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Vulnerable children are being left as their needs are not deemed severe enough According to Action for Children 140,000 children who are referred to Social Services because of issues related to drugs, alcoholism, domestic violence and neglect are being left in Limbo and are not receiving the help they need. These children's needs are deemed … [Read more...] about More and more vulnerable children are being left

Busy Bees Nursery Groups acquire 4 more nurseries Busy Bees has brought four more nurseries, one of which is Rockwell House Day Nursery. The four nurseries that have been acquired are from the family run business 'Bramley Nurseries'. Busy Bees are the UK largest nursery group. The nurseries that have been brought are; Rockwell House in … [Read more...] about Busy Bees Nursery Group expands further

Parents worry as they may not be able to receive their 30hrs free nursery code in time for September  Parents are beginning to worry that they will miss out on the Governments 30hrs 'free' nursery scheme as the website is having technical difficulties. The HMRC’s Childcare Service website that parents use to receive their unique … [Read more...] about IT glitches causing parents to panic over getting their 30hrs code

Nursery to stop offering fruit juice in new crackdown on helping with child obesity Children will no longer be able to have fruit juice at nursery as part of the government's crackdown on child obesity. The only source of fluid children will be offered is water or milk with meals This move has been issued under the new guidelines … [Read more...] about No fruit juice at nursery to prevent obesity

Nursery children spent time with residents from retirement home   For six weeks children aged three and four from Bristol have moved into a retirement home. This move is part of an experiment to find out whether the time young children spend with pensioners has an impact on the pensioners. The programme is being shown on Channel 4 on … [Read more...] about Nursery children move in with pensioners

The lasted version of the operational guidance now states parents may be expected to pay for meals   According to the updated version of the Operational Guidance parents who are claiming the 30hrs of childcare may be expected to pay for meals, consumables and activities.  The original document that was published in April stated that … [Read more...] about The updated 30hrs operational guidance is published

Figures from NSPCC report a rise in the number of forced marriage counselling sessions for children   According to the charity NSPPC, there is a rise in the number of children being forced into marriages, children as young as 13 are being subject to this. The number of children attending counselling sessions has nearly quadrupled in five … [Read more...] about Large rise in number of forced marriages

Lots of two-year-olds are still missing out on free childcare  It is believed hundreds of two years olds are still missing out on free childcare in Stoke on Trent, figures revealed that seven out of the children that are eligible are only accessing the free government funded place. The government scheme of 15hrs free … [Read more...] about Two year olds are still missing out on childcare

Saddleworth Stars Nursery named as the best nursery in the world Saddleworth Stars Nursery in Scouthead has picked up the award for the best overall nursery in the world. The decision was made by the National Day Nurseries Association judges. Before going on to win the award for the overall nursery of the year 2017 … [Read more...] about Saddleworth Stars Nursery officially the best nursery

Oxford University Study suggests that a nursery is better for children’s development than a nanny A recent study has found that sending children to a nursery has a significant effect on children's development compared to being cared for by a nanny. A study of 6,000 children aged two to seven has shown that sending children to a … [Read more...] about Is nursery better for children than a Nanny?