30 September 2004
What do you need to consider when trying to choose the
perfect building for your new early years setting? Mary Evans offers a
blueprint on how to identify a suitable...
30 September 2004
(Photograph) - * Glasgow-based chain Happitots has this
summer bought the Beehive Group, which has five nurseries. The group comprised
a 70- to 80-place nursery in Cumbernauld; a 43-place nursery...
30 September 2004
In the five years since Nursery World last carried out
a pay survey, much has happened in the early years sector, but the level of
salaries remains a problematic issue....
30 September 2004
Employers should take a lead in helping staff to get
their childcare registered so that it qualifies for tax and national insurance
breaks to be introduced next April, the National...
30 September 2004
A House of Commons select committee will hold an
inquiry into the planned reforms to integrate children's services outlined in
Every Child Matters. The education and skills committee is to...
30 September 2004
(Photograph) - Culture minister Frank McAveety opened
Scotland's first International Film Festival for Children and Young People,
held in Dundee and Stirling from 4 to 19 September. Under-fives events included...
30 September 2004
'Let's be honest about it: two hours a day (in nursery)
at a fixed time is tough for people doing a job where they can't get away from
work until...
30 September 2004
Family rights organisations have welcomed Government
proposals to extend maternity and paternity leave entitlements if Labour wins a
third term of office. The plans, outlined by trade and industry secretary...
30 September 2004
Eighteen-month-old Imogen Dale plays the drums in the
new wing at Christopher Place in London, a unique centre for children under
five who have hearing impairments or delays in speech,...
30 September 2004
A series of forums for working parents of disabled
children is being held by the Working Families charity to find out what support
they need from Government and employers. The...