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Councils warn nurseries against 'top-up' fees

News

Thursday, May 25, 2023

| Nursery World

Early years settings are being warned by councils about charging parents ‘top-up fees’ for the funded hours.

Settings forced to reduce spending on food and resources, risking their quality of care - survey

News

Thursday, May 25, 2023

| Nursery World

Around 7 in 10 nurseries and childminders have had to cut spending on food, materials and equipment to reduce costs, which many say has negatively impacted their 'service', reveal Department for Education (DfE) figures.

Busy Bees fined £225,000 for health and safety breaches

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Monday, May 22, 2023

| Nursery World

Busy Bees, the UK’s largest nursery group, has been fined £225,000 plus costs for 'serious' hygiene offences at the nursery it runs at Whipps Cross University Hospital in Leytonstone.

How to ensure nursery group sales and acquisitions go according to plan

Opinion

Monday, May 22, 2023

| Nursery World

Big sales deals involving nursery groups can sometimes wobble or even collapse. Andrew Coulter at specialist broker Coulter Consulting provides advice on how to avoid this.

Council told to reimburse parent's nursery fees as funded hours invoice was unclear

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

| Nursery World

A council has been told to reimburse a parent’s nursery fees after an ombudsman investigation found it failed to work with the provider to ensure its invoices for the funded hours and charges were 'clear and transparent'.

Nursery group Childbase named in Sunday Times 'Best Place To Work' list

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

| Nursery World

The Childbase Partnership, which owns and manages 44 nurseries, has been named as one of the top 40 ‘Best Places to Work’ in the UK.

Early years practitioners invited to take part in survey on wellbeing

News

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

| Nursery World

A survey looking at the wellbeing of early years staff, workload and recent Government policy announcements for the sector, has been launched by online learning journal Tapestry.

Nurseries and childminders back scrapping Ofsted one-word inspection judgements

News

Friday, May 5, 2023

| Nursery World

Most early years providers would back the scrapping of single-word Ofsted judgements, according to findings from a survey by the Early Years Alliance.

Busy Bees Altrincham rated 'inadequate' as children 'exposed to undue risks'

News

Thursday, May 4, 2023

| Nursery World

Busy Bees’ Altrincham setting has been rated inadequate after inspectors found children were left to play unsupervised with ‘tiny’ bottles of bubble mixture, which they could drink or choke on.

Family First acquires 100th setting

News

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

| Nursery World

Family First, the fourth largest group in the UK, has acquired nursery group Kids Play to take it to 100 settings.

Safeguarding part 2: Recognising when a child needs help

Features

Monday, May 1, 2023

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners are best-placed to recognise when a vulnerable child needs help. By Rachel Buckler, a trainer and consultant specialising in safeguarding

Take part in a survey about early years training

News

Friday, April 28, 2023

| Nursery World

The Social Business Trust is asking early years providers to complete a survey into training needs.

Busy Bees celebrates 40 years in business

News

Thursday, April 27, 2023

| Nursery World

The UK’s largest early years provider, Busy Bees, has celebrated its 40th birthday with the launch of a new setting in Lichfield – the city where the nursery group opened its first site back in 1983.

Nursery World's Ofsted survey findings 'extremely concerning', says sector

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

| Nursery World

The sector has called NW’s Ofsted survey findings, which showed hundreds of providers experience stress and anxiety ahead of inspection, ‘extremely concerning’, calling on the inspectorate to take the results ‘on board’.

Policy: How the SEND Improvement Plan aims to strengthen support for young children

Features

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

A new Improvement Plan aims to end the ‘postcode lottery’ of the SEND code of practice. Karen Faux provides a guide

Market View: Optimism in the wider market

Features

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

Arun Kanwar, managing partner at Cairneagle, on the latest trends

CPD: Narrowing the attainment gap

Features

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

A model of professional development in Barnsley, where settings choose a project to participate in, is designed to help nurseries embed changes. By Caroline Vollans

Childcare Counsel: New anti-gender discrimination laws

Features

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

Hannah Belton, director of Morgan La Roche Solicitors, on International Women's Day 2023: Progress in the UK Workplace

Inclusion: Supporting families through the SEND Hub

Features

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

A multi-agency strategy to integrate support for children with SEND has had life-changing results. By Annette Rawstrone

Exclusive – Nursery World Ofsted survey: Hundreds of nurseries and childminders report stress and sleepless nights before inspections

News

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

Many early years respondents to Nursery World's survey highlight negative experiences of inspections and say they feel anxious about future ones. By Catherine Gaunt and Katy Morton

Special Report: Ofsted inspections post-pandemic – is change needed?

Features

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

With inspections back in full swing post-pandemic, some early years settings are voicing serious concerns about the process and are calling for change. By Annette Rawstrone

Chris Reid: 'Paper has no place in the office'

Opinion

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

The chief executive and founder of Connect Childcare says that early years settings should only use paper for drawing and sticking.

Management queries: Advice on dealing with inappropriate social media posts

Features

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

Is it a manager's place to address controversial staff comments that they have made on social media? By Gabriella Jozwiak

Ashbourne takes over two Harp Nurseries

News

Thursday, April 20, 2023

| Nursery World

Ashbourne Nurseries has taken over a further two settings from the Harp Group.

Put your questions to HMRC on Tax-Free Childcare

News

Monday, April 17, 2023

| Nursery World

Nursery World is inviting early years providers to put forward questions for HMRC about Tax-Free Childcare.

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Councils warn nurseries against 'top-up' fees

Settings forced to reduce spending on food and resources, risking their quality of care - survey

Busy Bees fined £225,000 for health and safety breaches

How to ensure nursery group sales and acquisitions go according to plan

Council told to reimburse parent's nursery fees as funded hours invoice was unclear

Nursery group Childbase named in Sunday Times 'Best Place To Work' list

Early years practitioners invited to take part in survey on wellbeing

Nurseries and childminders back scrapping Ofsted one-word inspection judgements

Busy Bees Altrincham rated 'inadequate' as children 'exposed to undue risks'

Family First acquires 100th setting

Safeguarding part 2: Recognising when a child needs help

Take part in a survey about early years training

Busy Bees celebrates 40 years in business

Nursery World's Ofsted survey findings 'extremely concerning', says sector

Policy: How the SEND Improvement Plan aims to strengthen support for young children

Market View: Optimism in the wider market

CPD: Narrowing the attainment gap

Childcare Counsel: New anti-gender discrimination laws

Inclusion: Supporting families through the SEND Hub

Exclusive – Nursery World Ofsted survey: Hundreds of nurseries and childminders report stress and sleepless nights before inspections

Special Report: Ofsted inspections post-pandemic – is change needed?

Chris Reid: 'Paper has no place in the office'

Management queries: Advice on dealing with inappropriate social media posts

Ashbourne takes over two Harp Nurseries

Put your questions to HMRC on Tax-Free Childcare

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