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Lack of action threatens Early Years Teacher Status

Monday, May 14, 2018

| Nursery World

Frustrated university lecturers have said inaction by the Government over Early Years Teacher Status risks the loss of a graduate-led workforce in the sector.

Snow Day!!

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Monday, January 21, 2013

| Nursery World

See how nurseries and childminders across the country have been coping with the recent snowfall.

'More Great Childcare': Expansion for Ofsted as councils lose early years quality work

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Monday, January 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Local authorities are set to lose their early years quality improvement role, as Ofsted becomes 'the sole arbiter of quality in the early years', in the Government's 'More Great Childcare' shake-up.

Children's centre in equality 'first'

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Monday, August 1, 2011

| Nursery World

A children's centre run by a children's charity is the first in the country to gain the EQualities award for championing equality in the early years.

Ofsted will make it more difficult for failing nurseries to re-register

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Friday, May 17, 2013

| Nursery World

The recent closure by Ofsted of a Birmingham nursery, which re-registered after a serious incident took place at the setting two years previously, highlights once again the loophole that allows settings to 'wipe the slate clean'.

Exclusive: 30 hours saves poorest parents least

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Monday, September 18, 2017

| Nursery World

The 30 hours policy will save some of the poorest households £5 per week, while the richest will gain ten times that, analysis finds.

College nursery rescued from closure

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Friday, August 26, 2011

| Nursery World

A students' union is to take over the running of a campus nursery after leading a year-long campaign to save it.

Bilingual Mandarin-English nursery opens second site

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Tuesday, September 19, 2017

| Nursery World

Hatching Dragons has opened its second setting in Twickenham, with plans to expand in the London area.

Stress and mental health problems taking their toll on early years staff

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Friday, June 1, 2018

| Nursery World

One in four early years workers are considering leaving the sector due to stress and mental health problems, a major survey has revealed.

DfE scraps School Direct route to EYTS

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Friday, June 8, 2018

| Nursery World

The Government has scrapped the School Direct route to Early Years Teacher Status because it isn’t popular enough, Nursery World has learned.

Bright Horizons acquires kidsunlimited

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Thursday, April 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Bright Horizons has bought nursery group kidsunlimited for 45m in a move that sees the second largest UK chain add 64 settings and a childcare voucher business.

Nurseries need financial training to survive

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Nurseries should offer financial training to all their nursery staff, which would help them run their setting in a more sustainable way and allow them to pass savings on to parents, the finance director of a leading nursery group has said.

Nursery groups on expansion drive

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Friday, October 27, 2017

| Nursery World

Several nursery groups have been busy in the childcare market in a recent spate of new openings, sales and acquisitions.

Row over call to lower childcare qualfication rules in Ireland

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Monday, October 30, 2017

| Nursery World

A campaign to relax the requirement for all childcare staff in Ireland to be qualified has been met with criticism from the sector.

Lighting the Fire - a new resource to enrich outdoor play and learning

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Monday, November 14, 2011

| Nursery World

A booklet and DVD - Lighting the Fire, hands-on investigation, play and outdoor learning in primary education - was compiled with the help of early years consultant Wendy Scott and includes a foreword by Mick Waters, professor of education and president of the Curriculum Foundation.

30 hours: How nurseries are making ends meet

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Monday, November 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Nursery World has spoken to a number of nurseries, including groups and standalone settings, across the country to find out how they are making the 30 hours work.

Dizzy Ducks offers mobile wedding creche

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Thursday, May 9, 2013

| Nursery World

Since August, the nursery group, based in Essex, has been providing childcare and entertainment for children of wedding guests, customising its services for any number of children, based on venue allowances and staff numbers.

Cheshire-based Elmscot expands and starts out-of-school franchise

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Friday, August 31, 2018

| Nursery World

The Elmscot group of nurseries and out-of-school clubs has acquired its sixth nursery, with backing from Santander to grow the group.

Irish nurseries investigated by police

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

| Nursery World

Three nurseries in Dublin are being investigated by police following reports of the mistreatment of children in their care.

Police investigate nursery sexual assault

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Thursday, May 23, 2013

| Nursery World

Five men have been arrested in Worcestershire after a child told their family that they had been sexually abused at a Bright Eyes nursery.

EXCLUSIVE: Busy Bees quits trailblazer group as 'process not employer-led'

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Thursday, September 27, 2018

| Nursery World

Busy Bees has sensationally resigned from the chair of the early years trailblazer group after trying for 18 months to get the Level 3 apprenticeship standard released, Nursery World can reveal.

Pre-school Learning Alliance to become the Early Years Alliance

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| Nursery World

The Pre-school Learning Alliance will be changing its name to the Early Years Alliance from next year as part of plans to re-brand.

Education Secretary questioned in Parliament over our 30 hours investigation

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

| Nursery World

A leading MP has called for the Government to better evaluate the impact of its policies after our investigation found that the 30 hours offer is penalising disadvantaged children.

Nadhim Zahawi sets out next steps for £20m early years fund

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Thursday, November 15, 2018

| Nursery World

The DfE is looking for a national training partner to take on the next stage of the Early Years Professional Development Fund, the children’s minister told delegates at the Nursery World Business Summit.

Providers in Wales find £4.50 rate for 30 hours commercially viable

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Monday, November 26, 2018

| Nursery World

Nearly nine in ten providers offering the 30 hours in Wales agree that the rate is viable, according to findings from research into the early implementer phase of the scheme.

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Lack of action threatens Early Years Teacher Status

Snow Day!!

'More Great Childcare': Expansion for Ofsted as councils lose early years quality work

Children's centre in equality 'first'

Ofsted will make it more difficult for failing nurseries to re-register

Exclusive: 30 hours saves poorest parents least

College nursery rescued from closure

Bilingual Mandarin-English nursery opens second site

Stress and mental health problems taking their toll on early years staff

DfE scraps School Direct route to EYTS

Bright Horizons acquires kidsunlimited

Nurseries need financial training to survive

Nursery groups on expansion drive

Row over call to lower childcare qualfication rules in Ireland

Lighting the Fire - a new resource to enrich outdoor play and learning

30 hours: How nurseries are making ends meet

Dizzy Ducks offers mobile wedding creche

Cheshire-based Elmscot expands and starts out-of-school franchise

Irish nurseries investigated by police

Police investigate nursery sexual assault

EXCLUSIVE: Busy Bees quits trailblazer group as 'process not employer-led'

Pre-school Learning Alliance to become the Early Years Alliance

Education Secretary questioned in Parliament over our 30 hours investigation

Nadhim Zahawi sets out next steps for £20m early years fund

Providers in Wales find £4.50 rate for 30 hours commercially viable

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