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<title>Source new technology in time for the new school term at our regional roadshows</title>
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<description>If you're looking to implement new management systems and streamline your nurseries in advance of the new school term in September then Connect's regional roadshows are the perfect place to evaluate the latest innovations under one roof.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 23:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Major contract win for Connect</title>
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<description>Connect are proud to announce that they have been successful in winning a competitive tender for the provision of Nursery Management Software to Slough Borough Council.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Connect expand into prestigious new offices</title>
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<description>Due to continued expansion, Connect have now relocated to prestiigous new offices at a prime East Lancashire location.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Non Exec Chairman appointed to support growth</title>
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<description>Connect Technology Group appoint Ashvin Pathak as Non Executive Chairman to support company growth in all areas.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2011 23:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Connect prepare to enter Ireland</title>
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<description>The Connect Technology Group and ICT Assist have  signed an exclusive distributor agreement to allow ICT Assist to supply the full suite of products developed and sold by The Connect Technology Group. This agreement will cover the Island of Ireland and includes the award winning nursery and childcare management software application ConnectChildcare&amp;#153;.

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<pubDate>Sun, 2 Jan 2011 0:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Twinnovation...Connect up for 2 awards</title>
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<description>AFTER A highly successful year, on the 29th September, Blackburn Based- Connect Technology Group found out they were nominated for two separate awards for Innovation!!</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 6 Oct 2010 9:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Connect Technology Group wins big software deal</title>
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<description>BLACKBURN-based Connect Technology Group is leading the way in providing specialist software for Childcare Providers having just launched an upgrade that has seen them win a major contract from Camden Council&amp;#146;s play service. </description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Connect Developer is a Hero...</title>
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<description>The Connect Group have yet another accolade to add to our reportoire,  not only do we supply award winning Connect Childcare software and security solutions to various sectors, we also have a hero in our Midst...</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Connect releases new referral scheme...</title>
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<description>The Connect Technology Group is proud to announce The Support Club which will be rolled out to all of our supported Connect Childcare customers...</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Government to withdraw Early Years Capital Grant...</title>
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<description>Funding not already committed to settings throughout the UK could be held back by  local authorities following orsders from the Department for Education.

Such funding could have been put towards IT, building improvements, outdoor play areas etc.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>New Pathfinder grant calculator has been built into our software...</title>
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<description>Connect Software now caters for the pathfinder grant for which a pilot scheme is now running in various council jurisdictions and is due to be made compulsory across the UK.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EYSFF funding will come from Schools Budget...</title>
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<description>Further to Last weeks Nursery World story about the EYSFF being delayed by a year.  It has now emerged that money to fund this formula for maintained nursery schools may have to be taken from the Schools budget to the Early Years.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>EYSFF delayed by a year...</title>
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<description>EYSFF has been delayed for a year, Dawn Primarolo told MPs last week- amid concerns that two-thirds of local authorities
 will not be ready to implement it by next April.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Plans to change tax relief on childcare vouchers have been scrapped...</title>
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<description>Gordon Brown's plans to scrap tax relief on Childcare vouchers has been withdrawn after much criticism.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ofsted Rating "Outstanding" Double in a year...</title>
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<description>As most people have experienced already, the frequency of Ofsted's visits seem to be increasing.  It will therefore come as no surprise that the number of "Outstanding" childcare providers has also increased over the past year...</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Connect launch new 'cloud based' childcare platform</title>
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<description>Connect have recently launched a revolutionary new way to deliver ConnectChildcare to customers and provide a 'cloud' based alternative.   </description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Connect secure major contract with London Borough of Camden</title>
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<description>Connect Technology Group secure a major contract with the London Borough of Camden for the provision of software to manage the council's Extended Services provision.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Connect Unveils its New Website</title>
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<description>We wanted all our customers to see our lovely new website and see what it is we do that you may not already be aware of.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 9:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Connect Supplies it's 5000th client site</title>
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<description>The Security arm of the solutions provider lends its expertise</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 8:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Connect Technology Group gets Facebook...</title>
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<description>Connect gets with the program and gets on Facebook...we'll be Tweeting next!</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 9:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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