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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

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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

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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

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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

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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’.

Ofsted promises to make improvements to inspection process

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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

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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

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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'

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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

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Thursday, April 6, 2023

| Nursery World

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

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

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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.

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.

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

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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

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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

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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.

Average nursery loses £32,000 a year by subsidising 15-hour childcare

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

| Nursery World

Less than 2 per cent of nurseries say the Government funding they receive to provide universal childcare for three-and four-year-olds covers their delivery costs, according to a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association, which also found that closures have risen by 87 per cent.

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.

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

| Nursery World

Bridget Phillipson, shadow education secretary, said that a Labour Government would ‘fix’ the country’s ‘broken childcare system’, in a speech to delegates at Nursery World’s 9th Business Summit.

Nursery Chains 2023 – N Family Club stays at number one

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Wednesday, March 1, 2023

| Nursery World

N Family Club retains the top spot as in our Nursery Chains quality table, which analyses the Ofsted reports of the 25 biggest groups in the UK.

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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

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

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

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

Average nursery loses £32,000 a year by subsidising 15-hour childcare

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

Nursery World Business Summit: Labour reiterates breakfast club pledge, but promises wider childcare reforms

Nursery Chains 2023 – N Family Club stays at number one

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