Nursery Management Today

Have you booked your place at the first NMT Owners Club event of 2025? Join us in the Midlands on 29 January for a day of essential content and discussion for nursery owners, with an overnight stay at The Belfry included. Speakers include Courteney Donaldson, Jodie Gosling MP, James Hempsall OBE MBACP FSET, Ros Marshall, Karen Derbyshire, Susan Sellman It's free to attend for nursery owners! Get in touch to book your place: https://lnkd.in/e5gwyqFm

Join us at NMT Owners Club Midlands on 29 January for a day of insightful content and discussion for nursery owners. Topics will include: - Business outlook for 2025 - Policy perspectives of a Labour MP and former nursery owner - The future of early years policy - Interview with a CEO - The future of training - Sustainability in the nursery sector The event is free to attend for nursery owners! Get in touch to book your place: https://lnkd.in/erjFWdZs

The Mulberry Bush group of nurseries has acquired Hampshire-based Little Acorns Nurseries, bringing its total number of settings up to five https://lnkd.in/eKFWK69X

Bright Stars Nursery Group has acquired two day nursery settings in Glasgow trading as Happy Days Too: Happy Days Too Busby and Southfield House, Mearnskirk, together providing care for up to 215 children https://lnkd.in/eZ6qJcme

Busy Bees Nurseries is working with software platform Famly to develop a Busy Bees app which will roll out across its 351 UK settings https://lnkd.in/e2v3TvKY

Average childcare fees for under-twos increased by 9.1% between 2023 and 2024 in England, according to the Department for Education https://lnkd.in/gQG8qtaf

Nursery group Bright Stars has purchased two day nursery businesses in Hamilton and Clydebank, Glasgow, which together cater for up to 178 children aged from six weeks to five years https://lnkd.in/gXGbJFf7

Rises to hourly funding rates do not come close to covering “crippling” and “catastrophic” rises in wages and National Insurance contributions, according to the early years sector https://lnkd.in/ead2Cuhh

One of the nicest things about fabulous events like the Nursery Management Today Awards ceremony is getting the chance to bump into friends and colleagues in real life. I had so many wonderful moments during the event when I got to meet the REAL people behind the screen. This was one such moment with Louise Monange and Alison Brooks from The DEN Nursery Group. It was also fantastic to meet Janine Gibson and Leighanne Queenbarrows amongst others. Long live in-person events! 😀

In this #nurserymanagementshow blog, Storal provides an insight into how they meet the needs of children with SEND and make sure every child has the opportunity to thrive https://lnkd.in/e5aw67_B