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Day nursery market reaches record highs, with rise in owners wanting to sell up by 51 per cent

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

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The day nursery market in the UK experienced an ‘unprecedented’ level of deals and owners choosing to put their business up for sale during the first six months of this year, according to Christie & Co.

Children who attended the Kiddi Caru nursery destroyed by fire found alternative places

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

| Nursery World

Families whose children attended Kiddi Caru's Walnut Tree nursery in Milton Keynes have been found alternative places within the group’s other nearby settings, after the nursery was devastated by fire on Tuesday.

Staff at Kiddi Caru's Walnut Tree nursery praised for their swift action after a major fire broke out

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Thursday, July 21, 2022

| Nursery World

Parents have praised staff at Kiddi Caru’s Walnut Tree nursery in Milton Keynes for keeping their children safe when a fire broke out in the vicinity of the setting on Tuesday due to the extreme heat.

Ofsted - Children continue to be behind developmentally due to Covid

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Wednesday, July 20, 2022

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Children’s language development, social interaction and gross motor skills continue to be impacted by the pandemic, according to new research from the inspectorate.

Family First buys group of 10 sites

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Tuesday, July 19, 2022

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Family First has acquired a chain of 10 nurseries in the East of England, taking its total number of settings to 66.

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

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

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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.

Kids Planet grows to 125 nurseries

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Thursday, July 14, 2022

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The UK’s third largest nursery group has acquired Choice Childcare - a chain of five settings in North East England.

Care provider Belong to open integrated nursery in care village

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Friday, July 8, 2022

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Dementia specialist provider Belong is opening its first care village with a fully integrated children’s day nursery on-site in Chester this month.

Family First set to grow to 80 settings

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Friday, July 8, 2022

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The nursery group, which has recently extended the business into the south coast, says it aims to ‘reach’ over 80 sites through acquisition by the end of this year.

Edinburgh nursery bought by expanding CC Nurseries

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Friday, July 1, 2022

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In Edinburgh, Melville House Nursery has been sold to Mini Rainbows, part of the CC Nurseries group.

Kids Planet and Thrive Education continue to grow

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Friday, June 24, 2022

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The third largest nursery group in the country, Kids Planet, has bought Happy Days Lancashire, while Thrive Education has bought its third nursery in Chester.

The UK's top 10 largest nursery groups continue to expand

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

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Busy Bees Childcare, Grandir and ICP Education have all acquired more settings.

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).

ICP Education to rebrand as 'Bright Stars'

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

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Nursery group ICP Education is changing its name to Bright Stars to reflect its ‘shining reputation’ in the early years.

‘Considerably more’ ethnic minority and disadvantaged children missed out on early learning due to Covid

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Tuesday, June 21, 2022

| Nursery World

New research shows that attendance in early years settings was ‘lower than expected’ in areas with large ethnic minority populations, deprived neighbourhoods and areas with high unemployment rates.

Year long inquiry into UK education calls for a 'significant boost' to early years funding

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

| Nursery World

A new report finds the education system is ‘failing’ and calls for wide scale change including reform of Ofsted, increased early years funding and measures to ‘level the playing field’ between advantaged and disadvantaged children.

Level 3 EYE qualification to be reviewed this summer

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

| Nursery World

The Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification (EYE) will be reviewed by the national education awarding organisation NCFE in the summer.

Get your tickets to our Sustainability in the Early Years conference

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Thursday, June 9, 2022

| Nursery World

There's just less than a month to go until our conference on sustainability on 13 July where delegates will hear from a top line-up of presenters about how to adopt sustainable practice and provision.

Emergency childcare provision boosts employee job satisfaction and retention

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Thursday, June 9, 2022

| Nursery World

More than six in ten employees experienced issues with childcare arrangements last year, according to a survey by Bright Horizons, which says that access to back-up childcare has a positive impact on employee retention.

Monkeypox listed as a notifiable disease in UK as cases rise

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

| Nursery World

From today (8 June), Monkeypox is recognised in law as a notifiable infectious disease under the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010.

Kids Planet acquires 115th setting

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022

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The third largest nursery group in the UK has bought Kinderbear Nursery in Padiham, Lancashire.

Two of UK's biggest groups continue to expand

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Monday, May 30, 2022

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Kids Planet and ICP Education have both purchased new settings.

Monkeypox: Guidance suggests children that are close contacts should not attend nursery

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Monday, May 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Childcare providers are advised to exclude children that are close contacts of Monkeypox from settings to prevent spread of the virus.

Nursery groups continue to grow

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

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Bright Horizons and Thrive Childcare and Education have each bought a new site.

YMCA to open new nursery in the summer

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Monday, May 23, 2022

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YMCA is to open a nursery in its new Newark and Sherwood Community and Activity Village – a community space integrating family programmes, education, sports and arts facilities - this summer.

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Day nursery market reaches record highs, with rise in owners wanting to sell up by 51 per cent

Children who attended the Kiddi Caru nursery destroyed by fire found alternative places

Staff at Kiddi Caru's Walnut Tree nursery praised for their swift action after a major fire broke out

Ofsted - Children continue to be behind developmentally due to Covid

Family First buys group of 10 sites

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

Kids Planet grows to 125 nurseries

Care provider Belong to open integrated nursery in care village

Family First set to grow to 80 settings

Edinburgh nursery bought by expanding CC Nurseries

Kids Planet and Thrive Education continue to grow

The UK's top 10 largest nursery groups continue to expand

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

ICP Education to rebrand as 'Bright Stars'

‘Considerably more’ ethnic minority and disadvantaged children missed out on early learning due to Covid

Year long inquiry into UK education calls for a 'significant boost' to early years funding

Level 3 EYE qualification to be reviewed this summer

Get your tickets to our Sustainability in the Early Years conference

Emergency childcare provision boosts employee job satisfaction and retention

Monkeypox listed as a notifiable disease in UK as cases rise

Kids Planet acquires 115th setting

Two of UK's biggest groups continue to expand

Monkeypox: Guidance suggests children that are close contacts should not attend nursery

Nursery groups continue to grow

YMCA to open new nursery in the summer

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