Editor's view
3 March 2005
Practitioners from a range of childcare and early years
education settings had an unprecedented chance last week to question children's
minister Margaret Hodge about Government policy at a round table...
Latest Jobs
- Room Leader
- Up to £16,000, South London
- Nursery Practioners x2
- Up to £17000+benefits, West London
- Under 5’s Drop In Worker
- £ 16,536 – 18,430 plus LW, Central London
- Nursery Nurse
- £16 hourly gross, Central London
- Nursery Manager - Stevenage
- Salary Dependant on experience, South East England
Archive
Search for articles from Nursery World.
Use the filter links on the right to browse for articles or narrow down your search results. To remove a filter, simply click on the same link again.
Hodge promises funding
3 March 2005
Low-quality childcare provision 'will fall by the
wayside' as the childcare sector expands, children's minister Margaret Hodge
said at an exclusive round-table event organised by Nursery World last week.
Mrs...
Vocational diploma for childcare study
3 March 2005
Early years organisations have broadly welcomed the
Government's proposals to improve vocational training for 14- to 19- year-olds,
but some have expressed disappointment at the 'piecemeal approach' to reform.
The...
Flexibility at heart of parents' rights
3 March 2005
Extending the right to flexible working and increased
maternity pay, worth an extra £1,400, were among family-friendly plans
unveiled by the Government this week. The measures, first outlined in the...
Children from Helping Hands
3 March 2005
(Photograph) - The children from Helping Hands, the
nursery at Angus College in Scotland, were not forgotten when the library in
Arbroath was revamped. Library manager Charlie Rosie has taken...
Minimum wage
3 March 2005
The minimum wage for adults will rise to £5.05 an
hour in October, up from £4.85. Hourly pay for workers aged 18 to 21 will
increase from £4.10 to £4.25....
National Evaluation of Children's Trusts
3 March 2005
The first phase of the National Evaluation of
Children's Trusts has been published at
www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/childrens-trusts/national-evaluation. The report
looks at the 35 Children's Trust pathfinders in England between April and
October...
www.ofsted.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople
3 March 2005
New arrangements by Ofsted for the inspection,
assessment and review of services for children and young people are now
available to see at www.ofsted.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople. The first local
authorities to pilot...
theLemsip weekend break
3 March 2005
The lucky winner of theLemsip weekend break for two
competition (Nursery World, 27 January) is Tracy Wyatt of Smile Day Nursery in
Lonsdale.
More help sought for grandparents
3 March 2005
An 'army' of grandparents juggle essential childcare
responsibilities with jobs or caring for other adults, according to a new
report out this week, which also highlights the anxiety and financial...
