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Partou acquires Nature Trail group

Nursery group Partou has acquired Nature Trail Nursery Group which operates eight settings in Chorley ...

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Coram PACEY appoints new head

Ka Lai Brightley-Hodges has been appointed as head of Coram PACEY, the professional association for ...

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Early education minister changes role in reshuffle

Stephen Morgan, the MP for Portsmouth South, has moved from his role as early education ...

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MPs launch early years inquiry

The cross-party Education Committee has launched an inquiry into the early years sector.

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Government seeks sector champion to promote strategy

The government is advertising for a sector “champion” to promote its early years strategy.

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People moves

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Four in ten school leaders considering opening nursery

Four in ten (39%) school leaders are considering opening a school-based nursery as the government ...

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Rise N Shine Nursery buys Catford setting

Rise N Shine Nursery in east London has acquired Rushey Green Nursery in Catford, in ...

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Workforce issues could hamper childcare expansion finds report

Poor pay and career progression in the early years workforce could hamper expansion of the ...

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Funded childcare expansion likely to push up nursery fees

The government’s expansion of funded childcare is likely to drive up the prices charged for ...

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Disadvantaged children at risk of missing out on early education

Families who are not in work, or who do not earn enough to be eligible ...

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We’re here to stay

Jordan Tully, managing director of Toots Day Nursery Group and founder of the ‘Exploring Early ...

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Avoid property pitfalls

Georgina Bryant, corporate and commercial partner at solicitors firm Barcan and Kirby, sets out some ...

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Policy, taxes and a buoyant market

Nick Brown, director and head of brokerage, childcare and education at Christie & Co, shares ...

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More than £65m for childcare expansion not reaching providers

More than £65m of government money intended to support early years providers to meet demand ...

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Nursery owner expands portolio with trio of settings

The owner of Mulberry Roots in Lancashire has acquired three North Yorkshire nurseries in a ...

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Develop competency

Early years consultant Alison Featherbe looks at what competency means in the early years, and ...

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Managers

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Back to school

The government’s focus on school-based nurseries has proved controversial, despite potential opportunities for the PVI ...

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Co-working and childcare firm to roll out 25 settings

A co-working and childcare business is raising £1.5 million to fund national growth, with plans ...

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Standards for success

From September, nurseries must follow new guidelines around food provision. Two nursery groups explain how ...

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Wellbeing

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Most Scottish councils underpay PVI providers

The proportion of funded hours delivered by PVI providers is greater than the proportion of ...

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Christie & Co appoints nursery business agent

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has appointed Sam Brooks as a day nursery ...

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Impact Futures Group acquires Captiva Learning

August Equity-backed apprenticeship and training provider Impact Futures Group has acquired apprenticeship provider Captiva Learning.

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Kids Planet Day Nurseries acquires Bristol setting

Kids Planet Day Nurseries has acquired Torwood House Day Nursery in Bristol which can cater ...

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Expansion under way

How three childcare companies are using the government's capital fund to expand provision ahead of ...

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Kido Schools buys Battersea setting

Kido Schools has acquired Riverside Nursery, Battersea, in a sale faciliated by specialist business property ...

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ICP Educare buys Merseyside nursery

Innervation Capital-backed ICP Educare has added The Woodlands Nursery in Newton le Willows to its ...

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Think outside the box

Charlotte Goddard speaks to nursery owners who have diversified outside their core business. Marcus and ...

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Day nursery market insight 2025: South of England

Sophie Willcox, director – childcare and education at Christie & Co, shares her insights into ...

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Minimum wage rise unsustainable without funding increase, warns sector

The early years sector has called on the government to increase funding for places in ...

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Early years workforce “fragmented and burdened” finds report

The UK early years workforce has been “fractured and burdened” by a patchwork of short-term ...

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Nursery group acquires Lincolnshire setting

Clarence House Day Nurseries has bought Woodside Children’s Nursery in Sleaford, Lincolnshire in a sale ...

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Funded childcare benefits the rich, finds research

The richest households in England will be eight times more likely to benefit from the ...

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Nursery group partners with mental health service

The Old Station Nursery has partnered with mental health service Self Space to support staff ...

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Wellbeing

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DfE targets men in recruitment campaign

The Department for Education (DfE) aims to boost recruitment with a campaign targeting men and ...

