Katy Morton

ICP Nurseries has bought the two settings operated by Future Champions Day Nursery
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Nursery operators continue to grow within 'competitive' childcare market

Business
Chief inspector Amanda Spielman speaking at the Nursery World Business Summit on Tuesday 8 March 2022
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Ofsted to make early years its focus over next five years

Inspection
The Government has said it will not launch an independent review of childcare at this time PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Government rejects calls to review childcare funding

Funding
The Welsh Government has announced an 11 per cent increase in the hourly funding rate from April PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Childcare funding rate to increase in Wales in recognition of rising costs

Funding
There are concerns that the changes to student loans could impact on numbers starting university PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Concerns student loan changes could reduce number of low-income students attending university

Careers & Training
The new guidance aims to make weaning more straight forward for parents
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New guidance on weaning to help 'confused' parents

Nutrition
The new training programme for nursery staff to support children with speech difficulties launches in April PHOTO Adobe Stock
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New training to support children with communication difficulties

Careers & Training
Covid has accelerated serious sustainability and access issues
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EXCLUSIVE: Coronavirus forced childcare providers to take dire action, study shows

Analysis
Pebble is an online platform for parents to book ad hoc sessions at their registered childcare setting
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Childcare booking platform designed to boost nurseries' occupancy rates to expand

Provision
Responses to a FOI by Action for Children reveal the extent to which children are missing out on early help, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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64,000 children a year missing out on early help services, suggests new research

Families
Nurseries are contributing to and arranging collections of essential items for those impacted by the invasion of Ukraine, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Nurseries donate essential items to families in Ukraine

Working With Parents
The Duchess of Cambridge visiting a forest school in Copenhagen, PHOTO DukeandDuchessofCambridge Instagram
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Duchess of Cambridge visits forest school in Denmark

Provision
Busy Bees has launched its largest ever recruitment drive
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Busy Bees to recruit 700 new apprentices

Apprenticeships
Michael Rosen, children's author and poet
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Michael Rosen to promote the importance of reading to under-fives in new role

Families
More than 30,000 books are available to give to schools to distribute to children living in poverty, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Free book gifting scheme for disadvantaged pupils launches

Resources
The aim of the free webinars is for childcare practitioners to encourage more families to use Tax-Free Childcare PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Free webinars for early years staff to boost take up of Tax-Free Childcare

Families