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Coronavirus: Seventy nurseries signed up to bring potential lawsuit against insurance broker

Thursday, July 14, 2022

| Nursery World

Law firm Fieldfisher is planning to push ahead with legal action on behalf of dozens of nurseries against insurance broker Pound Gates for recommending business interruption insurance policies that failed to pay out during the pandemic.

More Affordable Childcare: Plans for regulation shake-up for childcare set out

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

| Nursery World

Proposals to make childcare more affordable and increase the provision of out-of-school childcare in schools have been set out today.

North England nursery group to open ninth setting

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

| Nursery World

Rosedene Nurseries, which operates eight settings throughout North-East England and Yorkshire, is to open a new nursery in Middlesborough, North Yorkshire in October.

New Ofsted framework: Judgements to take into account history of provider

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Friday, October 4, 2013

| Nursery World

The new Ofsted inspection framework says that inspectors must keep the 'bigger picture' in mind and take into account the history of provision, including any concerns, when making their judgement.

Development of 5,000 two-year-olds tracked as part of Government-funded study

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Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Research interviews began last week with families taking part in one of the largest ever Government-funded studies into early years education.

Busy Bees celebrates 30 years

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Monday, November 25, 2013

| Nursery World

Celebrations at Busy Bees nurseries across the country for the 30th birthday of the UK's largest nursery group include parties, competitions and a world record attempt.

Playworkers get on board new professional register

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

| Nursery World

SkillsActive has launched a Register of Playwork Professionals, designed to boost the professionalism of the workforce and increase employer recognition for qualifications in the vital area of play.

Free autism training to roll out in January 2014

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

| Nursery World

Free face-to-face training in autism will soon be available to early years practitioners and post-16 educational professionals through a network of hub organisations, appointed as part of the latest phase of the Autism Education Trust’s training programme.

Early Years Teacher gears up for massive expansion

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Friday, January 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Significant expansion of the Early Years Teacher programme is underway with the number of training providers set to increase from the existing eight to more than 40 for 2014/15.

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Monday, December 14, 2015

| Nursery World

Stewart Birchall, owner of Netstar9 Childcare

Does the 30-hour funding stack up?

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Monday, December 14, 2015

| Nursery World

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

Self-Evaluation Form scrapped in maintained sector

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

| Nursery World

The Self-Evaluation Form (SEF) that providers are asked to complete prior to their Ofsted inspection has been scrapped for maintained schools and nurseries.

Support staff pay body's fate is still uncertain

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

| Nursery World

The fate of the body responsible for negotiating the pay and conditions of nursery nurses and teaching assistants remains unclear after the Department for Education confirmed it was one of the quangos still under review.

Early years sector’s hopes and dreams for the year ahead

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Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

Early years organisations, childcare providers and unions share their new year wishes.

Spotlight on ... Tracy Phillips, Smart Training

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

| Nursery World

Name: Tracy Phillips

Nursery owners create 'Champagne nurseries, lemonade funding' video

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Thursday, March 31, 2016

| Nursery World

The YouTube video has been launched by a group of nursery owners to campaign against the government’s policies on the free entitlement.

Nurseries 'must let babies feed themselves'

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

| Nursery World

Nurseries need to re-think babies' mealtimes and allow them to feed themselves or risk losing business, according to baby-led weaning advocate Gill Rapley.

FSA considers voluntary warning label on jelly

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Monday, April 18, 2016

| Nursery World

A choking hazard warning could appear on jelly packaging after the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said it would revisit the issue with the industry, following scrutiny of a coroner’s report into the death of Tiya Chauhan at a nursery.

Analysis: 'Self-evaluation is critical'

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

| Nursery World

Quality is a big issue in Ofsted's latest annual report on childcare. Ruth Thomson rounds up the main findings.

'Head count' costs nursery free entitlement funding

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

| Nursery World

A nursery rated outstanding is fighting a loophole in its local free entitlement funding which left it 288 out of pocket.

Nursery chain threatens to pull out of free entitlement

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

| Nursery World

A nursery chain offering more than 650 childcare places is considering pulling its nine nurseries out of the free entitlement scheme if underfunding continues.

Analysis: Rhetoric fails to match reality

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

| Nursery World

Changes to how the early years workforce can develop will impinge on the quality of provision available to young children, argues Pamela Calder.

More nurseries threaten to quit free entitlement scheme

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

| Nursery World

Nurseries in Hertfordshire have warned that they may be forced to pull out of the free entitlement scheme for three- and four-year-olds in April if they are not allowed to charge top-up fees.

Analysis: Sign up for 'Hello' campaign

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

| Nursery World

There's plenty that you can do to be support this vital drive, says Communication Champion Jean Gross, who spoke to Melanie Defries.

DfE to offer £3m contract to support 30 hours' childcare

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Friday, May 20, 2016

| Nursery World

The Department for Education is launching a tender process for a two-year contract to support the 30 hours free childcare scheme.

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Coronavirus: Seventy nurseries signed up to bring potential lawsuit against insurance broker

More Affordable Childcare: Plans for regulation shake-up for childcare set out

North England nursery group to open ninth setting

New Ofsted framework: Judgements to take into account history of provider

Development of 5,000 two-year-olds tracked as part of Government-funded study

Busy Bees celebrates 30 years

Playworkers get on board new professional register

Free autism training to roll out in January 2014

Early Years Teacher gears up for massive expansion

Spotlight on...

Does the 30-hour funding stack up?

Self-Evaluation Form scrapped in maintained sector

Support staff pay body's fate is still uncertain

Early years sector’s hopes and dreams for the year ahead

Spotlight on ... Tracy Phillips, Smart Training

Nursery owners create 'Champagne nurseries, lemonade funding' video

Nurseries 'must let babies feed themselves'

FSA considers voluntary warning label on jelly

Analysis: 'Self-evaluation is critical'

'Head count' costs nursery free entitlement funding

Nursery chain threatens to pull out of free entitlement

Analysis: Rhetoric fails to match reality

More nurseries threaten to quit free entitlement scheme

Analysis: Sign up for 'Hello' campaign

DfE to offer £3m contract to support 30 hours' childcare

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