6 November 2003
Early years workers will help to identify and draw up
plans to aid young children who need additional support in education and
society. A Bill launched last week by the...
6 November 2003
Fans of Channel Five's popular Australian
breakfast-time children's show 'Hi-5' have the chance to sing along to its
latest album, 'Boom Boom Beat', for free. The CD includes all the...
6 November 2003
Early years settings can find details of how to take
part in the next Chatterbox Challenge and raise money for children who have
speech and language difficulties, with the 'Make...
6 November 2003
Falling rolls will affect the budgets of a
'significant' number of primary schools in England next year. The admission by
the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) that it expected...
6 November 2003
A 40-place facility in Barnstaple is on track to become
the first neighbourhood nursery in Devon when it opens its doors in January.
The purpose-built Kiddywinks Nursery, which has been...
6 November 2003
(Photograph) - Four-year-old James Egaintaine sizes up
work on the North East Regional Early Years Centre, one of five centres being
developed by the National Day Nurseries Association. The £1.3m...
6 November 2003
A reporting system being considered by the Scottish
Executive is helping to provide early years practitioners with a broader
picture of nursery children's development, a conference heard last week. Pilots...
6 November 2003
Parents in Scotland are no longer legally permitted to
use certain types of physical force to punish their children. Section 51 of the
Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003, which became...
6 November 2003
Can local authorities plan integrated early years
services in the face of a profusion of new Government policies? Simon Vevers
reports The Government extolled the virtues of service integration in...
6 November 2003
Newham Apart from providing all-day childcare 48 weeks
of the year and a host of other services to families and the community, the
Rebecca Cheetham Early Excellence Centre in Stratford...