21 October 2004
What price universal childcare? As publication of the
Government's ten-year plan looms, various lobbying organisations have been
coming up with some firm figures for the funding needed to make the...
21 October 2004
The Government's rhetoric about universal childcare
being as important as the founding of the NHS must now be matched by investment
pledges in its forthcoming ten-year plan, childcare organisations have...
21 October 2004
Day nursery providers and children's centres in England
can get free business advice from the National Day Nurseries Association,
following the NDNA's securing of a contract with the Sure Start...
21 October 2004
(Photograph) - Babies and toddlers got on track with
reading during Family Learning Week (11-15 October) at the National Railway
Museum in York. The museum launched its Family Story Sacks,...
21 October 2004
'When I was young, going down the sweet shop and
getting a couple of ounces of something was a real treat. Now in the
supermarkets it's wall-to-wall buy-one-get-one-free.' TV chef...
21 October 2004
(Photograph) - Children at the Frances Wright
Pre-School Centre in Dundee enjoy a varied outdoor environment thanks to five
murals painted by volunteers from Dundee College depicting a forest, a...
21 October 2004
An extra £140m for early years provision has been
promised in the Welsh Assembly Government's three-year draft budget, with
£67m for early education and the remainder for improving children's
health...
21 October 2004
A regional research programme launched last week will
look at how employers in Cambridgeshire help working mothers with childcare.
The joint project between Business Link for Cambridgeshire and research body...
21 October 2004
A local government employee was found guilty last week
of attempting to defraud a London local authority of more than £100,000
of Sure Start funds earmarked for after-school clubs. Uche...
21 October 2004
Teachers can find help in explaining to school and
nursery children the harmful effects of sectarianism and religious intolerance
on a new website set up by the Scottish Executive. It...