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Apprenticeships are key to recruitment and development – and they’re not just for school leavers

Family First are big advocates of team members completing apprenticeships and learning while they earn, ...

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Recruitment

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Storal appoints new finance director

Storal, a UK nursery group with 31 registered settings has announced the appointment of Daniel ...

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Essential insights to completing your nursery acquisitions in 2024

Kush Birdi, managing partner of Birdi & Co Solicitors, shares his essential insights to completing ...

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Acquisition

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Family First nurseries raise over £15,000 for charity Starlight

More than 80 Family First nurseries turned their settings into wonderlands and invited in children ...

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Fundraising

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Nurture Me Day Nursery sold

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Nurture Me Day ...

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Acquisition

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Coram Childcare Survey: concerning decrease in available childcare places

Coram Childcare Survey 2024 revealed a ‘dramatic’ decrease in availability of childcare places, and that ...

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Politics & Policy

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Nursery groups named as top UK workplaces

Nursery providers Bright Horizons, Childbase Partnership and Grace’s Day Nursery have been named in a ...

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Wellbeing

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Joseph Rowntree Foundation calls for new social licensing model

Calls to make childcare more affordable continued to heighten ahead of the March Budget, with ...

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Market Reports

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Day Nursery Market Insight: North West of England

We have seen a busy start to 2024 with several day nursery transactions having completed ...

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Market analysis

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Spring Budget 2024: Chancellor commits to childcare funding rates

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today pledged to “guarantee rates” for nurseries as part of the government’s ...

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Funding

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Nursery relaunches following £355k investment

Local nursery and pre-school, Your Co-op Childcare Stonehouse has relaunched following a £355k investment. Located ...

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Funding

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Majority of providers in England will struggle to deliver places

An Early Years Alliance survey has found that providers across the country will struggle to ...

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Politics & Policy

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Grandir UK nursery practitioner scoops Apprentice of the Year award

A nursery apprentice from Grandir UK's Ryan House Day Nursery and Preschool, has been awarded ...

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Managers

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Day nursery in Twickenham sold to returning operator

Business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Windsor Kindergarten & Adventure ...

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Acquisition

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First time buyer acquires Coventry setting

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of The Playhouse Nursery ...

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Acquisition

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Training provider to deliver more than 10,000 early years apprentices

Early years training provider Realise has committed to delivering more than 10,000 newly-qualified apprentices over ...

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Managers

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Little Barn Owls acquires setting in Sussex

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Brookfield Day Nursery ...

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Acquisition

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Busy Bees creates 300 apprenticeship roles

Nursery group Busy Bees is looking to recruit 300 new apprentices across the UK as ...

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Managers

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Early Years Alliances launches safeguarding support

The Early Years Alliance has launched a publication to support early years providers to embed ...

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Charities launch early years toolkit to support deaf children

The National Deaf Children’s Society has partnered with mental health charity Anna Freud to produce ...

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Managers

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Share your views to boost SEND awareness

dot2dot are calling on all nursery settings to take part in a SEND survey to ...

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Surveys

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Kent nursery sold for the first time

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Broughton Cottage Day ...

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Acquisition

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No language barriers

Three in every 10 nursery children have English as an additional language, according to the ...

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Managers

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Kids Planet opens new nursery in Stanley Square

A significant addition to the regeneration of Stanley Square has been unveiled with the opening ...

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Acquisition

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Post-Covid recovery programme trains thousands of early years practitioners

The Department for Education’s post-Covid early education recovery programme has provided more than 41,474 training opportunities to ...

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Managers

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“Temporary fix” for parents unable to access funded entitlement

The Department for Education has created a temporary fix for parents who are unable to ...

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Funding

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Councils’ concern over sector’s capacity to deliver funded hours

Local authorities do not believe there will be enough childcare spaces to meet the expansion ...

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Funding

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Kids Planet acquires Fledglings Limited nursery group

Kids Planet has acquired Fledglings, a group of four nurseries based in Bredbury, Irlam, Stretford ...

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Acquisition

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London nursery schools group joins Dukes Education

Specialist business property adviser, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of London-based Pippa Pop-ins ...

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Acquisition

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Bracknell day nursery acquired by Bright Stars group

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Teepee Private Day ...

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Acquisition

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N Family Club benefits package launches for 2024

N Family Club has published its Benefits Report for the upcoming year, showcasing a number ...

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Wellbeing

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Day nursery market insight: South West

Currently, in the South West of England, we’re seeing strong levels of demand from buyers ...

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Market analysis

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Government urged to review early years funding rates in London

The London Mayor should lobby the government to review early years funding rates in the ...

