All news on the topic: Nurseries

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Hospital seeks to recover £95K from nurse involved in fraud
A hospital which paid nearly £95,000 in wages to a fraudulent nurse has said it will attempt to get some of the money back from her.
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Exact date thousands more parents can apply for 15 hours free childcare
Applications for 15 hours of free childcare a week for eligible working parents of nine-month-olds will open on May 12, ahead of the rollout in September
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Free childcare changes explained as thousands more parents eligible from April
Free childcare rules are expanding to include working parents with children aged from nine months to five - see the changes in full and how it affects you
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Whooping cough explained with everything you need to know to avoid it
Whooping cough cases are on the rise, with 553 confirmed in England in January alone. Here's what you need to know about the bacterial infection, including how to prevent it
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Whooping cough urgent warning after sudden outbreak of UK cases
The number of cases of whooping cough has surged, with 553 confirmed in England in January of this year alone - compared to 858 cases seen throughout the whole of 2023
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Former nursery worker begs parents not to send kids in with 4 infuriating items
A former nursery worker says there are four items that parents think look 'adorable' on their children, but nursey workers find annoying - she recommends reconsidering what you dress your child in before drop-off
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Girl, 3, nicknamed 'Fluffy' by her pals due to rare hair condition
Layla Davis, 3, hit the headlines while just a tot for her blonde locks which cannot be combed flat - and now the frizzy mop has led to her being nicknamed 'Fluffy'
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Jeremy Hunt's 'botched' plan 'puts 180k childcare places under threat'
Major nursery providers warned that they would be forced to go bust if the scheme is introduced in its current form, leaving disappointed parents unable to claim places for their children
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Woman in hysterics over 'kid logic' after believing friend was a pregnant virgin
A woman's admitted to being 'blindsided' when her female friend told her she was pregnant with her baby when they were at school, leaving the internet in hysterics
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Measles warning as UK cases skyrocket sparking major 'cluster outbreak' fears
Measles cases have risen yet again in the UK, as the Government launched a new marketing campaign designed to reverse the fall in vaccination rates among children
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Robertson singles out Liverpool youngster after realisation at pre-match meal
Liverpool called on their academy prospects to see out their Carabao Cup final triumph over Chelsea after 10 first team players were ruled out of the game through injury
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Should childcare costs be capped - vote in our poll to have your say
The Tories have been accused of delivering a "shoddy" policy as childcare costs have soared by 80% since they took to power in 2010 - and we want to hear your thoughts
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Childcare costs have shot up by 80% as Tories accused of 'failing' parents
Parents have been left thousands of pounds worse off after childcare costs soared by a third faster than inflation since the Tories came to power, according to Labour's analysis
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Toddler 'suffers horror chemical burns at nursery', as police launch probe
Austin Riley, aged 15 months, was crying hysterically, thrashing around and frantically pulling at his onesie when his mum collected him from Firtrees Nursery in Motherwell
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Keep out nosy neighbours with gardener's 'simple and stylish' planting trick
Dealing with nosy neighbours can be a stressful experience, but garden expert Morris Hankinson has shared his simple hedge planting trick to prevent prying eyes
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Sacked nursery worker who threatened to ‘slit the throats’ of staff jailed
Stacey Gibson, a sacked nursery worker, has been sent to jail again after she made dangerous threats to her former workplace - where she was fired from in 2018
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Tory childcare plan in chaos as Gillian Keegan won't guarantee it'll be ready
The Education Secretary said she was 'really confident' parents would be able to access Government-funded childcare but stressed she could not offer an iron-clad guarantee
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One in four mums take over two hours to leave house with toddler
A nimble 6 per cent claim to be able to get out of the door in under half an hour, while for two out of five (42 percent) it takes up to TWO hours.
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'I refuse to use my embarrassing first name - my mum and gramdma are furious'
A family row has erupted for one teenager after she refused her mum and grandmother's pleas to go back to using her first name Nancy, rather than her middle name, admitting she hates it
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Measles surge continues as UK cases spike – check your area on interactive map
Health experts have warned of continued measles outbreaks across the UK unless more people get vaccinated - with 70 cases identified in one hotspot city so far this year
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Parents dumbfounded by list of baby names rejected by New Zealand government
Parents from around the world were left dumbfounded after New Zealand released its list of banned baby names - with some monikers being proposed multiple times
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Parents face struggle to claim free childcare hours because of Tory 's***show'
The Government had announced that all two-year-olds would be eligible for 15 hours a week of free childcare from this April, but in a 'disastrous failure' parents could miss out
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Lesbian couple start 'crying hysterically' after email from dream wedding venue
A lesbian couple from Kansas was left heartbroken when they realised their dream wedding venue made clear they didn't support same-sex marriages.
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'I was mum-shamed at daughter's nursery over my drink choice'
A mum has revealed how she was cruelly mum shamed for ordering a coffee while at her daughters playgroup - and was shocked at the interrogation from another mum
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Norovirus symptoms to look out for as cases of winter bug soar
Cases of norovirus have rocketed by 18% in just a fortnight, as the winter vomiting bug sweeps across the UK. Here are the most common symptoms to watch out for