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First glimpse of new inspections framework shows improvements for childminders
Childminders have performed better than nurseries in initial results from the first two months of the new inspections framework.
Children's centres improve parenting for poor families
Children’s centres in poor areas help disadvantaged families to develop parenting skills, improve mothers’ mental health and children's learning at home, research shows.
Busy Bees buys Kids 1st nursery group
The largest nursery chain in the UK has acquired Kids 1st Day Nurseries, the ‘outstanding’ group of 11 nurseries.
Nursery workers leaving over GCSEs, finds survey
Nursery fees are going up, vacancies are going unfilled for months at a time and staff are leaving childcare because they can’t progress, say the majority of employers in a new survey.
University nurseries face closure
A number of nurseries operated by universities and colleges across the UK are under threat or due to close, as they claim too few students are taking up places.
Does the 30-hour funding stack up?
Following the announcements made in the Chancellor’s Autumn Spending Review, Dr Jo Verrill, managing director of research agency Ceeda, examines how providers will be affected financially
Stewart Birchall, owner of Netstar9 Childcare
Nurseries warn that the national living wage will push up fees
Nursery employers have ‘major concerns’ over the need to increase fees for parents in order to pay staff the National Living Wage, a report by Christie + Co reveals.
Nurseries and childminders gain right to ask to run school site provision
Childcare providers will be able to ask schools if they can use their premises to run before and after-school and holiday childcare when they are not using them.
Minister confirms workforce strategy for next year
Childcare minister Sam Gyimah has confirmed that there will be a workforce strategy established next year.
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