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Funding

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“Chaos” as only one in ten parents able to access funding code

Only 11% of parents eligible for the extended funding for two-year-olds have received the code ...

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Funding

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Busy Bees raises £52,750 for bereavement charity

Nursery group Busy Bees has beaten its own fundraising target and donated £52,750 to charity ...

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Fundraising

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First nursery in Wales awarded Millie’s Mark first aid accreditation

Toadhall Montessori Nursery in Cardiff has become the first nursery in Wales to be awarded ...

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Managers

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Expert help

The government-funded Experts and Mentors programme aims to support nursery managers and practitioners to tackle ...

4 months

Managers

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Meet the Manager: Ruby Tilley

In our series showcasing the sector’s nursery managers, we find out about Ruby Tilley, nursery ...

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Tops Day Nurseries boosts nutrition with wild meat menu

Tops Day Nurseries is putting wild meat on the menu with the introduction of five ...

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Managers

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Nursery owners and managers recognised in honours list

Donna McWilliams, MBE, deputy group co-ordinator at Stepping Stones nursery The owner of a forest ...

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National early years recruitment campaign to launch in February

The government's first television advertising campaign to drive early years recruitment will launch next month.

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Managers

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Two UK childcare brands merge following acquisition from Dutch provider

Partou, a major childcare provider in the Netherlands, acquired Just Childcare Ltd and All About ...

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Acquisition

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Superdry partners with Busy Bees

Global clothing brand Superdry has selected Busy Bees to provide discounted childcare to support its ...

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Strategic partnerships

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Free training for baby room leaders

Baby Rooms – Inspiring Leaders has launched a new set of courses for baby room ...

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Managers

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DfE figures show rise in childcare places but fall in providers

The number of childcare providers in England fell by five per cent between 2022 and ...

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Managers

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Chain nurseries make greater savings, finds research

Private nurseries that are part of a group make considerable cost savings, no matter the ...

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Managers

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New Stronger Practice Hubs website supports sector

The government's Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs programme has launched a new website to support ...

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Managers

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NDNA announces two new national trustees

NDNA has announced the appointment of Susan Hill as Trustee for NDNA Scotland and Nikola ...

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People moves

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Small rise in percentage of children meeting EYFS goals

The proportion of children reaching child development goals by the end of the Reception year ...

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Managers

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Bright Little Stars project saves energy to combat rising costs

Bright Little Stars nursery group plans to roll out solar panels and storage batteries across ...

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Managers

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Nursery manager of the year named at NMT Nursery Awards

Donna Reid, manager of The Old Station Nursery Group's Wylde Green Nursery, has been awarded ...

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Childbase Partnership offers up to 50 paid days off work a year

Maintaining a healthy work-life balance has become a priority for both staff and employers and ...

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Wellbeing

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Childcare boosted pandemic toddler development, research finds

The more time pre-schoolers spent in childcare during the first year of the pandemic, the ...

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Managers

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Busy Bees creates time capsule to celebrate 40 years

Former Busy Bees families have been invited to contribute to a time capsule in celebration ...

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Managers

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Managers should have menstrual health training, says HR body

Managers should be able to access training to be confident, comfortable and inclusive when talking ...

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The valuations landscape

Earlier this year, Cairneagle published a survey for nursery providers outlining the current challenges.The company’s ...

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Market analysis

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The week ahead: 17-24 November

Don’t miss out! We’ll help you plan the next seven days with our round-up of ...

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Managers

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Consultancy Hempsall’s joins the Coram Group

Early years consultancy and training organisation Hempsall’s has joined the Coram Group, and will become ...

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Managers

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Early years funding shortfall costing parents £1000 a year

According to figures published by the Liberal Democrats, parents of three- and four-year olds accessing ...

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Funding

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Kids Planet pledges to improve recruitment and retention of older workers

Kids Planet Day Nurseries has signed up to a nationwide programme to improve the recruitment, ...

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Managers

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Busy Bees launches toilet training scheme

Busy Bees has developed a programme to help parents and children achieve successful toilet training ...

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Early Years Alliance calls for Ofsted review in workforce wellbeing report

The Early Years Alliance is calling for a review of Ofsted’s inspection process in a ...

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Private nurseries faced more barriers to EYFS reform

Private and voluntary sector nurseries faced more barriers to implementing early years reforms than childminders ...

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Managers

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Kids Planet acquires Little Treasures Academy

Kids Planet Day Nurseries has announced the acquisition of Little Treasures Academy in Witney. Ideally ...

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Acquisition

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Wishford Education acquires Heathcote House Nursery

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the sale of Heathcote House Nursery ...

