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Another nursery chain sees venture capitalist takeover

20 December 2001, Nursery World

One of the ten largest nursery chains in the UK has changed hands in a deal worth £22m. Just Learning was bought last week by private equity firm Alchemy. The...

Co-op brand to enter childcare

20 December 2001, Nursery World

The UK's first Co-op nurseries are to be created with the Oxford Swindon and Gloucester Co-operative Society's plans to move into childcare. The fourth largest of the UK's ten regional...

Architects are to perform a makeover on a centre for women and children

20 December 2001, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Architects are to perform a makeover on a centre for women and children established in London 77 years ago by a wealthy American suffragette. The Katherine Low Settlement...

In brief...A book to help early years workers

20 December 2001, Nursery World

A book to help early years workers develop young children's musical awareness has been produced by the National Association of Toy and Leisure Libraries in association with Nursery World. A...

In brief...Unaffordable Christmas wish lists

20 December 2001, Nursery World

Unaffordable Christmas wish lists could become a thing of the past in the Republic of Ireland if the Fine Gael party succeeds in banning advertising children's toys on television until...

In brief...Warning over mini-cup fruit jelly products

20 December 2001, Nursery World

Parents and carers have been advised by the Food Standards Agency not to let children eat certain mini-cup fruit jelly products that contain Konjac because of the risk of choking...

Playgroups impress Ofsted for education

20 December 2001, Nursery World

Playgroups and pre-schools in England have the most improved daycare provision of any Government-funded care provider in the past year, an Ofsted report has found. The report, Nursery education: Quality...

Tighter vetting on childcare staff

20 December 2001, Nursery World

Proposals for tightening the regulations governing the disqualification of people from working in childcare services in Wales have been put out for consultation by the Welsh Assembly. The consultation, announced...

Six-year-old Kirsty Howard from Manchester met pop star Victoria Beckham

20 December 2001, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Six-year-old Kirsty Howard from Manchester met pop star Victoria Beckham when she was honoured last week at the annual Woman's Own Children of Courage awards in London. Kirsty...

Wishful thinking

20 December 2001, Nursery World

We look back on one busy year and forward to another one, as Mahrukh Choughtai asks a selection of people in the early years workforce what's on their wish list...