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6 January 2005

Happy New Year from everybody at Nursery World. As practitioners and policymakers get back into the swing of things and contemplate another year packed with change and development, it's a...

Nursery group poised to buy 12th largest chain

6 January 2005

The nursery group Creative Education, which trades under the brand name Primary Steps, is set to clinch a deal to buy Academy Childcare, one of the largest nursery chains in...

Number of childcare providers drops

6 January 2005

The number of childcare providers has fallen for the first time since Ofsted started compiling data on the early years and childcare market. Quarterly figures published by Ofsted show that...

'Science and light'

6 January 2005

(Photograph) - 'Science and light' were the order of the day at Nancledra Primary School near St Ives, Cornwall, where this pupil demonstrated her shadow puppet. The school has registered...

All nurseries and childminders

6 January 2005

All nurseries and childminders will hear from Ofsted in the new year about changes to early years inspections and be offered help in preparing for the new-style inspections that come...

Nursery owners in Scotland

6 January 2005

Nursery owners in Scotland will soon be able to access the Disqualified from Working with Children List, under the Protection of Children (Scotland) Act 2003. The list will operate from...

Encouraging lone parents

6 January 2005

Encouraging lone parents into work by increasing conditions on benefits could lead to improved outcomes for children - but only if jobs are flexible and high-quality childcare is available. Sanctions...

Prison is no bar to bedtime stories

6 January 2005

Children whose fathers are away in prison need not miss out on hearing a bedtime story from him. Fathers in Winchester Prison have been provided with recording facilities by Hampshire...

Soaring prescriptions prompt Ritalin inquiry

6 January 2005

The number of children in Scotland prescribed the controversial drug Ritalin has increased tenfold over the past eight years, prompting an inquiry into the care and treatment provided for Scottish...

Media watch

6 January 2005

Childcare arrangements of the rich and famous seem the latest hot topic for broadsheet columnists. In the Daily Telegraph, Cassandra Jardine said former home secretary David Blunkett was 'not alone...

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