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Acquisition

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Nursery managers must hold maths qualification from January

Nursery managers will need to hold a maths GCSE or equivalent from next year, following ...

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Managers

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Free early years maths and language training for London settings

Nurseries in London are set to gain free access to evidence-based early years maths and ...

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Managers

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Chester day nurseries sold to Bright Stars

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has announced the freehold sale of a group ...

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Acquisition

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Most under-fives lack sufficient mental health support

Most children under five do not receive the support needed to prevent lifelong mental health ...

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Managers

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The week ahead: 27 October – 3 November

Don’t miss out! We’ll help you plan the next seven days with our round-up of ...

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Managers

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Four in five managers have not had proper leadership training

More than four in every five managers in the UK have not had any proper ...

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Real Living Wage nursery workers to receive pay boost

Staff at accredited Real Living Wage nurseries are set for a pay boost thanks to ...

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New toolkit for nurseries supporting multilingual children and families

The Early Years Alliance has launched a toolkit to support early years settings delivering provision ...

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Early years maths programme receives funding for expansion

Up to 405 nurseries will be able to access free training around delivering early maths ...

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Kids Planet launches outdoor apprenticeship

The Kids Planet Training Academy has launched a Level 5 Outdoor Learning Specialist Apprenticeship.

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Meadowpark Nursery School in Swindon up for sale

Specialist business property advisor, Christie & Co, has been instructed to sell the former Meadowpark ...

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Acquisition

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kinderzimmer appoints Realise to support UK growth

kinderzimmer, one of Germany’s largest childcare providers with 35 settings, has made the move into ...

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Acquisition

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Storal obtains investment for future growth

The group was founded by Varun Chanrai and Ashwin Grover in 2016 and has continue ...

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The week ahead: 13-20 October

Don’t miss out! We’ll help you plan the next seven days with our round-up of ...

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Managers

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Early Years Wellbeing Week partners with Tapestry to launch toolkit

Online learning journal Tapestry has partnered with Early Years Wellbeing Week to create a free ...

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Council launches early years recruitment campaign

Essex County Council has launched a recruitment campaign to boost the number of early year ...

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Recruitment

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Government promotes early years apprenticeships

The government has launched a digital and social media campaign to promote early years apprenticeships.

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Recruitment

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Rise in National Living Wage “likely to spell disaster” without funding increase

The Chancellor’s commitment to increase the National Living Wage to more than £11 an hour ...

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Finance

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Workforce must grow by 8% to deliver funded hours expansion

The early years workforce needs to expand by 8% to meet demand linked to increased ...

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Funding

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Nursery closures up by 50% says NDNA

Nursery closures increased by 50% this year, according to research by National Day Nurseries Association ...

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Funding

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Poorest children will see little benefit from funding expansion

The poorest third of families will see almost no direct benefit from new funding entitlements, ...

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Funding

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MP visits nursery to mark 1000th Millie’s Mark accreditation

Mary Robinson, MP for Cheadle, visited the town’s Elm Cottage Nursery to mark the setting’s ...

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Managers

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Early Years Alliance launches flexible CPD support

The Early Years Alliance has launched a range of pre-recorded CPD sessions covering a wide ...

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Nursery group recognised for supporting children born prematurely

Bright Little Stars is the first UK nursery group to receive an award for supporting ...

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Academic develops free tool to support early years diversity and inclusion

The co-creator of a free workbook to support nurseries to improve diversity, inclusion and belonging ...

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Step up to the plate

The food a child eats at nursery might well be their main daily source of ...

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The week ahead: 15-22 September

Don’t miss out! We’ll help you plan the next seven days with our round-up of ...

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Early Years Alliance launches Nutrition Support Programme

The Early Years Alliance (EYA) has launched a programme offering nursery managers bespoke advice and ...

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Most parents against early years ratio increase

The vast majority of parents do not support the government’s decision to increase staff: child ...

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Ofsted report highlights importance of EYFS prime areas

Nurseries need to prioritise communication and language, physical development and social and emotional development to ...

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Managers

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Public thinks early years workers are undervalued and underpaid

Almost half of the general public thinks early years workers are not paid enough, according ...

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Surveys

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The week ahead: 8-15 September

Don’t miss out! We’ll help you plan the next seven days with our round-up of ...

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Managers

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Positive parent partnerships

Building relationships with parents is a key part of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Charlotte ...

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Upskill for free

Funding is always a barrier when it comes to training. NMT finds out about the ...

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Managers

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Meet the manager

In our series showcasing the sector’s incredible nursery managers, we find out about Samantha Warburton, ...

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Managers