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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.

Interview: Alison Latta and Debbie Simmers

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Friday, March 22, 2013

| Nursery World

Owners of Woodland Outdoor Kindergartens in Glasgow

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'.

Nursery World Awards 2017 - Nursery of the Year

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Sunday, September 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Dandelion Education, Norfolk

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.

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.

Ofsted research highlights the need for leaders to prioritise the prime areas so children learn 'what they need'

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Friday, September 8, 2023

| Nursery World

Ofsted has published the second part of its early years research review, which aims to support practitioners in raising the quality of early education.

£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

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Thursday, February 22, 2024

| Nursery World

There is a £5 billion per year gap between Government funding and the estimated cost of delivery to providers of the Government’s expanded childcare offer once fully rolled out, says think tank.

Tops Day Nurseries features game meat on the menu

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

| Nursery World

Tops nursery group has introduced wild meat to their menus to extend children’s taste buds and help protect diverse species in their natural environment.

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.

Kindred Nurseries acquires North London group

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

| Nursery World

Kindred Nurseries has acquired the four Bright Stars Nurseries, based in London.

Grandir UK buys Three Little Birds nursery group

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Friday, November 4, 2022

| Nursery World

Grandir UK has acquired the Three Little Birds group to grow to 70 nurseries.

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.

Nursery group Alpha Nurseries closes due to financial problems

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Tuesday, January 2, 2024

| Nursery World

Alpha Nurseries, a group of more than 20 nurseries and out-of-school clubs, with a head office in Ipswich, has announced the immediate closure of all its settings.

Labour says Chancellor's plans to expand childcare are 'in absolute tatters'

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Monday, March 4, 2024

| Nursery World

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has claimed that the Government is ‘on track’ with its plans to expand childcare for parents, in response to Labour claims that it has a dossier that shows that the Conservatives’ plans are ‘in absolute tatters’.

Snapdragons launches its tenth nursery

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Thursday, November 26, 2020

| Nursery World

Snapdragons has opened the gates of its new purpose-built nursery to families in Cribbs Causeway, Bristol.

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nursery group offers free childcare to parents hit by pandemic

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Co-op Childcare is offering free and subsidised childcare to parents who have been impacted by redundancy as a result of the pandemic.

DfE brings in temporary change to early years funding to provide 'reassurance' to nurseries and childminders

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Thursday, March 18, 2021

| Nursery World

Childcare providers will receive funding based on actual attendance numbers during this year's summer and autumn terms, in a move designed to protect their funding, as children return to early years settings.

New outdoor nursery group launches in Scotland

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Monday, July 19, 2021

| Nursery World

An Edinburgh social enterprise has secured £725,000 in funding to launch a chain of outdoor nurseries.

UK's largest nursery group Busy Bees to open 357th setting

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Thursday, August 12, 2021

| Nursery World

Busy Bees Childcare will open its new nursery in Nottingham next month.

Kindred Education buys three new nurseries

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

| Nursery World

The Kettering-headquartered group has acquired three new nurseries in Cambridgeshire in a one-off deal, expanding the company’s portfolio of settings to 21.

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Busy Bees buys Australian nursery group

Interview: Alison Latta and Debbie Simmers

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

Nursery World Awards 2017 - Nursery of the Year

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

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

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

Ofsted research highlights the need for leaders to prioritise the prime areas so children learn 'what they need'

£5bn shortfall in funding for extended ‘childcare’ offer

Tops Day Nurseries features game meat on the menu

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

Kindred Nurseries acquires North London group

Grandir UK buys Three Little Birds nursery group

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

Nursery group Alpha Nurseries closes due to financial problems

Labour says Chancellor's plans to expand childcare are 'in absolute tatters'

Snapdragons launches its tenth nursery

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nursery group offers free childcare to parents hit by pandemic

DfE brings in temporary change to early years funding to provide 'reassurance' to nurseries and childminders

New outdoor nursery group launches in Scotland

UK's largest nursery group Busy Bees to open 357th setting

Kindred Education buys three new nurseries

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