11 March 2004
Should nursery nurses go on strike to fight for better
pay and conditions, or should this form of action be seen as alien to those in
a 'caring profession'? This...
11 March 2004
Complaints made about childcarers in England before
this April will still not be accessible to parents under new procedures
introduced last week by Ofsted. Ofsted acknowledged last week that its...
11 March 2004
(Photograph) - Television presenter and former model
Melinda Messenger, singers Carrie and David Grant of BBC TV's 'Fame Academy',
Cherie Booth QC and children from Burdett Coutts after-school club in...
11 March 2004
The level of Working Tax Credit (WTC) paid to parents
should be raised to help tackle the chronic shortage of affordable childcare
places in some areas, a London local authority...
11 March 2004
Early years practitioners can hear from Government
ministers and regulators, as well as early years and management experts, at the
National Day Nurseries Association's annual conference in Chester on 19...
11 March 2004
Congratulations to Beverley Ruck from Warwickshire, who
is the winner of Nursery World''s Good Toy Guide competition to win a box of
toys in a prize draw. The competition in...
11 March 2004
'It's a mistake of the Government to build Sure Start
children's centres only for the poor because they are politically invisible.
State-provided childcare hasn't entered the political arena, and it...
11 March 2004
Striking nursery nurses in Scotland have urged the
Scottish Executive to intervene in their dispute with local councils over pay
and conditions. Around 4,000 nursery nurse members of Unison walked...
11 March 2004
Striking nursery nurses have urged the Scottish
Executive to intervene in their dispute with local authorities over pay and
conditions. Around 4,000 nursery nurse members of Unison walked out on...
11 March 2004
Ways to implement the Scottish Executive's revised
integrated early years strategy in rural areas from this summer have come under
the scrutiny of early years professionals. At a two-day national...