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Insight into Scotland's day nursery market
36+ min ago (992+ words) Recent reports indicate that Scotland's day nursery market continues to demonstrate resilience, supported by demand from a broad range of operators and investors. A mixture of freehold and leasehold opportunities are available, with many settings operating under full management, which…...
Local authority SEND offers to be focus of themed inspections for 2026
3+ hour, 32+ min ago (276+ words) Councils" local offer for children with SEND will be examined in the latest round of annual themed inspections by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The inspectorates will examine how local area partnerships between councils, education providers, including in…...
Drop in pupil numbers and rising costs behind closure of Hackney nursery, Family First says
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (532+ words) Falling numbers of pupils and increasing operating costs were key factors behind the closure of an east London nursery, Family First Group, which runs the setting, has said. Hackney Day Nursery and Pre-School closed at the end of March, a…...
Nanny campaigner Tricia Pritchard retires after 40 years in the sector
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (179+ words) Nursery World Nanny campaigner Tricia Pritchard retires after 40 years in the sector Pritchard worked at Voice the union (previously known as the Professional Association for Nursery Nurses) for more than 32 years, and founded a campaign for the registration of nannies…...
Help for childminders when claiming expenses under Making Tax Digital
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (149+ words) Childminding UK has been working in partnership with Coram Pacey, The Early Years Alliance and others to lobby HMRC about the changes to claiming expenses that" childminders must adhere to when they move to Making Tax Digital (MTD). We provided…...
Partou appoints former Ofsted lead as head of early years
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (137+ words) Nursery group Partou has appointed Ofsted's former early education quality and practice lead as its new head of early years. Sam Sleeman-Boss worked for the inspectorate for more than a decade, initially as an early years inspector before taking on…...
Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza shares plan for final year in office
1+ week, 1+ day ago (155+ words) Dame Rachel de Souza, Children's Commissioner for England, will use her final year in office to "create lasting improvements for children'. In her business plan for the sixth year of her term, de Souza lays out plans to "look back,…...
Df E announces "47m fund to boost inclusion in early years settings
1+ week, 2+ day ago (157+ words) The Department for Education has announced a "47 million fund to support early years providers to make settings more inclusive for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The new'Inclusive Early Years Fund (IEYF)'comes from the Df E's "500 million'inclusive…...
Debbie Wordley: Inquest highlights need for regulation of maternity nurses and nannies
1+ week, 2+ day ago (193+ words) Nursery World Debbie Wordley: Inquest highlights need for regulation of maternity nurses and nannies The recent inquest into the death of a baby while in the care of a maternity nurse has brought renewed attention to an issue that has…...
Updates to EYFS framework to strengthen safer sleep requirements after Genevieve Meehan's death
1+ week, 2+ day ago (158+ words) Early education minister Olivia Bailey has written to early years providers sharing plans to amend the EYFS statutory framework to strengthen safeguarding requirements for children's sleeping arrangements. The changes come following the death of nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan in 2022 after she…...