2 September 2004
The delivery of parenting programmes in local
communities will be debated at a Sure Start conference in Edinburgh on 7
September. Delegates to the conference can learn about the various...
2 September 2004
As children return to school the Scottish Executive has
announced a drive for parents to get more involved in their children's
education. Education minister Peter Peacock last week hailed 'a...
2 September 2004
This week Ofsted publishes its annual early years
report. Protection through Regulation focuses on what action Ofsted takes when
childcarers fail to provide the standard of care that children deserve....
2 September 2004
Pre-school children who spend lots of time out of doors
experience greater independence and self-reliance and are more creative than
those who do not, according to a review of an...
2 September 2004
Additional copies of a training resource to help
nursery workers support children's speech and language development are now
available. Around 10,000 early years settings have already received an
ICANTALK! pack,...
2 September 2004
Road safety is in the headlights as nurseries and
playgroups take part in Beep Beep! Days until 12 September. The initiative,
created by road safety charity Brake and sponsored by...
2 September 2004
Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin, the Welsh Medium Pre-school
Association, and Trinity College in Carmarthen have received Welsh Assembly
funding to deliver a new training programme for Welsh-medium early years
practitioners, not...
2 September 2004
Radical changes are needed in Britain's playgrounds to
give disabled children better play opportunities, according to a new report
from the National Playing Fields Association. The report, Can Play -...
2 September 2004
Children as young as five are among the victims of
racist attacks in schools, according to figures released last week by East
Dunbartonshire local authority in Scotland. The council said...
2 September 2004
The DCE has been hailed as the gold standard of
childcare education, but is it at risk of losing its lustre? Mary Evans reports
The two-year Diploma in Childcare and...
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