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Survey highlights impact of Covid self-isolation policy on nursery closures

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

| Nursery World

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.

Childcare Counsel – dealing with long Covid

Features

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

| Nursery World

What do nursery owners need to know about the legal implications of long Covid? Hannah Belton, director of Morgan La Roche, explains

Ofsted research highlights the need for leaders to prioritise the prime areas so children learn 'what they need'

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Friday, September 8, 2023

| Nursery World

Ofsted has published the second part of its early years research review, which aims to support practitioners in raising the quality of early education.

Early years job vacancies up by 146 per cent on pre-pandemic levels

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Friday, February 16, 2024

| Nursery World

Job vacancies for early years practitioners have risen by 146 per cent since before the Covid-19 pandemic, reveals new data.

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

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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.

Busy Bees Childcare nursery reopens after closing due to lack of staff

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Monday, September 13, 2021

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The country’s largest childcare provider, Busy Bees, has reopened its Plymouth setting after temporarily closing it due to a shortage of qualified staff.

NDNA launches campaign to raise the profile of the early years sector

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| Nursery World

A campaign to promote the sector and its dedicated workforce is being launched by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA).

Early years action group to stage protest in March

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Monday, January 16, 2023

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A protest has been organised for the early years sector in London in two months' time.

Ofsted review aims to help early years children 'catch up' post-pandemic

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Monday, November 14, 2022

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The research, carried out by Ofsted, outlines what 'high-quality' early years curriculum and pedagogy looks like to support practitioners to help children to catch up, particularly with communication and social skills.

Childbase staff to receive £3,000 in bonuses to help with cost-of-living crisis

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

| Nursery World

Nursery group Childbase Partnership is helping staff with soaring bills with tax-free bonuses of up to £3,000, and raising salaries by an average of 8 per cent.

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

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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.

Management queries: You’re not alone

Features

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Gabriella Jozwiak gathers advice from the managers of three early years settings in response to a question about how to deal with feeling ‘isolated’ as a leader

TUC calls for 'urgent cash boost' to help childcare sector recover from the pandemic

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Wednesday, February 16, 2022

| Nursery World

The trade union is calling for an ‘urgent’ cash boost to the childcare sector and an immediate increase in the minimum wage.

Bright Horizons commits to charter that fosters more mindful working

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Monday, October 24, 2022

| Nursery World

Bright Horizons has joined a wide range of businesses around the world to sign up to The Mindful Business Charter (MBC), which sees companies commit to healthier ways of working.

Young Leaders: How I got to the top

Features

Thursday, September 14, 2023

| Nursery World

Lillie Hart, nursery manager at Jesters Day Nursery and Pre-school in Beaulieu.

LONG READ: What funding and regulatory changes mean for the sector

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Katy Morton analyses changes coming down the track and garners opinion on the wider implications.

High level of frustration among nursery staff during the pandemic, study reveals

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Monday, May 24, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery staff have feared for their physical and mental health while working through successive lockdowns – many of them without access to full sick pay, a study led by the University of Leeds reveals.

Survey to look at impact of furlough on childcare providers

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Wednesday, November 4, 2020

| Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) and the Education Policy Institute (EPI) are launching the second survey in their year-long research project, looking at the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the early years workforce.

Reform of the childcare system 'urgent' as childcare places become less available

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

| Nursery World

There has been a ‘sharp drop’ in the number of available childcare places across England over the past year, with just half of local authorities reporting sufficiency of places for children under two.

MPs tell the DfE 'there are holes that need fixing' with its childcare policies

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

| Nursery World

Cross-party MPs are warning the Government has more work to do with its incoming childcare policies to ensure children benefit from high-quality affordable early years education to help parents and providers.

Coronavirus: Concern early years sector won't be able to cope with demand for places after lockdown

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Friday, March 26, 2021

| Nursery World

With new findings revealing settings have been heavily reliant on the furlough scheme, there are fears nurseries would struggle with a sudden rise in demand for places.

Nanny agency to offer support and training to set up childminders with home nurseries

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Thursday, May 6, 2021

| Nursery World

Nanny agency Koru Kids has applied to become an Ofsted registered childminding agency, with the ambition of creating 9,000 new nanny and childminder jobs.

Coronavirus: Nursery staff not exempt from self-isolation

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Friday, July 23, 2021

| Nursery World

The sector has expressed its anger at the omission of early years from the Government’s list of critical workers who can avoid self-isolation if they are ‘pinged’ by the NHS Covid app.

Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis

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Thursday, December 2, 2021

| Nursery World

More than eight in ten early years settings are struggling to recruit staff and half of them are having to turn away new parents because of staff shortages, sector research suggests.

Nanny association BAPN to close

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Monday, December 6, 2021

| Nursery World

BAPN, the Professional Association for Nannies, will cease trading at the end of the month (31 December).

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Survey highlights impact of Covid self-isolation policy on nursery closures

Childcare Counsel – dealing with long Covid

Ofsted research highlights the need for leaders to prioritise the prime areas so children learn 'what they need'

Early years job vacancies up by 146 per cent on pre-pandemic levels

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

Busy Bees Childcare nursery reopens after closing due to lack of staff

NDNA launches campaign to raise the profile of the early years sector

Early years action group to stage protest in March

Ofsted review aims to help early years children 'catch up' post-pandemic

Childbase staff to receive £3,000 in bonuses to help with cost-of-living crisis

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

Management queries: You’re not alone

TUC calls for 'urgent cash boost' to help childcare sector recover from the pandemic

Bright Horizons commits to charter that fosters more mindful working

Young Leaders: How I got to the top

LONG READ: What funding and regulatory changes mean for the sector

High level of frustration among nursery staff during the pandemic, study reveals

Survey to look at impact of furlough on childcare providers

Reform of the childcare system 'urgent' as childcare places become less available

MPs tell the DfE 'there are holes that need fixing' with its childcare policies

Coronavirus: Concern early years sector won't be able to cope with demand for places after lockdown

Nanny agency to offer support and training to set up childminders with home nurseries

Coronavirus: Nursery staff not exempt from self-isolation

Survey highlights 'sector-wide' early years workforce crisis

Nanny association BAPN to close

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