8 March 2001
Parents and staff who have campaigned vigorously to
save their town's eight nursery schools have expressed their sorrow as half the
settings face closure at the end of this school...
8 March 2001
The Department for Education and Employment has been
warned that nursery schools across the UK are facing closure. The problem has
been highlighted by a series of conferences for nursery...
8 March 2001
(Photograph) - Eleanor Byrd is already a published
writer, thanks to the Tesco Storybook 2001 competition. Her story, The Fluffy
Hedghog and the Prickly Bird, was one of just three...
8 March 2001
The number of Early Excellence Centres is to triple
over the next three years with the help of £17m additional funding,
education and employment secretary David Blunkett revealed last week....
8 March 2001
Moves towards healthier eating are bearing fruit with
last week's launch of a Government initiative for schools. More than 80,000
four-to six-year-olds in 510 schools across England are included in...
8 March 2001
The first two years of the Labour Government's term in
office were 'dire' for poor children, a study published last week claimed. The
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) said that...
8 March 2001
If you want your early years setting to shine, it's
time to go for accreditation. Many who did told Dr Tony Munton about the
benefits it brought them Improving quality...
8 March 2001
Children are making moves towards independence from
their earliest days. Nursery workers should take care to encourage them without
pushing for perfection or taking advantage of the extra pair of...
8 March 2001
Including special needs children in mainstream settings
can be a scary experience for the staff, says Mary Evans Deciding to implement
an policy of inclusion and take children with special...
8 March 2001
Make a tasty pudding that is popular in Scandinavia.
Planned learning intention