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Friday, December 16, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years settings up and down the country have been enjoying festive events and activities to mark the Christmas season.

Cross-party MPs launch inquiry into childcare affordability

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

| Nursery World

The Education Committee has today (15 December) launched a new inquiry into the affordability of childcare and early years education.

Number of early years providers fallen by 10 per cent over four years

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

| Nursery World

New DfE statistics reveal between 2018 and 2022, that the number of early years providers has fallen by 10 per cent.

Children's Commissioner for England puts forward recommendations to better support families

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Thursday, December 15, 2022

| Nursery World

The Children’s Commissioner for England has published the second part of her independent Family Review, commissioned by the Government.

Family First buys nursery group of 11 sites

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Wednesday, December 14, 2022

| Nursery World

Family First has acquired 11 more settings, bringing its total number of sites to nearly 100.

Ofsted annual report – Workforce crisis affecting children's recovery from pandemic

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

| Nursery World

Staff shortages in the early years sector are 'compounding' problems for children’s early years education, and must be urgently addressed, according to Ofsted’s annual report.

A fifth of working parents worried about affording Christmas presents

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Monday, December 12, 2022

| Nursery World

New survey findings from Action for Children highlight the financial burden families are facing and the emotional toll it is having on relationships, mental health and Christmas celebrations.

Education spending report warns the economic 'squeeze' for the childcare sector is yet to be felt

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Monday, December 12, 2022

| Nursery World

A new report on education spending warns that the early years sector is likely to be ‘increasingly squeezed’ as higher-than-expected inflation erodes the increase in free entitlement funding.

MPs seek law change so childcare is recognised as vital infrastructure

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Monday, December 12, 2022

| Nursery World

Cross-party MPs are seeking to change the law so childcare is recognised as a crucial part of local infrastructure.

Eighty-five cases of invasive Strep A found in one- to- four-year-olds in England

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

| Nursery World

With cases of Strep A and scarlet fever higher than usual for this time of year, early years providers and schools are being asked to follow the usual outbreak management processes as set out in government guidance.

Government drops widely criticised Schools Bill

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Thursday, December 8, 2022

| Nursery World

The Government has scrapped its Schools Bill, which would have given ministers greater powers over how academies operate.

Data breach solicitor: 'Why are there so many data breaches in the education sector?'

Opinion

Thursday, December 8, 2022

| Nursery World

Richard Forrest at UK data breach solicitors, Hayes Connor, explores why the education sector is the second worst offender for data breaches in the UK.

Universal childcare up to 11 would save parents thousands and add billions to economy – report

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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

| Nursery World

A universal childcare guarantee for children up until the end of primary school, would create an extra £13 billion for the economy and boost parents’ wages, according to a new report by the IPPR and Save the Children.

Mandy Wilding: ‘Recognising outstanding work with SEND is so important’

Opinion

Monday, December 5, 2022

| Nursery World

There are many reasons why nasen’s Award for Early Years Provision is needed to recognise the amazing practice in early years settings across the country, says Mandy Wilding.

More than one in 10 settings will be forced to shut without more help to pay energy bills

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Friday, December 2, 2022

| Nursery World

More than one in 10 nurseries and pre-schools would be forced to close permanently if there is no further support once the Energy Bill Relief scheme ends in March 2023, suggest new findings.

Survey highlights rise in pupils unable to afford school lunches

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Friday, December 2, 2022

| Nursery World

Teachers are reporting a rise in the number of children going hungry at school that are not eligible for free school meals.

Think tank puts forward ideas to fix the UK's 'broken' childcare system

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Friday, December 2, 2022

| Nursery World

A new report calls for the UK’s ‘broken childcare’ system to be fixed, providing recommendations to tackle its ‘complexity, inflexibility’ and the ‘dysfunctional provider market’.

Nurseries forced to increase fees for thousands of parents – survey

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Friday, December 2, 2022

| Nursery World

Nursery fees for 83 per cent of parents have either increased or are set to increase in the next two months, reveals new research.

Ashbourne Nurseries saves Harp Group setting from permanent closure

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Ashbourne Nurseries has taken over one setting previously owned by the Harp Group, which now has six fewer sites since purchasing 26 nurseries from Welcome.