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COP26 Summit: Fight against climate change put at the 'heart of education'

Friday, November 5, 2021

| Nursery World

All children will be taught about the importance of conserving and protecting the planet, as part of new measures in education focusing on climate change.

Old Station Nursery group adds five more settings

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Thursday, November 4, 2021

| Nursery World

The Old Station Nursery Group has bought My First Friends, a chain of five nurseries in the West Midlands.

Councils urged to set up family hubs

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Thursday, November 4, 2021

| Nursery World

Local authorities will be able to apply for funding to set up family hubs in their area, through a £12m fund launched by the children and families minister, Will Quince.

Consultation launched on content and standards for updated Early Childhood Studies degree

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

| Nursery World

The sector is invited to respond to a consultation on a revision to the nature of Early Childhood Study degrees and the academic standards expected of graduates.

Insight: Nursery market in Southern England

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

| Nursery World

2021 has been a really active year for the nursery business property market in the South of England, says Sophie Wilcox of Christie & Co

Children's physical activity provider takes on its first nurseries

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

| Nursery World

The Little Sports Group (LSG), which operates primary education services and sports programmes has acquired its first nurseries.

No evidence that children's social and emotional development worsened during the pandemic - SEED study

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

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Children’s social and emotional development does not appear to have changed much during the pandemic, according to a long-term study looking at the impact of children’s early education and development on children’s primary years.

MP to launch Bill to ban plastic in wet wipes

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

| Nursery World

In the same week that world leaders are meeting in Glasgow for COP26, the UN climate conference, MP Fleur Anderson is leading a campaign to ban plastic in the 11 billion wet wipes used in the UK every year – 90 per cent of which contain some form of plastic.

Benefits of attending high-quality early years settings continue to age seven - SEED study

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Monday, November 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Researchers have found a link between attending high-quality early years settings between the ages of two and four and better academic results in Year 2.

Ofsted calls for stronger 'oversight' of large providers

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Monday, November 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Ofsted is calling for stronger regulatory powers to ensure early years providers with multiple settings are having a positive impact on children.

DfE to reform Level 3 early years qualifications

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Friday, October 29, 2021

| Nursery World

The Department for Education is to review and reform level 3 early years qualifications as part of its measures to address the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on young children.

Why food support should start at school

Opinion

Friday, October 29, 2021

| Nursery World

Many children are not receiving the correct nutrition, as a direct result of household poverty, and school food packages play a key role in supporting a child’s health, explains Sajad Mahmood, chief executive of the international food charity Right.

Family First nursery group grows to 30 settings

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Friday, October 29, 2021

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The rapidly growing nursery group Family First has acquired a chain of settings in Essex and two standalone sites, taking its number of nurseries to 30.

National Centre for Family Hubs to launch toolkit at first conference

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Friday, October 29, 2021

| Nursery World

A toolkit to support local authorities, health and education teams to implement the Government’s Family Hubs is being launched at a virtual conference on Tuesday (2 November).

Children’s minister confirms £510m total increase for early years funding

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

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Children and families minister Will Quince has confirmed that the Government is providing an additional £510m for early years funding over the next three years, despite initial announcements of £170m by 2024-25.