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Nurseries at risk of collapse due to 'large corporate takeovers'

Thursday, January 27, 2022

| Nursery World

A new report warns the nursery sector is ‘at threat of being damaged’ as smaller settings get taken over by large corporate companies that are ‘profit-focused’.

Music – the magic key

Knowledge Bank

Thursday, January 27, 2022

| Nursery World

SPONSORED CONTENT: Boogie Mites Music Programmes are informed by the neuroscience evidence suggesting that active music-making in early years could hold a key to boosting development in areas that have suffered due to the pandemic restrictions over the last two years. Boogie Mites director Sue Newman explains

‘Meeting demand for more sustainable products’

Opinion

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

| Nursery World

Chris Mahady explains how supplier Hope is staying close to its early years customers to ensure its services and resources meet the changing needs of early education.

The Whales on the Bus wins BookTrust award for best book for sharing with babies

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Wednesday, January 26, 2022

| Nursery World

The Whales on the Bus written by Katrina Charman and illustrated by Nick Sharratt (Bloomsbury Children’s) has been announced as the best new book for sharing with babies and young children by reading charity BookTrust.

Welcome Nurseries commits to improving Smarties Nursery after concerns raised

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

| Nursery World

Welcome Nurseries, the owner of Smarties Nursery in Leicestershire, where a number of incidents took place last year, says the setting has been turned around and a new management team put in place.

DfE survey shows 13 per cent of early years staff off work due to Covid

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Tuesday, January 25, 2022

| Nursery World

New statistics published by the Department for Education (DfE) show that 13 per cent of staff working in nurseries and childminder settings were absent from work due to Coronavirus mid-January.

Why physical activity in the early years is so vital

Opinion

Monday, January 24, 2022

| Nursery World

A free course, a finalist in the Nursery World Awards 2021, aims to train early years practitioners to boost young children's physical development. Dr Jackie Musgrave of the Open University, who helped design it, explains the thinking behind it

Childcare market report - 'swift' recovery in 2021 led to 'exceptional' year for acquisitions

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Monday, January 24, 2022

| Nursery World

Last year was a ‘year of resilience and bounce back’ for childcare businesses, according to Redwoods Dowling Kerr’s latest childcare and education market report.

Don’t throw the phonics baby out with the bath water

Opinion

Friday, January 21, 2022

| Nursery World

Louise Livingston, director of training at the Maria Montessori Institute, reflects on new research on the teaching of reading.

Kindred Nurseries buys two settings in Essex

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Thursday, January 20, 2022

| Nursery World

Expanding group Kindred Nurseries has bought ABC Rainbow Day Nursery, which operates two sites in Westcliff-on-Sea and Rayleigh.

‘Phenomenal buyer demand’ in 2021 drives up nursery market values

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

| Nursery World

Competition for high quality sites helped to achieve ‘eye watering’ sums for the best businesses and saw unprecedented consolidation among the big nursery groups, according to Christie & Co’s latest Business Outlook Report.

Bright Horizons fined £800,000 over toddler death

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

| Nursery World

Nursery group Bright Horizons has been fined £800,000 over the death of a ten-month-old boy who choked on mango while unsupervised for several minutes.

LEYF opens up its chef training academy to all nurseries

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

| Nursery World

The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has opened up its professional chef academy to external candidates in a bid to tackle the ‘alarming’ rise in childhood obesity.

Government urged to 'reform the use of phonics' as it is 'failing children'

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

| Nursery World

A group of leading academics are calling on the Government to change their policy on the use of synthetic phonics as the main approach of teaching children to read as research suggests it is less successful than other methods.

Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse

News

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

| Nursery World

An equality fund to make Scottish workplaces, including childcare settings, more inclusive and diverse has been launched by the Scottish Government.

Professional books – for your shelf

Review

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

| Nursery World

Karen Faux recommends four recent releases that will provide plenty of food for thought and action.

Children in poverty will bear the brunt of rising energy bills

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

| Nursery World

Rising energy bills will push the poorest families even deeper into poverty, according to an analysis by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Covid-19 self-isolation cut to five days in England

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Monday, January 17, 2022

| Nursery World

Effective from today (Monday 17 January), children and adults who catch Coronavirus only need to isolate for five days if they test negative two days in a row on a lateral flow test.

Old Station Nursery group expands to 53 settings

News

Monday, January 17, 2022

| Nursery World

The Old Station Nursery group, part of French operator La Maison Bleue, has bought a chain of eight nurseries.

Deprived state schools most impacted by Covid staff absences

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Friday, January 14, 2022

| Nursery World

New findings reveal that the most deprived state schools were almost three times more likely than private schools to report that one in 10 or more of their staff were absent due to coronavirus.

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Nurseries at risk of collapse due to 'large corporate takeovers'

Music – the magic key

‘Meeting demand for more sustainable products’

The Whales on the Bus wins BookTrust award for best book for sharing with babies

Welcome Nurseries commits to improving Smarties Nursery after concerns raised

DfE survey shows 13 per cent of early years staff off work due to Covid

Why physical activity in the early years is so vital

Childcare market report - 'swift' recovery in 2021 led to 'exceptional' year for acquisitions

Don’t throw the phonics baby out with the bath water

Kindred Nurseries buys two settings in Essex

‘Phenomenal buyer demand’ in 2021 drives up nursery market values

Bright Horizons fined £800,000 over toddler death

LEYF opens up its chef training academy to all nurseries

Government urged to 'reform the use of phonics' as it is 'failing children'

Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse

Professional books – for your shelf

Children in poverty will bear the brunt of rising energy bills

Covid-19 self-isolation cut to five days in England

Old Station Nursery group expands to 53 settings

Deprived state schools most impacted by Covid staff absences

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