Katy Morton

Kidzcare's 150 staff now own 100 per cent of the company shares

News 4 February 2022

Edinburgh nursery group hands ownership to employees

Management

The Government's Levelling Up White Paper outlines measures to close the gap between advantaged and disadvantaged children

News 3 February 2022

Government accused of 'missing an opportunity' with its levelling up plan

Paint Pots Pre-school and Nursery - a group of nine settings, formerly owned by David and Anna Wright (pictured above left) - has been sold as the couple are retiring PHOTO Teri Pengilley

News 3 February 2022

Paint Pots nursery group sold to social enterprise

Management

Hartlepool is one of the 55 'cold spots' identified as 'Education Investment Areas' in the Government's new White Paper, PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 1 February 2022

'No real support' for early years in Government's levelling up white paper

Closing the Gap

The UKHSA and NHS are urging parents to get their children vaccinated against MMR if they aren't already PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 1 February 2022

Settings urged to get behind campaign to increase uptake of MMR vaccine in children

Health

All staff at Portland Nurseries are now entitled to free childcare PHOTO Portland Nurseries

News 31 January 2022

Portland Nurseries rewards employees with free childcare

Provision

A judge found Scotland's pre-school milk scheme to be 'unlawful' PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 31 January 2022

Scottish nursery milk scheme ruled to be 'unlawful'

Policy & Politics

Children under five who are identified as close contacts are exempt from self- isolation and do not need to take part in daily testing of close contacts PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 31 January 2022

Coronavirus: Early years staff absences fall while cases in children grow

Coronavirus

Researchers from the UCL found that large private nursery groups were less likely to increase childcare places or invest more in staff PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 27 January 2022

Nurseries at risk of collapse due to 'large corporate takeovers'

Management

The DfE has published figures on Covid-related staff absences in early years settings, PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 25 January 2022

DfE survey shows 13 per cent of early years staff off work due to Covid

Coronavirus

Welcome Nurseries has changed the management team at Smarties Nursery and re-trained existing staff PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 25 January 2022

Welcome Nurseries commits to improving Smarties Nursery after concerns raised

Provision

Redwoods Dowling Kerr's latest childcare market report makes predictions for the year ahead

News 24 January 2022

Childcare market report - 'swift' recovery in 2021 led to 'exceptional' year for acquisitions

Provision

Kindred Nurseries has bought ABC Rainbow Day Nurseries in Westcliff-on-Sea

News 20 January 2022

Kindred Nurseries buys two settings in Essex

Provision

LEYF's Chef Academy is now open to all nurseries and chefs working with children under the age of seven PHOTO LEYF

News 19 January 2022

LEYF opens up its chef training academy to all nurseries

Nutrition

Academics from UCL are among over 250 signatories calling for the education secretary in an open letter to reform the use of phonics in teaching children to read, PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 19 January 2022

Government urged to 'reform the use of phonics' as it is 'failing children'

Policy & Politics

The aim of the Workplace Equality fund is to address longstanding barriers in the Labour market, PHOTO Adobe Stock

News 18 January 2022

Scottish Government launches new fund to help nurseries be more diverse

Management

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