Capital gains to be found in Ireland

UK nursery providers may start looking across the Irish Sea to expand their portfolios following the Republic of Ireland government’s announcement that it is...

Four Seasons celebrates strong year

Four Seasons Health Care Ltd, the care home operator that was bought by Allianz Capital in July 2004 from Alchemy Partners for £775m, has...

Child Base expands share scheme

Child Base has announced that it has extended its Employee Share Ownership Trust so that it can buy shares from existing shareholders.Extra finance from...

Just Learning invests in second business park setting

Just Learning has announced it has started building a new £1.1m setting at Doxford International Business Park in Sunderland. The company says the new...

Two new sites for Busy Bees

Busy Bees has opened a new purpose-built nursery at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.The -place setting is set in the grounds of the hospital...

HTC results

HTC Healthcare Group plc has reported revenues of £2.7m, a decrease of 1% on the previous year’s £2.8m, and a loss before tax of...

Initiative update

Bedfordshire A further £6m is to be invested in children’s centres in Bedfordshire in 2006-08. Bedfordshire County Council said the money would pay for...

Children’s services settlement

A new children’s formula spending share is to be introduced in 2006/07 as part of the local government financial settlement for children’s services.From /,...

London borough’s CAP plans

Hammersmith and Fulham Council has announced how £367,000 of finance awarded under the first wave of the Childcare Affordability Programme (CAP) is to be...

Bexley workforce development contract

The London Borough of Bexley’s childcare recruitment and development service has been awarded a £200,000 contract to extend the range of qualifications available in...