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29 November 2001
'Classroom assistants have been described as the
teacher's life support system, and their separate but distinct role at the
chalkface must be more highly valued and recognised.' Dave Prentis, general...
29 November 2001
An internal inquiry has been launched into what led a
council to withdraw funded pre-school places from three-year-old children from
the start of next term. Harry Barber, leader of the...
29 November 2001
Ashake-up of childcare will see the closure of six
council-owned day nurseries and six children's homes in Lancashire. A spokesman
for Lancashire County Council said the closures were not a...
29 November 2001
Rosemary Murphy, chief executive of the National Day
Nurseries Association, was awarded the OBE by Prince Charles at Buckingham
Palace in honour of her work steering the development of the...
29 November 2001
* A unique soap opera for pre-school children is to be
launched by BBC Scotland. 'Applecross', set in a fictional Scottish village,
will combine adult actors and documentary sequences involving...
29 November 2001
(Photograph) - We have been asked to clarify the rules
for those entering the 'Blue's Clues' competition (News, 15 November). All
settings in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are...
29 November 2001
Early years settings have been invited to apply for
around 900 toy boxes made by Kimberley Clark. The boxes, worth more than Pounds
50 each, are part of an initiative...
29 November 2001
Childminders in England have rejected the Government's
decision to let them smack the children they care for and smoke in their
presence with parents' permission. At the National Childminding Association...
29 November 2001
Anational day of action called by Unison for 4 December
will celebrate the commitment and dedication of staff working in the public
sector. The day will involve a central rally...
29 November 2001
(Photograph) - Nursery nurses Jo Ord, Claire Holmes,
Jessica White and Liz Christopher at the Asquith Court Westwood Park Pre-school
and Nursery in Southampton dressed in sarees and punjaras to...