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Kids Planet buys Tiny Turners group

Kids Planet Day Nurseries has acquired Tiny Turners Nursery Group, in a sale faciliated by ...

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Roche Baker buys Bristol nursery

Nursery group Roche Baker has acquired Bristol nursery Little Puddleducks, in a freehold sale faciliated ...

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Early Years Academy buys Staffordshire setting

Midlands based childcare group The Early Years Academy has acquired Meaford Day Nursery in a ...

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Government confirms 97% funding pass-on rate

The government has confirmed local authorities must pass on at least 97% of early years ...

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Monkey Puzzle appoints new managing director

Monkey Puzzle Day Nurseries has appointed Grace Cole as its new managing director.

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People moves

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Funded places soar but take-up for disadvantaged two-year-olds at record low

The number of children registered for funded places is at a record high, but take-up ...

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Call for free school meals in early years

A cross-party report calls for free school meals to be extended to children in early ...

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Parents rate PVI quality higher than schools

Parents of under-fives rate private, voluntary and independent (PVI) nurseries as higher quality than school-based ...

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Vacant London nursery to re-open as franchise

New tenants are set to re-open a vacant North London nursery as a franchise under ...

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Autumn budget fuels nursery market surge

Specialist business property adviser Christie & Co has seen a 62.5% increase in day nursery ...

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Nursery workers more likely to use AI

Nursery professionals are more likely to use AI in their jobs than the average worker, ...

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Childcare workers less happy than vape shop employees

Childcare workers are happier than healthcare workers but less happy than people who work in ...

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Wellbeing

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Government to consult on funding review

The government is to consult on changes to how early years funding is allocated and ...

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Former nursery owner returns to market with acquisition

The former owner of a group of nurseries is returning to the early years sector ...

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Emperor Nurseries acquires Hampshire setting

Emperor Nurseries has acquired Dragonflies Childcare, an early years setting in Hampshire, in a deal ...

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Nursery group buys Renfrewshire setting

Small nursery group Leaps and Bounds (Scotland) has acquired Abbey Mill Childcare in a deal ...

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Nursery group launches volunteering policy

The Old Station Nursery has launched a volunteering policy entitling employees to one fully paid ...

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Childcare places increase driven by nurseries

The number of childcare places has increased by 17,400 over the last year, mostly driven ...

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Boutique buyer acquires nursery school

A "boutique buyer" has acquired Ridgemount Cottage Nursery School, a day nursery in Brockworth, Gloucester, ...

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Busy Bees acquires West Sussex setting

Busy Bees has acquired Sunshine Day Nursery in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex.

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Sector “frustrated” over focus on school-based nurseries

The Early Years Alliance has said it is "disappointed and frustrated" that government policy continues ...

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Private equity backed nurseries ‘contribute to care deserts’

Private equity backed nurseries are more likely to open in wealthier areas, while not-for-profit nurseries ...

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First-time buyer acquires Surrey nursery

A first-time buyer has acquired Farthings nursery in Surrey, in a deal facilitated by specialist ...

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Partou sets out to raise girls’ aspirations

Nursery group Partou is partnering with social enterprise Girls Out Loud, which works to raise ...

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Scottish setting sold to existing operator

Small World Children’s Nursery in Brechin on the east coast of Scotland, has been sold ...

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Inside the trends

Hannah Haines, head of healthcare consultancy at property advisor Christie & Co, provides insights into ...

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M&A

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Why investors buy nurseries

Times are tough for many nursery owners but the sector as a whole is increasingly ...

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M&A

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Navigate change

How nurseries can balance quality, safety and sustainability following the introduction of new funding guidance

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The childcare funding crisis

Philip Ford, managing director of Hopscotch Nurseries, explains why independent nurseries face an impossible choice

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Wonder while you walk

Elly Richfield, education and development manager at kinderzimmer, reveals how the nursery group has gone ...

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Open letter to DfE backed by more than 6,000 settings

Jo Morris, spokesperson for Early Years Voice Childcare professionals representing more than 6,060 settings have signed ...

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Government announces funding for school nurseries and childcare expansion

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a government investment of £370 million over the next four ...

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Call for capital funding to include maintained nursery schools

The government should extend eligibility for school-based nursery capital grants to maintained nurseries, according to ...

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Busy Bees opens new setting in Bagshot

Busy Bees has opened a new setting for up to 94 children in Bagshot, Surrey, ...

