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Rain, Rain, Go Away: Nursery safety whatever the weather You work with children, so being prepared for just about anything is already part of your job. Here are some simple tips for safeguarding your premises and your people against the perils of this British weather – and keeping disruption to a minimum. 1. Mats and…
Continue reading "5 Top tips to protect your Nursery with the heavy summer rainstorms"Jackie Hyde advises ways that day nursery owners can check if their business has adequate cover against loss. It may surprise you to be told that a large percentage of day nurseries in this country aren’t adequately protected by their existing insurance arrangements. I have more than 10 years of experience of working with the day…
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As April is Stress Awareness Month, we spoke to our strategic partner myHappymind about mental health in the sector for both staff and children. Below is a message from My Happy Mind founder Laura, who has a special offer for dot2dot clients. If you haven’t heard of myHappymind before, they are a dot2dot partner who…
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Earlier this year we wrote an article for Nursery Management Today on the increasing threat poor cyber security poses to the nursery sector. If you missed it, you can catch up here. New Report from GCHQ on Early Years Cyber Security It appears we were not alone in our concerns. This week the National Cyber…
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Catch up on the Indirect Emerging Risks arising from Covid 19 webinar we filmed with BLM solicitors on 11.02.21.
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Cyber-attacks are becoming more and more commonplace due to the increase in Cyber Crime and without specific cyber insurance, you could end up out of pocket. Did you know that a UK business is nine times more likely to have a cyber-attack than a fire? Why are there more cyber-attacks? Online cyber crime is easy…
Continue reading "The rising threat of Cyber"We are aware that some clients have been having issues when trying to make BACs payments to us. This is due to the ongoing rollout of Confirmation of Payee (CoP) at UK banks; some banks have already installed this service where others are currently implementing CoP. What is Confirmation of Payee? Confirmation of Payee is…
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We’re so excited Stanmore Insurance brokers (our parent company) has been awarded the ‘Best use of Voice of the Customer’ award at this year’s Engage Awards. The Engage Awards are recognised as the only award programme to celebrate both customer and employee engagement. The ‘Best use of Voice of the Customer’ is for organisations that…
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No Deal Brexit? If there is no agreement between the UK and EU Brexit after the end of the transition period (31 December 2020), it’s likely you will need a Green Card while driving your vehicle in Europe and some other countries (Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Switzerland). You may also need an international…
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Outdoor activities can be even more exciting when there is a layer of frost or snow, but its always worth remembering that little people are closer to the cold-ground and may not want to stop the fun to warm up. Here are the specific forest school winter tips. Layering is key. Make sure each child…
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