Is your nursery website in need of some improvements? Do you manage your nursery website or do you out source this? Managing your own nursery website can be a full time job in its self, this may be the reason why some nurseries out source this job. Having a working
The Childcare Bill reaches final stages in the House of Commons The Childcare Bill is reaching it’s final stages in the House of Commons and is set to become law within weeks. The Childcare Bill will be read at the House of Commons before it is returned to the House
Why shouldn’t men work in childcare? There is still a very clear divide on the amount of men working in childcare compared to woman. People’s attitudes regarding diversity and equal opportunity and social mobility are causing the decrease in the amount of men working in childcare. Why shouldn’t qualified men
Ways to develop relationships with customers. If you would like your childcare business to become successful you need to concentrate on creating effective relationships with your customers. This can easily be forgotten which is a shame as these people are a crucial part of your marketing strategy. Happy customers are
Can outdoor play prevent children from becoming short sighted? Due to research being carried out by Ulster University there has been an increase in the amount of children becoming short sighted. It suggests that spending longer outside can help prevent this or slow it down. Professor Kathryn Saunders said “younger
What nurseries should know about the Prevent of Duty? All registered early years providers are to protect children from radicalisation, under the section 26 of the counter terrorism and security act 2015; this is known as the Prevent Duty. Some early years settings are still unclear on how to promote
7 ways to obtain feedback from parents Receiving positive or negative feedback from parents is important as both these are crucial in helping monitor and evaluate the provision. Listening to what parents say is a contributing factor to running a successful nursery. There are many ways to receive feedback from
Great activity to develop children’s senses Why not try this activity in your nursery, it is very simple to do and the children will learn a bundle of skills. Here is how a nursery made these Jelly Boats A practitioner used a sharp knife away from the children to chop
Labour state families will now lose out on free childcare The whole promise of the free childcare is in a complete mess, this will leave at least a third of families losing out to free childcare. Working Families were promised the free childcare would increase from 15 hrs to 30hrs
Converting prospective nursery parent into a sale Many parents today looking for a nursery go by word of mouth; therefore nurseries need to keep providing that excellent service in order for those recommendations to keep coming. Along with word of mouth there are other ways to convert that sale, using