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Councils warn nurseries against 'top-up' fees

News

Thursday, May 25, 2023

| Nursery World

Early years settings are being warned by councils about charging parents ‘top-up fees’ for the funded hours.

Settings forced to reduce spending on food and resources, risking their quality of care - survey

News

Thursday, May 25, 2023

| Nursery World

Around 7 in 10 nurseries and childminders have had to cut spending on food, materials and equipment to reduce costs, which many say has negatively impacted their 'service', reveal Department for Education (DfE) figures.

Busy Bees fined £225,000 for health and safety breaches

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Monday, May 22, 2023

| Nursery World

Busy Bees, the UK’s largest nursery group, has been fined £225,000 plus costs for 'serious' hygiene offences at the nursery it runs at Whipps Cross University Hospital in Leytonstone.

How to ensure nursery group sales and acquisitions go according to plan

Opinion

Monday, May 22, 2023

| Nursery World

Big sales deals involving nursery groups can sometimes wobble or even collapse. Andrew Coulter at specialist broker Coulter Consulting provides advice on how to avoid this.

Council told to reimburse parent's nursery fees as funded hours invoice was unclear

News

Thursday, May 18, 2023

| Nursery World

A council has been told to reimburse a parent’s nursery fees after an ombudsman investigation found it failed to work with the provider to ensure its invoices for the funded hours and charges were 'clear and transparent'.

Nursery group Childbase named in Sunday Times 'Best Place To Work' list

News

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

| Nursery World

The Childbase Partnership, which owns and manages 44 nurseries, has been named as one of the top 40 ‘Best Places to Work’ in the UK.

Kindred Education grows to 36 settings

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

| Nursery World

Kindred Education has bought a chain of four nurseries, taking its total number of sites to 36.

Council leader calls for a 'fit and proper' test for operators running nurseries

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Friday, May 5, 2023

| Nursery World

The new leader of Medway Council has written to the children’s minister calling for a ‘fit and proper’ test for those wishing to run nurseries, and to ensure that there is greater oversight of nursery businesses.

Family First acquires 100th setting

News

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

| Nursery World

Family First, the fourth largest group in the UK, has acquired nursery group Kids Play to take it to 100 settings.

Take part in a survey about early years training

News

Friday, April 28, 2023

| Nursery World

The Social Business Trust is asking early years providers to complete a survey into training needs.

Busy Bees celebrates 40 years in business

News

Thursday, April 27, 2023

| Nursery World

The UK’s largest early years provider, Busy Bees, has celebrated its 40th birthday with the launch of a new setting in Lichfield – the city where the nursery group opened its first site back in 1983.

Nursery World's Ofsted survey findings 'extremely concerning', says sector

News

Thursday, April 27, 2023

| Nursery World

The sector has called NW’s Ofsted survey findings, which showed hundreds of providers experience stress and anxiety ahead of inspection, ‘extremely concerning’, calling on the inspectorate to take the results ‘on board’.

Chris Reid: 'Paper has no place in the office'

Opinion

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

The chief executive and founder of Connect Childcare says that early years settings should only use paper for drawing and sticking.

Ofsted promises to make improvements to inspection process

News

Friday, April 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Ofsted has confirmed it is making changes to its complaints process and safeguarding in light of intensified debate around reform of inspections following the tragic death of headteacher Ruth Perry.

Ashbourne takes over two Harp Nurseries

News

Thursday, April 20, 2023

| Nursery World

Ashbourne Nurseries has taken over a further two settings from the Harp Group.

Harp Nurseries: Parents given just days to find alternative childcare as group closes Langho site

News

Thursday, April 13, 2023

| Nursery World

A nursery operated by the Harp Group in Langho, Blackburn is shutting tomorrow (14 April) after giving parents less than a week’s notice of the closure.

Fears nursery recruitment incentives are fuelling 'job hopping'

News

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

| Nursery World

Nurseries are reportedly seeing an increase in practitioners ‘job hopping’ fuelled by new-starter incentives amid the continuing recruitment crisis.

Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-Schools grows to 20 settings

News

Thursday, April 6, 2023

| Nursery World

Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-Schools is expanding with the opening of two new purpose-built sites this year.

Special Report: Cyber crime – be on the alert

Features

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

| Nursery World

What do early years settings need to know about cyber security, and how can they avoid being the victim of digital crime? Annette Rawstrone reports

Almost one in four nurseries have experienced a cyber attack in the last year

News

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Almost one in four nurseries have experienced a cyber security breach in the past 12 months, reveal new survey findings.

Make your first impressions count with LineLeader

Knowledge Bank

Friday, March 17, 2023

| Nursery World

SPONSORED CONTENT LineLeader provides a five-point plan to ensure that nursery businesses make potential family customers aware of the strengths of their provision and make it as easy as possible for them to book their place.

Budget 2023: Big funding questions hang over Chancellor's 'landmark' childcare reform pledge

News

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

Sector leaders and experts have welcomed the Chancellor’s focus on childcare reform in the Budget, but warn the funding promised will not solve the current crisis, and there is no detail as yet on funding rates for providers of the expanded 30-hour offer.

Budget 2023: Sector disappointed over lack of support for existing childminders as new entrants to receive start-up grant

News

Thursday, March 16, 2023

| Nursery World

The sector has broadly welcomed the Budget announcement to boost the number of childminders by introducing start-up grants, however expressed disappointment over a lack of support for those currently in the profession.

Budget 2023: Ratio changes branded 'shameful' by early years sector

News

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

| Nursery World

The early years sector has raised concerns about children's safety following the announcement by the Chancellor today that settings will be able to operate at reduced childcare ratios.

Budget 2023: Nurseries warn they 'need to see the sums' as Government plans major expansion in childcare for one- and two-year-olds

News

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

| Nursery World

Sector organisations have welcomed Treasury plans to increase funding for childcare by £4 billion, but experts have warned ‘the devil is in the detail’, amid nurseries closing due to the ongoing underfunding and recruitment crisis.

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Councils warn nurseries against 'top-up' fees

Settings forced to reduce spending on food and resources, risking their quality of care - survey

Busy Bees fined £225,000 for health and safety breaches

How to ensure nursery group sales and acquisitions go according to plan

Council told to reimburse parent's nursery fees as funded hours invoice was unclear

Nursery group Childbase named in Sunday Times 'Best Place To Work' list

Kindred Education grows to 36 settings

Council leader calls for a 'fit and proper' test for operators running nurseries

Family First acquires 100th setting

Take part in a survey about early years training

Busy Bees celebrates 40 years in business

Nursery World's Ofsted survey findings 'extremely concerning', says sector

Chris Reid: 'Paper has no place in the office'

Ofsted promises to make improvements to inspection process

Ashbourne takes over two Harp Nurseries

Harp Nurseries: Parents given just days to find alternative childcare as group closes Langho site

Fears nursery recruitment incentives are fuelling 'job hopping'

Happy Days Nurseries & Pre-Schools grows to 20 settings

Special Report: Cyber crime – be on the alert

Almost one in four nurseries have experienced a cyber attack in the last year

Make your first impressions count with LineLeader

Budget 2023: Big funding questions hang over Chancellor's 'landmark' childcare reform pledge

Budget 2023: Sector disappointed over lack of support for existing childminders as new entrants to receive start-up grant

Budget 2023: Ratio changes branded 'shameful' by early years sector

Budget 2023: Nurseries warn they 'need to see the sums' as Government plans major expansion in childcare for one- and two-year-olds

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