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Celebrating Ashleigh Harvey: National Apprenticeship Week Spotlight

In honour of National Apprenticeship Week, we’re shining a spotlight on an extraordinary individual who exemplifies the spirit of learning and growth through apprenticeship. Ashleigh Harvey, an apprentice at The Bourne End Day Nursery School, recently clinched the prestigious ...

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Bridging the Gap: Encouraging Men in Early Years and Childcare Roles

In a world that prides itself on breaking down gender barriers and promoting inclusivity, it’s intriguing to note that men constitute as little as 4% of the workforce in the early years and childcare sector. This startling statistic not only ...

Q&A with Lorraine Kelly at the Nursery Manager Show

In November, our passionate Family First staff had the incredible opportunity to share their experiences on stage at the prestigious Nursery Manager Show in ExCel London, alongside the esteemed Lorraine Kelly. During this enlightening event, we had the privilege of ...

A Heartfelt Gesture of Support for Birmingham Children’s Hospital

The Footsteps Stafford Nursery and Preschool embarked on a compassionate journey throughout the month of October, dedicated to raising funds for the Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Last week, they proudly presented a cheque exceeding £3600 to the hospital, a testament to ...

Two NMT Awards!  

On Saturday 25th November we attended the National NMT Awards 2023 at ExCel London. The annual event celebrates and awards achievements across the early years sector.   Family First were shortlisted for six awards by a panel of industry judges, and we ...

Family First Better Together Conference 2023

Last week, Family First held it’s company conference: Better Together. The event brought together Nursery Managers and support staff from across the UK to celebrate achievements, share best practices and to gain inspiration from guest speakers and award winners. ...

National NMT Awards Finalists 2023

We’re incredibly proud to have been shortlisted for 6 awards at the prestigious National NMT Nursery Awards 2023 •              Nursery Indoor Learning Environment of the Year, Buckden Day Nursery •&...

Three Times a Winner

Family First Nurseries has been honoured with not just one, but three prestigious Top 20 Nursery Awards for 2023 across our nurseries! These awards highlight our dedication to delivering the highest quality Early Years care and education to our wonderful families.  ...

It’s Kids Play for Family First as it reaches its 100 milestone nursery

One of the fastest growing children’s nursery groups in the UK, Family First, has reached its 100 nursery milestone with the acquisition of nature-play specialists Kids Play Childcare. It’s a fantastic landmark for us and the hard work to ...

A Double Win

On Saturday 19th November we attended the 20th National NMT Awards at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, the annual event celebrates and rewards the achievements in early years and the nursery sector. Having been shortlisted for 7 awards by the illustrious ...

Family First overtakes magic 75-nursery milestone mark

Family First has extended even further across the UK with the acquisition of two nurseries in the Midlands and six in north Essex, bringing its total to 76 nurseries. The two most recent are Grosvenor House Day Nursery & Pre-school in ...

Family First extends its geographic footprint

The Family First children’s nursery group has now extended its geographic reach to the south coast, having previously expanded out of London into Kent, Surrey, Essex and the West Midlands. The group, which is one of the fastest growing ...

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