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15 Hours...stretching the offer

    Features
  • Tuesday, November 23, 2010
    • | Nursery World
The recently published Department for Education business plan suggests options for allowing parents greater flexibility with their 15 hours. We can assume 'stretching' the 15-hour entitlement will be part of this exploration.

Nursery Management: Marketing - Easy on the eye

    Features
  • Monday, March 19, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The explosion in online marketing has made the nursery logo an essential factor in building recognition and customer loyalty. Katy Morton talks to some nursery groups about their approach to branding and design, and finds that keeping it simple is often the best way to go.

Nursery Management: Finance - Talking about money matters

    Features
  • Monday, March 19, 2012
    • | Nursery World
As more parents struggle with childcare costs, nurseries need to have clear policies about paying fees and collecting debts while remaining sensitive to family difficulties, says Claire Schofield, director of Membership, Policy and Communications at National Day Nurseries Association.

Nursery management: Editor's view

    Features
  • Monday, September 12, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Rising costs across the board this year have meant that many nurseries have had to be content to tread water rather than embark on growth. Even with a sound business plan and strong local demand, nurseries still face the problems of parents struggling with the price of childcare, drastic cuts to subsidised training and the ongoing shortfalls in funding for the free entitlement.

HR Update: Get ready for changes to unfair dismissal

    Features
  • Monday, October 31, 2011
    • | Nursery World
The current qualification period for employees to bring an unfair dismissal claim to an employment tribunal is one year. From 6 April 2012 employees will require two years' service to do so. However, employers need to understand the power of other staff rights which might result in a successful early claim, says Jacqui Mann, managing director of HR4Nurseries (www.hr4nurseries.co.uk)

In my view - It's about community ..

    Features
  • Tuesday, August 31, 2010
    • | Nursery World
In his speech last month reviewing the first 100 days of the coalition, Nick Clegg shared his vision of the crucial role social mobility plays in creating a fairer society.

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