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Childcare voucher firms join forces to promote best practice

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| Nursery World

Six childcare voucher companies have joined forces to launch an industry body and promote best practice within the sector.

Principles drafted for children's centre outreach services

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

| Nursery World

Every children's centre outreach service could soon have to comply with a set of core principles and standards, under draft plans by the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Autumn statement 2011: sector reaction to rise in two-year-old places and tax credit freezes

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

| Nursery World

The early years sector has given a largely positive response to the Chancellor's announcement to extend the free entitlement to 40 per cent of two-year-olds by 2015.

Enormous shortfall in two-year-old places predicted

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Some of the largest nursery groups in the country are concerned that a shortfall in the number of nursery places for disadvantaged two-year-olds could hamper Government plans to expand free nursery education, Nursery World has learned.

Government launches child protection review

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

| Nursery World

Education secretary Michael Gove and children and families minister Tim Loughton last week invited Professor Eileen Munro from the London School of Economics to conduct an independent review of child protection and social work in England that will focus on how social workers can spend more time with vulnerable children.

Childbase rises up the ranks in Sunday Times Top 100

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Nursery chain Childbase has risen to 23rd place in the Sunday Times '100 Best Companies to Work For' list.

'More Great Childcare': Interview with Elizabeth Truss

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Monday, January 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Nursery World was invited to Durand Academy in south London to meet education and childcare minister Elizabeth Truss in advance of the publication of the 'More great childcare' report.

Grants available for projects that boost vitamin D in children

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners can apply for a grant of up to 5,000 to fund projects that raise awareness of the importance of vitamin D and boost the intake in pre-school children.

Council's funding cuts to children's centres face legal challenge

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| Nursery World

A parent has threatened to take legal action against a local authority over its plans to re-organise its children's centres.

Pilot study finds no financial barriers to 30-hour childcare

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Monday, July 17, 2017

| Nursery World

An evaluation of the 30-hour pilot areas concludes there is 'no specific reason' to believe that the policy will not be a success.

Childminders will have option to have contact details on Ofsted website

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

| Nursery World

Ofsted is writing to all childminders to ask whether they would like their contact details published on their website.

Busy Bees campaign to raise childcare vouchers to 75 a week

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Friday, May 11, 2012

| Nursery World

The employee benefits arm of the largest nursery group Busy Bees has launched a national campaign to increase childcare voucher allowances to support working parents.

Why regulatory reform will boost numbers and perception of childminders

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Friday, May 11, 2012

| Nursery World

Despite the Government spending 7bn on childcare per year, British parents currently pay 27% of their income on childcare.

Nursery launches 'drop and shop' sessions

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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

| Nursery World

A Middlesbrough nursery has introduced ‘drop and shop’ sessions to give parents some ‘me time’.

'Earning less is better than not getting the business'

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Friday, March 2, 2012

| Nursery World

Nursery World's facebook page was inundated with comments last week, as childcare providers debated the issue of increased financial pressure on parents' incomes, versus raising fees to cope with the rise in provider costs.

Childcare Commission - the Government wants your ideas

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Friday, July 20, 2012

| Nursery World

The Government is calling on early years and childcare providers, parents and others to put forward their ideas about how to make childcare more affordable and accessible.

Nursery food review calls for national guidelines for food and drink in early years settings

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

| Nursery World

All nurseries and childminders should follow practical guidance on what children under five should eat and drink in early years settings, a Government review recommends.

Early end to subsidised childcare tax credits scheme costs parents dear

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

| Nursery World

Parents on a pilot scheme to help lower-income families with their childcare costs have been told they will have to pay back 500 because the pilot is ending in September, nine months earlier than planned.

Exclusive: Charging top-up fees is ruled out by Government

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

| Nursery World

The Government will not back down on top-up fees, even if it means providers will opt out of the free entitlement scheme, children's minister Sarah Teather has exclusively revealed this week.

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

| Nursery World

The early learning goals for literacy and mathematics in the EYFS have been amended, in light of the response from the early years sector to the revised framework.

Are HMRC nursery closures a sign of what's to come?

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Friday, August 31, 2012

| Nursery World

The future of Government department nurseries has been put in doubt following the announcement that the HMRC is to close all of its nurseries operated by Bright Horizons and news that the Land Registry has closed two of its settings.

'More Great Childcare': Unions worry that EYPs will be sidelined

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

| Nursery World

Unions have raised concerns about the move to replace Early Years Professionals with early years teachers.

Providers group to research men in childcare

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

| Nursery World

The question of why so few men choose childcare as a career is being studied by the Major Providers Group.

Asquith launches combined nanny/nursery service

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Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Asquith Day Nurseries has launched a nanny agency alongside its nursery provision offering affluent parents the benefit of using a nanny alongside nursery care.

Campaign to stop childminder deregulation

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

| Nursery World

In just under a week, 2,000 childminders have signed up to the National Childminding Association's campaign to keep childminders regulated and inspected as individuals under the EYFS.

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Childcare voucher firms join forces to promote best practice

Principles drafted for children's centre outreach services

Autumn statement 2011: sector reaction to rise in two-year-old places and tax credit freezes

Enormous shortfall in two-year-old places predicted

Government launches child protection review

Childbase rises up the ranks in Sunday Times Top 100

'More Great Childcare': Interview with Elizabeth Truss

Grants available for projects that boost vitamin D in children

Council's funding cuts to children's centres face legal challenge

Pilot study finds no financial barriers to 30-hour childcare

Childminders will have option to have contact details on Ofsted website

Busy Bees campaign to raise childcare vouchers to 75 a week

Why regulatory reform will boost numbers and perception of childminders

Nursery launches 'drop and shop' sessions

'Earning less is better than not getting the business'

Childcare Commission - the Government wants your ideas

Nursery food review calls for national guidelines for food and drink in early years settings

Early end to subsidised childcare tax credits scheme costs parents dear

Exclusive: Charging top-up fees is ruled out by Government

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

Are HMRC nursery closures a sign of what's to come?

'More Great Childcare': Unions worry that EYPs will be sidelined

Providers group to research men in childcare

Asquith launches combined nanny/nursery service

Campaign to stop childminder deregulation

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