Recent press release and coverage show dot2dot do nursery insurance right! BOLTON-BASED Stanmore Insurance Brokers are celebrating after breaking the £2million mark in premiums for their specialist nursery insurance scheme dot2dot. The firm launched the enterprise back in 2003 to provide comprehensive cover and bespoke packages to the childcare sector. Since then dot2dot has grown…
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Meet the men and women who are redressing the UK’s gender imbalances
At first glance, the fact that we have a female Prime Minister again suggests that the perceived glass ceiling that women face in the political and business worlds has been shattered. However, a report recently published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies showed that gender pay gaps are still a big problem. On an hourly…
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Thinking of self-managing your Nursery building project? Think again More and more nursery clients are contacting us to discuss their business developments which are including extending their premises to accommodate more children, renovating properties into nurseries and in some cases building new nurseries. This is all very exciting for the clients and it is wonderful…
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Nurseries inevitably create a vast array of paperwork, while looking after the children in their care. So, completing the correct documentation is a necessary part of nursery life, both to comply with the sector’s regulatory bodies and as good business practice. However, it also plays a pivotal role in the defence of allegations of negligence….
Continue reading "The power of words – Run a nursery? Don't use a shredder!"Will UK employment law be simpler if we leave the EU?
With the upcoming referendum, where British voters will decide if the UK is to remain part of the EU or to leave the EU threw up a couple of questions for us here at dot2dot nursery insurance. We wanted to know how an EU exit by the UK might affect the Nursery Industry Will we…
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Stanley has a girlfriend – Help us give her a name! This Friday, to coincide with the inaugural Blue and Yellow Day here in Bolton we’re helping raise money for the dot2dot charity of the year, Bolton Lads and Girls Club Stanley has been a bit lonely over recent times and he’s been out and…
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Nursery grey fleet management explained What is a grey fleet? Grey fleet is the term which refers to any vehicle that is owned and used by an employee for work-related travel, whether this be driving to a business meeting, visiting another site, collecting children from school or simply running errands to the post office or…
Continue reading "You and your grey fleet | nursery grey fleet management"Maxine Mackintosh – Managing Director – Healthtech Women
Maxine, Managing director of Healthtech Women discusses her top tips What advice would you share with somebody looking to balance their work/life? I do not fully understand the distinction; to separate work and life could highlight an unhappy job, a lack of awareness of how “the workplace” is changing or an attitude challenge. On average…
Continue reading "Maxine Mackintosh – Managing Director – Healthtech Women"Kathryn Wiley | Rockin Baby Founder
Kathryn, Founder of Rockin Baby discusses her top tips for Women in Business What advice would you share with somebody looking to balance their work/life? Before I had kids, I was fairly organized, but the more children I have had, my organization has become an integral part of having work/life balance. The less chaos I…
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Claire, founder and owner of School Speakers shares some tips for women in business What advice would you share with somebody looking to balance their work/life? Be brutally honest with yourself what is important to you and prioritise your time accordingly – & stick to it! Learn to say NO – women are often guilty…
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