28 October 2004
Kerry Nash from Poppins Early Learning in Southbourne
is the lucky winner of the Nursery World reader survey prize draw. She wins
£500 of Step by Step vouchers.
28 October 2004
Early years practitioners in Scotland who operate at
level 3 but do not hold a formal childcare qualification cannot access the APEL
qualification because it has been deemed 'unsuitable' for...
28 October 2004
Parents can now introduce their children to Gaelic,
even if they do not know the language themselves, thanks to an online course
launched at this year's Royal National Mod in...
28 October 2004
Practitioners working with children in nurseries,
schools and social care settings are invited to a one-day conference in Glasgow
on 9 December to discuss a range of children's health issues....
28 October 2004
The future of five innovative childcare projects
piloted in the London borough of Camden hangs in the balance as funding from
the European Social Fund (ESF) comes to an end....
28 October 2004
Forget using air freshener to banish the sweet smell of
a newborn baby's over-active digestive system. The Times reported that it could
have the opposite effect and cause diarrhoea in...
28 October 2004
Talk To Your Baby, a National Literacy Trust (NLT)
campaign to encourage parents and carers to communicate with children from
birth, held its first conference in London last week. Representatives...
28 October 2004
New registration and inspection standards for
children's services for under-12s in Northern Ireland were sent out for
consultation last week. Drafted by the Department of Health, Social Services
and Public...
28 October 2004
More than 100 MPs have pledged their support for
improved pay and conditions for early years and childcare workers by signing a
House of Commons early day motion. The Pre-School...
28 October 2004
(Photograph) - Children from Pentland Nursery in
Finchley, north London, teamed up with Jewish Care's Sam Beckman Day Centre in
Hendon for a joint music session. Young and old enjoyed...