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Nursery group celebrates 100 per cent outstanding

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

| Nursery World

A Manchester nursery chain has been rated outstanding by Ofsted in all four of its settings.

Three London councils merge to cut costs

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

| Nursery World

Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham, and Kensington & Chelsea councils are to merge services from February 2011, generating savings of between 50m and 100m a year.

Childbase employee-ownership report gets ministerial backing

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

| Nursery World

Nursery group Childbase Partnership has received support from government ministers for its call for more employee ownership in UK businesses.

Bright Horizons named in best places to work list

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

| Nursery World

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, the second largest nursery group in the UK, has been named as one of Scotland's best workplaces by the Great Place to Work Institute.

NDNA wins two-year-old support contracts

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Friday, November 30, 2012

| Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association has won ten contracts to support 62 local authorities in England with the rollout of free early education places for disadvantaged two-year-olds

Reserve Forces opens its doors to nurseries

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Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

With the UK's reserve forces set to double in size over the next six years, the Reserve Forces and Cadet Association is looking to boost its income by letting out space in its properties at competitive rates, targeting nurseries as potential occupants.

Busy Bees buys Australian nursery group

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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

| Nursery World

Busy Bees is expanding into the Australian market by acquiring Foundation Early Learning, a group of 30 nurseries.

Bertram to expand its nurseries to add 300 childcare places

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Monday, January 14, 2013

| Nursery World

Bertram Nursery Group, which operates 34 settings across the country, has received funding to increase the number of childcare places it offers by 300 in order to meet increased demand for two-year-old places.

Falling occupancy levels and chronic underfunding threatens high-quality nursery provision

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

| Nursery World

Under-funding of free early education places and the tough economic climate are threatening sustainability of the nursery sector and the viability of the two-year-olds programme, the National Day Nurseries Association has warned.

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'.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

New funding for nursery group RAFA Kidz, while Happy Days makes move into Wales

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Friday, May 26, 2023

| Nursery World

A nursery group which operates settings around RAF stations has been awarded more than £250,000 by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust, on behalf of the MOD’s Armed Forces Families Fund.

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Nursery group celebrates 100 per cent outstanding

Three London councils merge to cut costs

Childbase employee-ownership report gets ministerial backing

Bright Horizons named in best places to work list

NDNA wins two-year-old support contracts

Reserve Forces opens its doors to nurseries

Busy Bees buys Australian nursery group

Bertram to expand its nurseries to add 300 childcare places

Falling occupancy levels and chronic underfunding threatens high-quality nursery provision

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

College nursery rescued from closure

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

Bright Horizons acquires kidsunlimited

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

Pre-school Learning Alliance to become the Early Years Alliance

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

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

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

New funding for nursery group RAFA Kidz, while Happy Days makes move into Wales

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