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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

Early Screening and Intervention for Dyslexic Children: Breaking Myths and Ensuring Success

Dyslexia, a specific learning difficulty, impacts around 10% of the population, according to the...

Helping parents manage screen time

Helping children learn to become independent is an important role for any parent. We all want our...

Malnutrition Awareness Week

We need food to live, and eating a nutritious diet that is varied and balanced; including the...

Safeguarding and gambling awareness

Many things in life can be viewed as a double-edged sword. They can bring us pleasure and pain,...

Can vegan diets support early years development? – Part One

There has been a rise in the number of families switching to a vegan diet. There are certainly...

Cost of living crisis, How to support children’s nutritional needs

In recent years, there has been a steady stream of global events which have had, and are...

Supporting new parents; listening to the real experts

In recent years, we have seen a rise in awareness of the critical period of development that...

Supporting colleagues and staff going through a difficult time

There’s no doubt that the last few years have been tough on everyone in many ways. First the...

National Fitness Day

National Fitness Day 2023 is on Wednesday 20th September. This is a great day to highlight the...

Hellos and goodbyes

There are times in everyone’s life when we need to either welcome new friends and meet new people...

Practitioner Well-being

Early years practitioners and educators are the bodies and minds on the floor of our early years...

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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