https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/sitemaps/dn/newsrss/rss.xml Latest News articles from daynurseries.co.uk en-gb Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:01:00 GMT Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:01:00 GMT https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1640970/nurseries-have-a-welcome-reprieve-as-local-authorities-to-include-funding-from-children-absent-from-nursery The Department for Education has released a document guiding nurseries in England how to submit children who are currently sick due to coronavirus and be included in the early years census to determine local authority funding. Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:57:00 GMT 1640970 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1640925/covid-19-early-years-leaders-uges-government-to-allow-pvi-nursery-staff-home-test-kits Early years leaders have reacted angrily at the government's latest announcement that all PVI early years workers must attend community testing centres while maintained nursery school workers will get at-home test kits delivered to them. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:44:00 GMT 1640925 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1640877/scottish-nurseries-open-for-key-worker-and-vulnerable-children-to-receive-temorary-government-grants The Scottish government has announced an extra £3.8 million support is to be made available to all nursery settings currently providing childcare to 12 or more vulnerable and key worker children. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:44:00 GMT 1640877 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1640837/nursery-assurance-inspections-delayed-until-after-february-half-term Ofsted has delayed any plans to begin assurance inspections at early years settings in England until after half-term 2021 due to rising cases of coronavirus. Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:12:00 GMT 1640837 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1640736/early-years-leaders-welcome-rapid-testing-for-all-nursery-staff-across-england Early Years Alliance and the National Day Nurseries Association have welcomed news that rapid, regular testing for all early years staff will be made available across the country from this week. Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:46:00 GMT 1640736 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1640698/nursery-group-maintains-3-star-accreditation-as-best-company-to-work-for Coventry based has been awarded a 3-star accolade for the third year running for promoting a well-led and well-managed organisation whilst demonstrating ‘extraordinary’ levels of employee engagement, throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Mon, 11 Jan 2021 15:55:00 GMT 1640698 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1640598/childcare-boss-covid-tests-schools-redistributed-nurseries The chief executive of Co-op Childcare is calling for the lateral flow testing kits that had been sent to schools to be redistributed to nurseries, so they can carry out Covid tests on their staff. Fri, 08 Jan 2021 16:58:00 GMT 1640598 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1640319/national-lockdown-government-keeps-nurseries-open-closes-schools The government has announced a national lockdown for England and has closed all schools but has said early years settings can remain open, with nurseries saying they have been given "no words of support" or "recognition". Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:39:00 GMT 1640319 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1640297/nursery-staff-extremely-anxious-schools-tier-4-close-early-years-open Nurseries and other early years providers are currently being told to stay open even in Tier 4 Covid hotspot areas, despite schools being closed, with staff “extremely anxious” about themselves, their families and the children they care for. Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:49:00 GMT 1640297 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1639762/nursery-manager-publishes-her-first-childrens-detective-story-book A manager of a day nursery has published her own children’s book, where the inspiration of her writing was a missing guitar and getting the children involved to lead a big investigation. Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:25:00 GMT 1639762 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1639668/early-years-leaders-beyond-disappointed-with-government-meagre-funding-increase Early years leaders are “beyond disappointed” nursery settings in England will only see an increase of 6p an hour per child for three-and four-year-olds and say the “meagre” amount does not go far enough. Mon, 21 Dec 2020 11:49:00 GMT 1639668 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1639411/children-limited-young-age-harmful-tired-gender-stereotypes Harmful gender stereotypes from a young age are significantly limiting children’s potential, according to new research. Wed, 16 Dec 2020 17:39:00 GMT 1639411 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1639259/nurseries-resume-supervised-toothbrushing-combat-sugary-lockdown-diets A charity is calling on nurseries to help prevent lockdown tooth decay by resuming their supervised toothbrushing programmes. Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:42:00 GMT 1639259 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1639031/Parents-offered-free-childcare-in-Scotland-for-parents-who-defer-school Free childcare will be offered to all parents who delay their children’s start to primary school, the Scottish Government has announced. Fri, 11 Dec 2020 09:06:00 GMT 1639031 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1639030/Coronavirus-exacebated-the-instability-of-nurseries-and-left-a-considerable-hole-in-finances Nurseries have been left with a 'considerable hole in their finances' with 'the financial instability' of many in the sector 'exacerbated by the pandemic', the Low Pay Commission has concluded. Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:57:00 GMT 1639030 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1638968/Graduates-make-positive-impact-on-childrens-learning-up-to-age-11 Graduates in early years settings make a “positive” impact on children’s educational attainment which remains up to the age of 11, research by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) reveals. Thu, 10 Dec 2020 11:45:00 GMT 1638968 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1638936/Boris-johnson-free-level-three-childcare-courses-welcomed Free Level 3 childcare qualifications have been included among the 400 new Lifetime Skills Guarantee courses announced by the government from April 2021. Wed, 09 Dec 2020 15:20:00 GMT 1638936 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1638868/Bigger-falls-in-nursery-attendance-than-DfE-thought-prompts-childcare-bosses-to-demand-pre-pandemic-funding Nurseries are urging the government to continue basing funding for 'free childcare' places on pre-pandemic attendance levels until the end of the spring term, after the Department for Education (DfE) revealed a bigger fall in childcare attendance than it had previously estimated. Wed, 09 Dec 2020 10:01:00 GMT 1638868 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1638794/Nursery-boss-pens-plain-speaking-A-Z-guide-on-early-years-in-time-for-Christmas June O’ Sullivan, the boss of a nursery group offering almost 5,000 childcare places, has penned a new book about the impact of the government’s decisions on the early years sector. Tue, 08 Dec 2020 10:45:00 GMT 1638794 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1638766/Parents-can-request-Father-Christmas-calls-warning-naughty-kids-to-be-nice Santa Claus himself is embracing the power of technology to offer some back up to stressed parents who wish their children would be nicer and less naughty this Christmas. Mon, 07 Dec 2020 15:35:00 GMT 1638766 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1638741/Nurseries-in-Scotland-will-get-business-rate-relief-extended-till-June-2023 Scotland’s nurseries can keep benefiting from business rate relief - worth £12,000 per nursery - until June 2023, as a result of the Scottish government’s decision to extend the relief scheme. Mon, 07 Dec 2020 11:40:00 GMT 1638741 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1638576/no-full-ofsted-inspections-for-nurseries-until-summer-2021 The National Day Nurseries Association and Early Years Alliance have welcomed the news that full graded Ofsted inspections will not return until the summer term of 2021, as the sector continues to deal with a "challenging set of circumstances" due to the pandemic. Fri, 04 Dec 2020 09:17:00 GMT 1638576 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1638473/nursery-staff-praised-for-their-quick-actions-as-fire-engulfs-premises Banbury firefighters have praised staff of Smart Tots Nursery, Banbury in Oxfordshire for their ‘quick actions in evacuating the children’ off-site when a fire broke out in the premises Tuesday evening. Thu, 03 Dec 2020 09:08:00 GMT 1638473 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1638366/ofsted-chief-warns-invisibility-of-vulnerable-children-should-be-a-matter-of-national-concern Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman has warned despite early years settings and schools remaining open during lockdown in March, very few 'vulnerable' children attended, meaning the majority stayed at home 'out of sight' of those who can spot signs of 'neglect' and 'abuse'. Tue, 01 Dec 2020 15:11:00 GMT 1638366 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1638204/duchess-cambridge-early-years-society-we-will-become The Duchess of Cambridge has revealed what the UK really thinks of the early years, saying this period of early childhood is "not simply about how we raise our children. Fri, 27 Nov 2020 15:38:00 GMT 1638204 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1638056/nurseries-now-central-children-generation-first-large-part-childcare Today’s generation of children under the age of five are more likely to have parents that are older and in paid employment, with fewer siblings. Thu, 26 Nov 2020 17:20:00 GMT 1638056 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1637847/nursery-group-anti-viral-fogging-machine-covid-safe The Old Station Nursery Group has invested in antiviral fogging machines for all of its 30 settings in a bid to keep them Covid-safe. Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:10:00 GMT 1637847 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1637749/less-fifth-early-years-settings-actively-recruit-staff Less than 14 per cent of early years settings have actively tried to recruit men, despite a paucity of male staff in the sector. Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:06:00 GMT 1637749 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1637568/Nurseries-with-positive-COVID-cases-put-at-risk-by-conflicting-dfe-and-phe-advice Staff in nurseries are being wrongly sent home because of ‘conflicting’ advice from the Department for Education and Public Health England, says a nursery boss whose staff were told to self-isolate after being mistakenly 'pinged' by the NHS Test and Trace app. Fri, 20 Nov 2020 09:58:00 GMT 1637568 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1637525/Shadow-early-years-minister-tulip-siddiq-and-ofsted-inspector-speak-at-childcare-summit Labour’s shadow minister for children and early years Tulip Saddiq and Ofsted’s specialist adviser for early years are among the speakers at the Childcare & Education Virtual Summit on Saturday 21 November. Thu, 19 Nov 2020 14:22:00 GMT 1637525 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1637429/Christmas-animation-for-great-ormond-street-hospital-seeks-to-bring-more-children-home-for-holidays An animation about a real-life young patient coming ‘Home for Christmas’ has been launched by Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) Children’s Charity to get more children back home to their families at Christmas. Wed, 18 Nov 2020 14:30:00 GMT 1637429 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1637346/Orange-tree-day-nursery-buys-chuckle-bunnies-business The Hopscotch Day Nurseries Group, which runs five nurseries in Portsmouth, has bought Project Stone - a group of three nurseries in Southampton. Wed, 18 Nov 2020 08:38:00 GMT 1637346 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1637315/Our-beautiful-two-year-old-dies-after-choking-at-nursery-sparking-call-for-sausage-and-grape-ban A two-year-old girl has died after choking on a sausage at nursery, sparking a petition calling for sausages and grapes to be banned from menus at all nurseries. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 15:06:00 GMT 1637315 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1637283/Nursery-group-offers-free-childcare-to-parents-made-redundant-in-pandemic Parents who have been made redundant during the coronavirus pandemic are being given a ‘helping hand’ by nursery group Co-op Childcare which is offering free financial advice and free childcare sessions. Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:12:00 GMT 1637283 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1637240/Parents-say-coronavirus-pandemic-made-nursery-children-feel-anxious-and-dirty Anxiety amongst children returning to nurseries and schools has been highlighted in a new report which reveals parents concerns about the psychological impact of the pandemic on their child. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 13:27:00 GMT 1637240 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1637196/Ex-asquith-chief-expands-new-childcare-group-family-first-to-10-nurseries The former owner of Asquith Nurseries, who grew the group to 92 nurseries before selling them to childcare giant Bright Horizons, has expanded his new childcare business Family First by acquiring 10 nurseries in six months. Mon, 16 Nov 2020 09:29:00 GMT 1637196 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1637092/nursery-children-and-staff-in-hampshire-to-appear-on-children-in-need Children and staff from Yellow Dot Nursery, Chandler's Ford, are to appear on the 40th anniversary of BBC's Children in Need tonight to showcase the fundraising activities they have achieved throughout the week staff planned and organised a whole range of events with social distancing measures in place to ensure all activities could be completed safely and all children and staff could contribute to the tasks which lay before them. Fri, 13 Nov 2020 10:19:00 GMT 1637092 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1637035/ofsted-announce-nursery-inspections-to-move-to-six-year-cycle Ofsted has announced all early years providers will be inspected in a six-year window from the date of their last inspection, but there are concerns from early years leaders who say "six years is a long time" and want assurances of "clear processes" in place to respond if "concerns" are raised. Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:19:00 GMT 1637035 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1636943/sunhill-daycare-europe-ltd-sold-to-the-old-station-nursery-group Oxfordshire-based company The Old Station Nursery Ltd, part of the La Maison Bleue group, has acquired Sunhill Daycare (Europe) Ltd. Wed, 11 Nov 2020 13:50:00 GMT 1636943 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1636896/tiny-toes-day-nursery-bought-by-private-equity-backed-chatsworth-schools Independent education provider, Chatsworth Schools, has purchased three Tiny Toes nurseries for £1.625m with settings in Abingdon, Steventon and Wallingford, currently providing a total of 129 childcare places. Wed, 11 Nov 2020 10:43:00 GMT 1636896 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1636877/nursery-children-returned-to-settings-in-nappies-and-forgot-how-to-use-cutlery-warn-ofsted Lockdown made some children who were potty-trained regress back into using nappies and dummies and forgetting how to eat with a knife and fork, Ofsted has revealed. Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:22:00 GMT 1636877 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1636771/early-years-chief-welcomes-real-living-wage-increase-to-help-families-through-pandemic The National Day Nurseries Association has called on governments in England, Scotland and Wales to increase early years funding, so nurseries can afford to pay their staff the real Living Wage, which has seen an increase of 20p to £9.50 an hour. Mon, 09 Nov 2020 16:42:00 GMT 1636771 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1636730/early-years-and-professionals-told-to-play-their-role-and-protect-vulnerable-children-from-abuse Amanda Spielman, chief inspector for Ofsted, has called on nurseries to identify children at risk of abuse, after the number of babies being abused through violence or neglect rose by a fifth. Mon, 09 Nov 2020 13:34:00 GMT 1636730 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1636465/new-nursery-survey-on-impact-of-staff-furlough Leading UK early years organisation National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) and the Education Policy Institute (EPI) are launching the second survey in their year-long research project looking at the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the early years workforce. Wed, 04 Nov 2020 16:08:00 GMT 1636465 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1636456/dorset-nursery-makes-soup-for-community-after-taking-inspiration-from-marcus-rashford-campaign Inspired by Marcus Rashford’s free school meal campaign, children and staff at Tops Corfe Mullen Nursery, Wimbourne, made fresh vegetable soup to give to families within the local area during half-term. Wed, 04 Nov 2020 15:23:00 GMT 1636456 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1636110/early-years-campaign-launched-urging-government-to-get-funding-right-for-nurseries A new campaign has been launched urging the government to get 'funding right,' recognise 'additional costs' in response to COVID-19 and simplify the childcare funding system ahead of the Chancellor’s Spending Review on 25 November. Fri, 30 Oct 2020 14:13:00 GMT 1636110 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1636104/emergency-funding-needed-childcare-fear-closure One in six childcare settings fear they will close by Christmas, with just over half saying they will need emergency funding to stay open for the next six months. Fri, 30 Oct 2020 13:32:00 GMT 1636104 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1636066/tony-hugnell-presented-pride-of-britain-award-by-his-heroes-ant-and-dec An inspirational six-year-old boy from Kings Hill, Kent, who raised more than £1.2 million for the children's hospital which saved his life as a baby has been awarded a Pride of Britain Award by his heroes Ant and Dec. Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:33:00 GMT 1636066 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1635896/Some-94-per-cent-of-parents-will-return-their-child-to-childcare-by-January The majority of parents (94 per cent) have either returned or are planning to send their child back to formal childcare settings reveals an Ipsos MORI poll, while official figures show attendance at most nurseries and preschools is climbing back to pre-pandemic levels. Tue, 27 Oct 2020 15:27:00 GMT 1635896 https://www.daynurseries.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1635835/scottish-nursery-says-benefits-of-a-therapy-dog-can-have-positive-impact-on-a-childs-whole-life A therapy dog at a nursery in Aberdeen has been helping children return to nursery after lockdown, with one boy saying "I’m smiling when I’m with Hilda and I’m crying when I’m not". Tue, 27 Oct 2020 09:21:00 GMT 1635835