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Finance

Funding constraints in the early years childcare industry

We know, of course, that the early years childcare sector plays a vital role in the development of...

Tax-Free Childcare

Press release  Tax-Free Childcare is a new government scheme to help parents with the cost of...

6 tips to grow your business for free

Growing any business presents a challenge. However, having limited resources and finances to grow...

Managing the roll-out of the 30-hour offer

Acorns Nursery is a 50 place setting based in the grounds of Oaklands College, St Albans. The...

5 finance reports in Abacus that will help your setting

Our Customer Service Team picked their top reports in our nursery software which they believe are...

How much do apprentices get paid?

Before deciding whether or not to do an apprenticeship, one of the first things people want to...

3 tips to help maximise your setting’s financial resources

The sector is currently under huge financial pressure, having to face issues such as annual...

5 top tips to save money on your staffing costs

Regardless of the size of your business, staff are typically your most expensive asset. After...

5 ways Abacus can help your setting save money

With the sector as a whole facing huge financial pressure at the moment, childcare settings need...

How will the new apprenticeship reforms affect the way you train staff?

As part of a national drive to train 3 million new apprentices by 2020, the way the Government...

What settings should know about the Tax-Free Childcare scheme

The Tax-Free Childcare scheme will be launched from early 2017 and will offer working families 20%...

Health & Wellbeing

Sun Awareness Week: protecting children in our UK climate

Sun Awareness Week is an annual event that takes place in the UK every May, this year from 1st to...

Allergy Awareness Month

It’s May! Hooray! As we emerge from what might seem to some like the longest winter ever, lots of...

Mental Health Awareness Week

Everyone knows that health is important, because without good health, our lives can be...

7 daily affirmations to create a fulfilled life

Affirmations are statements or phrases that we repeat frequently to ourselves to create a more...

World Day for Health and Safety at Work

Health and safety are things we all talk about – whether it is to do with keeping ourselves...

Supporting children through difficult processes of social connections

From the day they are born, children are learning to understand and manage their emotions and...

Safeguarding focus on honour-based abuse/violence and forced marriage

Safeguarding comes in many different forms in all educational settings. We often have a focus on...

How to avoid spreading infection in your setting & the importance of vaccinations

It’s inevitable that wherever young children are together in a group, there will be a high chance...

Do your children have a safe harbour to return to when things get stormy?

There are times in all our lives when we need that little bit of extra support. When things feel a...

Taking singing home: how singing helps your health

One of my jobs involves researching the effects of singing on health, so this month, we are...

Stress management – coping mechanisms for you and your colleagues

In our November magazine, we talked about Stress Awareness Week and ways to help you a) notice the...

Marketing & Online

Five ‘Sure Fire’ Ways To Increase Traffic To Your Site

There are many ways to boost traffic to your website but here, we look at five specific points to...

National blog posting month

November is National Blog Posting Month – and to celebrate this, we are giving you our top tips on...

7 ways to market your new nursery on a small budget

Once you have committed to the idea of opening a day nursery, marketing your setting to parents in...

5 must-do tips to improve your childcare website

Having a website in today’s technological age is a necessity for driving new parents through your...

Get your childcare business social media ready for 2018

As the year draws to a close, now’s the time to give your social media accounts an overhaul to...

Why fresh content can help your website rank higher on Google

Every update you make to your website affects the way search engines interact with and rank your...

10 sure-fire ways to increase enquiries from your website

“Just Google it” is a phrase we hear time and time again when looking for information or the...

What is SEO and why do we need it?

In this article we will look at answering what is SEO and how it works, along with why SEO is...

Why Facebook is the perfect tool to increase your occupancy

In terms of its reach, there’s no doubt that Facebook is one of the social media giants – with...

4 surprising reasons you should enter awards

The NDNA Awards ceremony took place last month and we’re delighted that our very own guest blogger...

5 simple checks to make sure your branding is on track

Your brand is the image of your service that your customers connect with, by recognising your...

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