Nursery News & Industry Events

Newborns face breathing difficulties if left in car seats for too long

Melissa McAlees, News Editor , 06-Oct-16 article from 'News' section

Newborn infants may be at risk of breathing difficulties if left in car safety seats for long periods, particularly when travelling, according to new research. Most UK hospitals require premature infants

Actress Cate Blanchett speaks out about childcare struggle for working parents

Angeline Albert, News Editor , 06-Oct-16 article from 'News' section

Film star Cate Blanchett has said working parents in the movie business face the same challenge as mums and dads in any other business when it comes to figuring out how to juggle work and take care of their children. At

Exclusive: Childcare minister Caroline Dinenage tells daynurseries.co.uk what she'll do for early years

Angeline Albert, News Editor , 05-Oct-16 article from 'Features' section

Britain’s childcare and early years minister Caroline Dinenage has identified what she wants to achieve for the sector in an exclusive interview with daynurseries.co.uk As a mother of two, she has candidly revealed

Ice skater to senior area manager: Co-operative Childcare employee reveals how fate led to a career change

Ellie Spanswick, News Editor , 05-Oct-16 article from 'Features' section

Clare Robson is a senior area manager at The Co-operative Childcare, with more than 16 years experience working in the childcare sector. However during her childhood she lived and breathed ice-skating in the hope that one day she

Education secretary unveils social mobility package to help children reach their full potential

Melissa McAlees, News Editor , 05-Oct-16 article from 'News' section

The Government has launched a new programme which will see ‘opportunity areas’ across England receive £60m in funding to help local children get the best start in life. Opportunity areas will see local partnerships

Cranky babies and grumpy toddlers: Why young children need a nap at nursery

Sue Learner, Editor , 05-Oct-16 article from 'Features' section

Daytime naps are crucial for babies and toddlers’ brain development and are essential for their wellbeing. Yet many young children go without a nap at nursery, either because it does not have a dedicated sleep area or because the

Nurseries help combat children's mental health problems with specialist training

Ellie Spanswick, News Editor , 04-Oct-16 article from 'Features' section

Nurseries are helping to combat children with mental health problems by attending specialist training on supporting children's well-being and early brain development. One in 10 children and young people experience mental health

'Cotton wool children' given freedom to experience risky play

Melissa McAlees, News Editor , 04-Oct-16 article from 'Features' section

“If you over protect a child, they will never learn how to make mistakes,” claims Michelle Wisbey, principal of five Montessori pre-schools in Essex and Hertfordshire. When most people think of the word

Can a 'wee whisperer' help Britain's potty-fearing school children?

Angeline Albert, News Editor , 04-Oct-16 article from 'Features' section

More children are soiling themselves at school compared to five years ago, according to 70 per cent of primary school teachers surveyed, but is it the job of a celebrity potty trainer aka 'wee whisperer' to fix this and what should

Nurseries face business rate rises despite DfE call for exemption

Angeline Albert, News Editor , 30-Sep-16 article from 'News Analysis' section

Nurseries are bracing themselves for business rate rises of up to 115 per cent from April next year, despite the Department for Education (DfE) urging councils to make childcare settings exempt from business rates. New

Jeremy Corbyn unleashes tough-talking mum and new early years taskforce

Angeline Albert, News Editor , 28-Sep-16 article from 'News Analysis' section

Newly re-elected Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, fresh from his victory over rebellious Labour MPs, is looking to reinvigorate his party with the help of a new childcare taskforce and a no nonsense mum. Having

North and West Wales see huge drop in childcare places

Sue Learner, Editor , 28-Sep-16 article from 'News' section

Wrexham and Denbighshire in North Wales and Pembrokeshire in West Wales have between them lost over 400 childcare places over the past year. While Monmouthshire in South Wales has seen the biggest fall with a loss of 235 childcare

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