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4th October 19

Dean Close Nurseries attended The National Apprenticeship Show in October to showcase opportunities to work at its nurseries. Thousands of visitors attended the event to hear about an exciting and varied range of apprenticeships in an interactive, fun and informative setting. Sam Marshall-Keith, Training Development & Recruitment Manager at Dean Close Nurseries, said: “It was…

5th September 19

Dean Close Nurseries have begun the National Day Nurseries Association’s (NDNA) 12 month Quality Counts Assurance Accreditation at each of its five nurseries. The accreditation will pave the way to achieving the best results for every child attending its nurseries.  NDNA’s Chief Execution, Purnima Tanuku OBE said: “The NDNA has developed this national quality scheme…

5th September 19

Dean Close Nurseries is implementing Famly, the easy to use nursery management software system, across all its nurseries.  Famly provides parents with a newsfeed from their child’s nursery which includes invoices. The invoices will show recent transactions including information on childcare voucher payments. This will offer much clearer information on sessions taken and how invoices…

16th July 19

Dean Close Nurseries have become accredited members of The Foundation for Infant Loss Training. The Foundation supports bereaved parents and has set up a Rainbow Nurseries scheme so it can recommend accredited nurseries to parents. The term “Rainbow Baby” means a baby following a loss and unsurprisingly, these parents can be highly anxious about childcare….

6th September 18

Dean Close Nurseries has introduced iPads in every room at its five nurseries so that staff are able to record and show parents photos and videos of the children. The nurseries are also using Tapestry, the online learning journal for nurseries, to document learning journeys and share these with parents electronically so that they can…

1st November 17

Dean Close Nurseries (DCN) is delighted to announce the promotion of Sam Marshall-Keith as Training, Development and Recruitment Manager. Sam has worked at DCN’s Tree Tops Nurseries for many years and will now oversee training across all five of the group’s nurseries. Sam said: “I am delighted with my new role. It is a pleasure…

1st September 17

The Dean Close Foundation has exchanged contracts to become the new owner of Tree Tops Nurseries in Cheltenham and Gloucester. Children will now benefit from the excellent resources and expertise that the Foundation can offer, such as its indoor swimming pool, sports hall, AstroTurf pitches and highly skilled professionals in sport, music, drama and education….