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Webinars: Back to business

Friday, August 27, 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.

Nurseries and pre-schools will receive air quality monitors next term

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Friday, August 27, 2021

| Nursery World

Nurseries and pre-school settings will receive CO2 monitors next term, to improve ventilation and help prevent the spread of Covid, but Ofsted registered childminders are not included in the scheme.

Family First nursery group acquires 21st setting

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Friday, August 27, 2021

| Nursery World

Family First has bought two more nurseries in north London to take the number of settings it owns to 21.

Virtual learning about nature leads to outdoor experiences for nursery children

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Friday, August 27, 2021

| Nursery World

A free online resource has been providing early years children in Scotland with outdoor learning and play opportunities during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Children in the UK less happy than ten years ago

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Thursday, August 26, 2021

| Nursery World

British children’s happiness has declined over the last decade, new research has found.

Poorer families struggle to access childcare - survey

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Wednesday, August 25, 2021

| Nursery World

Government childcare policies have left parents stressed and anxious, a new survey has found.

North-West nursery group buys fifth setting

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

| Nursery World

Atherton House Group has acquired its fifth setting, as part of its expansion plans.

Just 5 per cent of nursery books feature characters in non-stereotypical gender roles

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Monday, August 23, 2021

| Nursery World

A new survey has highlighted harmful stereotyping in children's books used in early years settings.

Concerns that council plans to cut health visitors will 'cause preventable harm'

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Friday, August 20, 2021

| Nursery World

Organisations that advocate for women's health and unions are worried that proposals by two councils to reduce their health visiting teams will put children and families at risk.

Play therapists demand ITV apologise for airing Coronation Street episode that 'brings the profession into disrepute'

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Friday, August 20, 2021

| Nursery World

The play therapy workforce have spoken out against comments made during an episode of Coronation Street that ‘play therapy is touchy, feely rubbish’.

Childminder campaigns for Government to change rules on Coronavirus isolation

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Friday, August 20, 2021

| Nursery World

Bedfordshire-based childminder Kirsty Sarney has written to her local MP and Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ask for the current guidance for those who are identified as a close contact of a positive coronavirus case in England to be amended.

The removal of BTEC qualifications will 'massively impact disadvantaged students' Government is warned

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

| Nursery World

Teachers have condemned Government plans to scrap funding for applied general qualifications (AGQs), including BTECs in childcare, in favour of a new vocational qualification, T-Levels.

Government invests £20 million to provide more help for vulnerable families

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

| Nursery World

Children and families minister Vicky Ford has today announced more money for the expansion of the Government's Family Hubs to ten more areas.

Make 30 hours funded childcare universal to close the attainment gap

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Thursday, August 19, 2021

| Nursery World

A new report renews the call for all children to be made eligible for the extended entitlement amid concerns the Coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the attainment gap between disadvantaged children and their peers.

What's holding back children's services

Opinion

Thursday, August 19, 2021

| Nursery World

Can dogged persistence and a desire to collaborate succeed in improving early childhood services in England and Wales? Ben Lewing believes it can and shares insights on the EIF’s recent work in local areas.

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Webinars: Back to business

Nurseries and pre-schools will receive air quality monitors next term

Family First nursery group acquires 21st setting

Virtual learning about nature leads to outdoor experiences for nursery children

Children in the UK less happy than ten years ago

Poorer families struggle to access childcare - survey

North-West nursery group buys fifth setting

Just 5 per cent of nursery books feature characters in non-stereotypical gender roles

Concerns that council plans to cut health visitors will 'cause preventable harm'

Play therapists demand ITV apologise for airing Coronation Street episode that 'brings the profession into disrepute'

Childminder campaigns for Government to change rules on Coronavirus isolation

The removal of BTEC qualifications will 'massively impact disadvantaged students' Government is warned

Government invests £20 million to provide more help for vulnerable families

Make 30 hours funded childcare universal to close the attainment gap

What's holding back children's services

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