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Confident leadership

Rageena Tahir, director of early years at Fennies, explains the thinking behind the nursery group's ...

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From manager to owner

Michele Davison talks to NMT editor Charlotte Goddard about her journey from nursery manager to ...

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Childcare Works develops free tools to help providers

Childcare Works has developed a range of government-funded resources to help providers and schools deliver ...

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Bright Little Stars raises over £8,500 for Barnardo’s

Bright Little Stars Nursery Group, a leading provider of early years education and childcare announced ...

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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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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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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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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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No language barriers

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

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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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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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Expert help

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

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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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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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Free training for baby room leaders

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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 week ahead: 17-24 November

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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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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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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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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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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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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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The week ahead: 27 October – 3 November

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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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The week ahead: 13-20 October

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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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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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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

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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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The week ahead: 8-15 September

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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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Meet the manager

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

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Speech and language challenges reach record high

One in five children in the UK struggle with talking and understanding words as the ...

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Early years strike suspended

An early years worker strike planned to take place this month has been suspended to ...

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Early years workers plan September strike

Early years workers employed by North Lanarkshire Council are set to go on strike in ...

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The week ahead: 1 to 8 September

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Setting achieves award for sustainable citizenship

Nursery Tops Copnor has received an award to recognise its dedication to teaching early years ...

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The week ahead: 25 August to 1 September

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Government expands early years SENCO training

The government has confirmed an expansion of the fully funded Early Years SENCO programme, with ...

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The week ahead: 18 to 25 August

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Early years T Level students most likely to gain distinction

More students gained a distinction or above in education and early years T Levels than ...

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Busy Bees managers to visit Canada on talent exchange

Nursery group Busy Bees has selected five UK managers and practitioners to visit Canada on ...

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The week ahead: August 4-11

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Education employers must improve fertility support finds survey

Almost one in four employees in the education sector would call in sick before sharing ...

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One in four local government complaints about education and children’s services

Concerns about education and children’s services make up nearly a quarter of complaints received by ...

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The week ahead: 28 July to 4 August

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Training provider launches apprenticeship for nursery managers

Early years training provider Realise has launched a Level 5 apprenticeship for nursery leaders.

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Nursery groups named among UK’s best workplaces for women

Four nursery groups have been recognised in an annual list of the UK’s best workplaces ...

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The week ahead: July 21-28

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Ofsted criticises vocational qualifications

Ofsted has criticised T levels, which include early years qualifications, for high dropout rates and ...

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Comedian Matt Lucas throws a ‘Tantrum’ to support early years sector

Actor and comedian Matt Lucas is throwing a 'Tantrum' to protest global leaders’ failure to ...

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Menopause champion to promote workplace support

The UK’s first menopause employment champion has joined forces with the country’s professional human resources ...

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The Week Ahead: July 14-21

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Government updates EYFS to reflect ratio changes

The government has updated the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework to confirm nurseries and ...

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Early years maths programme boosts child development by three months

A National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) professional development programme has been shown to boost young ...

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