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18 November 2004

The countdown to the next election is truly under way - and childcare is right at the top of the policy agenda (see News, page 4, and Beatrix Campbell, page...

Blair pegs provision to schools' hours

18 November 2004

Childcare was at the forefront of the political agenda last week as both the Labour and the Conservative parties pledged to increase provision and give parents more choice in the...

Early Start

18 November 2004

(Photograph) - Early Start, a scheme designed to give every child under five and their parents access to joined-up local services (Nursery World, 7 October), got off the ground this...

Howard will give power to parents

18 November 2004

Childcare plans unveiled by the Conservative Party last week emphasised the role of families, not Government, in determining how children are brought up. Early years organisations welcomed the opposition's interest...

Children can relax 'under the sea'

18 November 2004

(Photograph) - Children can relax 'under the sea' in an aquatic kingdom at the Mystery Day Nursery in Liverpool. The sensory room includes images of fish projected on to the...

British Heart Foundation survey

18 November 2004

Four out of five parents do not worry whether their children take enough exercise, according to a survey by the British Heart Foundation. Only a quarter of children do the...

The number of children in Scotlands schools

18 November 2004

The number of children in Scotland's primary, secondary and special schools has fallen by 8,300 since September 2003. The biggest decrease was in the primary sector, where enrolment dropped by...

Correction

18 November 2004

The Childcare Corporation was omitted from the reprinted Nursery Chains league table (News, 11 November). It should be at position 11 with 1,252 places and 13 settings. All groups listed...

'Abolish rates' call as costs rocket

18 November 2004

The private daycare sector is at risk of being crippled by rising business rates, the National Day Nurseries Association warned last week. Rates have shot up so high in some...

Jane Hutt gets in the swing of play

18 November 2004

(Photograph) - Health Minister Jane Hutt gets in the swing of play with Olivia Muse, eight, from Sully, Fern Esson, eight, from Tongwynlais and Stephen and Joe Rowley, aged eight...

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