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Nurseries expected to stay open for key workers from Monday

Friday, March 20, 2020

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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.

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

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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Welcome Nurseries commits to improving Smarties Nursery after concerns raised

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

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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

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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.

Eighteenth nursery for South West group

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Monday, July 8, 2013

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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

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

LEYF acquires 25th nursery

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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

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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

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

South West nursery group to open 22nd setting

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Tuesday, October 13, 2015

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Mama Bear’s Day Nursery is to open a new setting in Hanham, Bristol in January 2016.

Hard facts of funding gap revealed

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Monday, November 17, 2014

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The true scale of the funding shortfall for childcare places in the early years sector is revealed in new research from the Pre-School Learning Alliance. Ruth Thomson takes a look at the numbers.

Early years research programme seeks settings to join panel

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Monday, May 22, 2017

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Research programme About Early Years (AEY), run by Ceeda, is calling on settings to sign up for its panel to contribute to data collection.

Nursery groups must report on gender pay gap

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Friday, April 7, 2017

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All employers with 250 or more employees will now be required by law to publish figures on the gender pay gap.

Bright Horizons buys Asquith

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Thursday, November 10, 2016

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions has acquired Asquith Day Nurseries and Pre-Schools in a major deal for the early years sector.

West Midlands group plans local expansion

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Friday, December 5, 2014

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Staffordshire-based chain Footsteps Day Nurseries has acquired two more nurseries, with plans to open another nursery next year.

Fees to rise as ‘living wage’ hits hard

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Monday, January 25, 2016

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Nurseries are considering fee rises of up to seven per cent to help pay for the new ‘living wage’, according to property expert Courteney Donaldson.

DIT seeks early years sector views about overseas expansion

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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

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A new survey about early years and SEND provision and overseas expansion has been launched by the Department for International Trade (DIT).

Busy Bees buys Australian nursery group

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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

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Busy Bees is expanding into the Australian market by acquiring Foundation Early Learning, a group of 30 nurseries.

Ofsted will make it more difficult for failing nurseries to re-register

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Friday, May 17, 2013

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The recent closure by Ofsted of a Birmingham nursery, which re-registered after a serious incident took place at the setting two years previously, highlights once again the loophole that allows settings to 'wipe the slate clean'.

Stress and mental health problems taking their toll on early years staff

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Friday, June 1, 2018

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One in four early years workers are considering leaving the sector due to stress and mental health problems, a major survey has revealed.

Bright Horizons acquires kidsunlimited

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Thursday, April 11, 2013

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Bright Horizons has bought nursery group kidsunlimited for 45m in a move that sees the second largest UK chain add 64 settings and a childcare voucher business.

Dizzy Ducks offers mobile wedding creche

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Thursday, May 9, 2013

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Since August, the nursery group, based in Essex, has been providing childcare and entertainment for children of wedding guests, customising its services for any number of children, based on venue allowances and staff numbers.

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Nurseries expected to stay open for key workers from Monday

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

Welcome Nurseries commits to improving Smarties Nursery after concerns raised

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

Eighteenth nursery for South West group

Ofsted Big Conversation weekend - latest meetings

LEYF acquires 25th nursery

Nursery chains expand in Manchester and London

South West nursery group to open 22nd setting

Hard facts of funding gap revealed

Early years research programme seeks settings to join panel

Nursery groups must report on gender pay gap

Bright Horizons buys Asquith

West Midlands group plans local expansion

Fees to rise as ‘living wage’ hits hard

DIT seeks early years sector views about overseas expansion

Busy Bees buys Australian nursery group

Ofsted will make it more difficult for failing nurseries to re-register

Stress and mental health problems taking their toll on early years staff

Bright Horizons acquires kidsunlimited

Dizzy Ducks offers mobile wedding creche

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