 sites throughout England.

Children's physical activity provider takes on its first nurseries

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

| Nursery World

The Little Sports Group (LSG), which operates primary education services and sports programmes has acquired its first nurseries.

Analysis: Doubts raised over the impact of next year's rise in funding

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

| Nursery World

Wage increases, uncertainty over local authority payments for funded hours and the return of business rates, amid other costs, dampen the funding announcement. By Catherine Gaunt

Nursery World Exchange goes to Cheltenham

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

| Nursery World

Our next Nursery World Exchange event will be at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Cheltenham on 24-25 March, and will bring together senior nursery group directors and early years suppliers to network, do business and socialise.

Hopes and dreams for early years in 2022 and beyond

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

| Nursery World

Twelve professionals with links to the early years reveal their aspirations for the sector in the year ahead, and set out what needs to change to ensure families’ needs are met

Welcome Nurseries commits to improving Smarties Nursery after concerns raised

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

| Nursery World

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.

Welcome Nurseries forced to close setting after failing to pay rent on time

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022

| Nursery World

Welcome Nurseries has apologised to parents and staff of its Birkenshaw setting which has closed without notice due to a ‘serious’ admin error that meant the building’s rent was not paid.

Nursery education funding 'must be protected' to curb free places crisis

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

| Nursery World

The early years sector faces 'chronic underfunding', which threatens to put at risk the Government's plans to expand free nursery education places for two-year-olds.

Busy Bees is up for sale

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

| Nursery World

The Busy Bees Group, the UK's largest nursery chain, is looking for a new buyer.

Eighteenth nursery for South West group

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Monday, July 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Mama Bear's Day Nursery is converting a Grade II listed building in Bristol into a new nursery.

Ofsted Big Conversation weekend - latest meetings

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

| Nursery World

Two more venues have been added for the early years sector's Ofsted Big Conversation weekend.

Settings warn their viability is at risk under 30 hours

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Monday, September 4, 2017

| Nursery World

Close to two-fifths of childcare providers think the 30 hours policy could put them out of business.

Ten years and going strong

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Friday, June 14, 2013

| Nursery World

Kids Allowed is celebrating its 10th anniversary, having opened its first setting in Cheadle Royal in 2003.

Settings face cuts after council overspend

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Monday, April 1, 2019

| Nursery World

Childcare providers in Northamptonshire may be forced to get rid of staff, resources or reduce their own salaries if the county council goes ahead with plans to cut early years funding from April.

LEYF acquires 25th nursery

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

| Nursery World

The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has opened its 25th nursery in the capital.

Nursery chains expand in Manchester and London

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Thursday, September 4, 2014

| Nursery World

Nursery chains Kids Planet and London Early Years Foundation are expanding.

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Nurseries expected to stay open for key workers from Monday

Coronavirus: More childcare settings closing their doors

Wales puts 30 hour childcare on hold to pay for key worker children

Market roundup: Nursery groups continue expansion in the wake of coronavirus

Children 1st nursery group seal deal on 24th setting

Free webinar to support nursery businesses available

Nursery group Kids Planet takes the Ofsted table top spot in Nursery Chains 2021

Coronavirus: Early years settings and schools no longer expected to carry out contact tracing

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

Welcome Nurseries continues its rapid expansion

Children's physical activity provider takes on its first nurseries

Analysis: Doubts raised over the impact of next year's rise in funding

Nursery World Exchange goes to Cheltenham

Hopes and dreams for early years in 2022 and beyond

Welcome Nurseries commits to improving Smarties Nursery after concerns raised

Welcome Nurseries forced to close setting after failing to pay rent on time

Nursery education funding 'must be protected' to curb free places crisis

Busy Bees is up for sale

Eighteenth nursery for South West group

Ofsted Big Conversation weekend - latest meetings

Settings warn their viability is at risk under 30 hours

Ten years and going strong

Settings face cuts after council overspend

LEYF acquires 25th nursery

Nursery chains expand in Manchester and London

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