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Partou works with nutritionist to create new menus

Nursery provider Partou has launched new menus created in partnership with children’s food consultant and ...

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Wellbeing

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Childcare costs drive 15% of parents to quit work

15% of parents with a child under five say the cost or availability of childcare ...

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Increased costs force nurseries to limit funded places

More than a third of childcare providers have limited the number of government-funded hours they ...

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Moving on up

Nurseries and parents are focused on school readiness, but what about out-of-school readiness? Charlotte Goddard ...

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Connect for support

Laura Hodges, early years expert at training firm Realise and leadership coach and early years ...

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Workforce fix would boost nursery capacity, finds NDNA

The average nursery could create around 13 more places for children if it had enough ...

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Shape the future

The Nursery Management Show takes place at the end of June at Birmingham’s NEC. Find ...

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First-time buyer acquires East London nursery

A first-time buyer has acquired Stepping Stones Childcare Limited in Leytonstone, East London, in a ...

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Grandir UK acquires Little Cubs Academy

Nursery group Grandir UK has acquired Little Cubs Academy, a group of two nurseries located ...

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Nurseries hindered by inconsistent local guidance finds NDNA

Local authorities are taking a mixed approach to implementing government guidance on delivering funded childcare ...

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Busy Bees appoints new group chief executive

Busy Bees has appointed a new group chief executive to succeed Simon Irons, who is ...

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Little Pioneers launches work experience for toddlers

Your Co-op Little Pioneers nursery group has launched work experience sessions for toddlers, in partnership ...

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Nurtured Childcare acquires three-setting nursery group

Broomhill Nursery, part of Elmore Kindergarten Group, which has been bought by Nurtured Childcare Nurtured ...

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Kids Planet acquires Warwickshire nursery

Kids Planet Day Nurseries has bought KCP Nursery in Warwickshire in a deal facilitated by specialist ...

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Viability concerns as applications open for funded entitlement

The Early Years Alliance has expressed concerns about the longterm viability of the early entitlement ...

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Ombudsman tells council to reimburse nursery parent

The local government ombudsman has told Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council to reimburse a parent ...

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Nursery group acquires third setting

SADCO Nursery Group has acquired its third setting in a deal facilitated by specialist business ...

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Melrose Nursery invests in fourth setting

Melrose Nursery has bought Spire View Nursery in Salisbury, bringing its total portfolio up to ...

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Edinburgh nursery buys playgroup

Outdoor Nursery Edinburgh has acquired The Bees Knees Playgroup in Currie, Midlothian in a deal ...

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Global Educational Solutions buys Ilford nursery

Global Educational Solutions has bought Tamba Day Nursery in Ilford, Essex, in a deal brokered ...

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PACEY joins The Coram Group

PACEY, the charity representing representing childminders, has joined The Coram Group.

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Strategic partnerships

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Little Academy buys Bradford setting

Little Academy Day Nursery has bought Rainbow House private day nursery, a Bradford-based nursery which ...

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Nurseries funded to support service families

Ten childcare settings across the UK have been awarded a share of £300,000 to help ...

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Toolkit aims to support transition from early years to school

The Early Years Alliance has launched a toolkit to support early years settings preparing children ...

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Training

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Care group acquires nursery and nursing home

Church Farm Care has acquired Little Wrens Nursery and Preschool and Wren Hall Nursing Home ...

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Millfield Nurseries makes first acquisition

Millfield Nurseries has taken its first step into the childcare sector with the acquisition of ...

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Nursery Elite buys Birmingham settings

Fast-growing early years education provider Nursery Elite (Little Nurseries) has strengthened its footprint in the ...

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ICP Educare buys Oxfordshire Nursery Group

ICP Educare has bought Oxfordshire Nurseries in a deal brokered by Redwoods Dowling Kerr.

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Closed Swansea nursery re-opens following sale

Nursery operator Ty Enfys has re-opened a nursery setting which closed in 2023, following a ...

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MiChild acquires Lancashire nursery

Nursery group MiChild has acquired the premises of former nursery Little Angels in a lease ...

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Representation matters

Stephanie Mensah, co-founder of Bibinee Dolls, explores the importance of diversity in early years education ...

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Wellbeing

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Activate the future

We find out how Chalk Nursery Group worked with managed technologies firm Active8 to make ...

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