11 October 2001
1 November Nuts and bolts This conference by the National Association of Toy & Leisure Libraries will consider the practical implications of setting up and running a toy library. Newcastle....
11 October 2001
The transfer of childcare inspections in England to
Ofsted's Early Years Directorate is top of many providers' minds at the moment,
and this week Nursery World features a lengthy interview...
11 October 2001
Disgruntled nursery owners in England have complained
that Ofsted's Early Years Directorate has caused them disruption and delay by
returning their applications for police checks and asking them to re-apply...
11 October 2001
(Photograph) - More than 30 students gaining maternity
care qualifications through nanny agency chain Tinies Childcare gathered to be
presented their certificates by Tinies training director Jenny O'Neill (holding
a...
11 October 2001
Children in York have begun pioneering a system of
integrated education and wraparound care from 8am to 6pm. The Shared Foundation
for Children Scheme, backed by the Department for Education...
11 October 2001
The National Early Years Network is marking the tenth
anniversary of the UK's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the
Child by devoting its annual conference to...
11 October 2001
A Government survey on smoking has found a high level
of awareness about the effects of passive smoking. Ninety per cent of
respondents to the survey said they thought a...
11 October 2001
'The Scandinavians and the Dutch said in their
societies it was accepted that smacking children was wrong. Those from southern
Europe said that in their countries it was not an...
11 October 2001
(Photograph) - The Village Kindergarten in Brant
Broughton, near Lincoln, held a joint celebration last month when it marked its
first birthday with a teddy bears' picnic to raise funds...