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Nottingham-based nursery group builds best practice with video-based interaction programme

Thursday, August 25, 2022

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Hollies Day Nurseries has become the first business in the UK to have all its nursery staff trained in the Marte Meo approach.

Report suggests relaxing ratios and giving childminder agencies greater powers will ease childcare costs

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Friday, August 12, 2022

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A new report looking at ways to reform childcare recommends staff: child ratios be relaxed further than the proposed 1:5 in 'good' and 'outstanding' nurseries and suggests childminder agencies take on a larger role within the sector.

Latest on Welcome Nurseries: Group sells 26 settings as it goes into administration

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Thursday, August 11, 2022

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Welcome Nurseries – the fourth largest nursery group in the UK – has gone through a pre-packaged administration sale of 26 of its settings, leaving the fate of the remaining nurseries and its staff unclear.

Ofsted - Children continue to be behind developmentally due to Covid

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

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Children’s language development, social interaction and gross motor skills continue to be impacted by the pandemic, according to new research from the inspectorate.

GCSE maths and English pass a barrier to T-Level take-up, warn researchers

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Tuesday, July 12, 2022

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The requirement for a pass in GCSE English and maths by training providers is holding students back from taking education T-Levels, finds new research.

Early years is ‘an invisible workforce’ - report

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022

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More than nine in ten workers in the early years sector feel they are not respected by Government and policymakers, while seven in ten feel a lack of respect from the public, according to a survey from early childhood platform Famly.

Sector invited to contribute to Level 3 Early Years Educator review

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022

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The review of the Early Years Educator (EYE) qualification has opened for feedback from the sector and parents.

Kids Planet opens graduate training scheme

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Monday, June 27, 2022

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Kids Planet, the UK's third largest nursery group, has joined forces with the Best Practice Network to launch a new graduate training scheme.

NDNA launches campaign to raise the profile of the early years sector

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

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A campaign to promote the sector and its dedicated workforce is being launched by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA).

Level 3 EYE qualification to be reviewed this summer

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

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The Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification (EYE) will be reviewed by the national education awarding organisation NCFE in the summer.

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

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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.

New DfE research emphasises the impact of Covid on early years sector

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Friday, April 29, 2022

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Three new reports from the Department for Education outline how childcare settings across the country have been impacted by the pandemic, staffing challenges and sustained Government underfunding.

Rise in number of teachers planning to leave the job

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Monday, April 11, 2022

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High workload and workplace stress are significant factors leading to 44 per cent of teachers to say they plan to leave teaching in the next five years.

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

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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.

Early years research company Ceeda to close next month

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Friday, April 8, 2022

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Ceeda, the independent market researcher for the early years and childcare sector, has announced its closure at the beginning of May due to a lack of funds.

LEYF introduces new rewards package for staff

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Thursday, March 31, 2022

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LEYF (London Early Years Foundation) is to reward its employees with a pay rise and a bonus as well as increase the benefits it offers, in recognition of the efforts of its staff and to help attract new talent.

Take part in vital new research into nursery staffing

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

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Business and data consultancy CACI is carrying out research and analysis of nursery staff across the early years sector, and is calling for nursery employers to contribute.

Thrive Childcare and Education's new director of people to focus on recruitment and retention

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

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Thrive Childcare and Education has appointed its first director of people and communications to promote early years education as a career of choice.

Fennies nursery group opens its own training academy

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Monday, March 14, 2022

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Fennies nursery group has launched its own training academy, offering CPD courses and a scheme for graduates.

Bright Horizons invests £10m to boost salaries and pay scales

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

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Bright Horizons, the UK’s second largest nursery group, is investing £10m to boost staff salaries and respond to the cost-of-living crisis.

EXCLUSIVE: Coronavirus forced childcare providers to take dire action, study shows

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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

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Covid has seen professionals cut staff, use reserves and even sell belongings, but researchers say an early years education and care-led recovery is now vital, as Katy Morton reports

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.

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.

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

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Friday, February 11, 2022

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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.

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Nottingham-based nursery group builds best practice with video-based interaction programme

Report suggests relaxing ratios and giving childminder agencies greater powers will ease childcare costs

Latest on Welcome Nurseries: Group sells 26 settings as it goes into administration

Ofsted - Children continue to be behind developmentally due to Covid

GCSE maths and English pass a barrier to T-Level take-up, warn researchers

Early years is ‘an invisible workforce’ - report

Sector invited to contribute to Level 3 Early Years Educator review

Kids Planet opens graduate training scheme

NDNA launches campaign to raise the profile of the early years sector

Level 3 EYE qualification to be reviewed this summer

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

New DfE research emphasises the impact of Covid on early years sector

Rise in number of teachers planning to leave the job

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

Early years research company Ceeda to close next month

LEYF introduces new rewards package for staff

Take part in vital new research into nursery staffing

Thrive Childcare and Education's new director of people to focus on recruitment and retention

Fennies nursery group opens its own training academy

Bright Horizons invests £10m to boost salaries and pay scales

EXCLUSIVE: Coronavirus forced childcare providers to take dire action, study shows

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

Covid forces the permanent closure of two nurseries

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

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