24 June 2004
Ofsted's report into the performance of Early
Excellence Centres (News, page 6, last week) has highlighted some problems with
leadership and management, an issue that is examined further in this...
24 June 2004
The Government intends to ensure that there is true
partnership between private and voluntary early years providers and local
authorities in England, says minister for children Margaret Hodge. In an...
24 June 2004
Childcare can play a vital role in regenerating and
building sustainable communities, a major conference in London was told last
week. The Daycare Trust and the British Urban Regeneration Association...
24 June 2004
Six inspirational childcare campaigners were named
Childcare Champions for work in their local community at the first-ever awards
reception hosted by chancellor of the exchequer Gordon Brown at 11 Downing...
24 June 2004
Over £6m is being put into five parenting
helpline services, Margaret Hodge, minister for children, told the Parent Child
2004 conference in London. They will set up a database with...
24 June 2004
'It's political and ideological gold dust - a truly
progressive social policy that would also delight Middle England.' Polly
Toynbee on the electoral importance to the Labour party of the...
24 June 2004
(Photograph) - Four-year-old Shakir Chaudhery from
Leicester was among the nine winners of the National Childcare Week art
competition who gathered at London Zoo for a special awards ceremony on...
24 June 2004
A national centre for early intervention to help young
disabled children and their families is being planned by the Government with
the help of a feasibility study and a series...
24 June 2004
Every primary school in Scotland is to have a
specialist PE teacher to tackle obesity and encourage children to adopt
healthier and more active lifestyles, the Scottish Executive said last...
24 June 2004
A s many as 100 playworkers from all over Scotland
gathered at the Scottish Out of School Care Network national conference in
Glasgow last Friday. The event's theme was 'Coming...