Excel Childcare opens new nursery in the premises of a failed day nursery in Clayton West Back in October 2015 the former nursery Clayton West Day Care at Edan Court rated outstanding closed overnight, leaving employees without jobs. Employees were informed on Friday that the nursery was closing with immediate
A regularly updated nursery website can make all the difference Having a nursery website that is regularly updated can help make all the difference when trying to convert a sale. Prospective parents are far more impressed by a website that is fresh with new content, showcasing high-quality pictures of what the children
The importance of safeguarding training Safeguarding children is one of the most important aspects of childcare and an area that no setting should be getting wrong. The consequences of inadequately trained practitioners can be tremendous with children’s security and well-being being in the firing line if mistakes are made. It
National Messy Dais Thursday 5th July 2016 Come along and join in National Messy Dais. It is a messy fun day to share best practice up and down the country. There is no reason why parents and grandparents can’t get involved. A resource pack has been put together containing messy
Creating a successful forest schools philosophy within your outdoor provision The evidence to support the importance of play outside is overwhelming and because of this Ofsted is placing more and more emphasis on the outdoor provision. With childcare settings growing and becoming larger and more popular, settings are finding they
Why children should access outdoor play regardless of the weather A topic which is always highly debated and can cause confrontation is that of spending time outside regardless of the weather. Some say yes absolutely, others will say children will become poorly from being out in the cold and the
“It’s okay to get it wrong” should be heard in childcare settings It is argued that parents and childcare practitioners are creating ‘cotton wool’ kids who have little experience of risk, challenge, danger and failure. Children are starting to become scared to try new things due to the fear
Children who are given a free nursery place at 3 are no better off by the age of seven According to new research children who are given a free nursery place at the age 3 gain no further educational benefits and are no better off by the age of seven.
Getting the balance right when observing and assessing children’s development When observing and assessing children’s development is is important to understand that it is not just about completing observations and filling in documents to show where children are at in their development, There are other important things to consider
Funding for 30-hour childcare has been increased for York Nurseries York nurseries made it very clear unless funding was increased they would not be taking part in the 30-hour childcare pilot that was to start in September. The Government listened to the views of owners/managers from nurseries in York and