7 April 2005
(Photograph) - Olympic bronze medallist heptathlete
Kelly Sotherton joins in at the launch of FUNdamentals at the Education Show in
Birmingham's NEC
7 April 2005
A pre-school fitness programme has been launched by
British Gymnastics, the governing body for the sport of gymnastics. The
FUNdamental Movement Ideas for the Early Years programme aims to improve...
7 April 2005
Debate raged in the press last week over whether the
£280m pledged by Labour to transform school meals was 'new money' or cash
from the existing education budget. The Daily...
7 April 2005
Concern over the quality of early years education in
children's centres was raised at the National Union of Teachers' annual
conference in Gateshead last week. Delegates passed a resolution brought...
7 April 2005
Kidsunlimited, the UK's sixth largest nursery chain
(Nursery World, 11 November 2004) has won the prestigious National Employer of
the Year award sponsored by the Government's National Employer Service. The...
7 April 2005
(Photograph) - Liam Byrne MP met parents and children
at the opening of the National Day Nurseries Association's fifth regional
centre in Birmingham. The West Midlands Regional Centre includes a...
7 April 2005
* The Sure Start Unit has published Looking for
Childcare? for parents, containing information on arranging childcare, getting
financial support and careers in childcare. Download the booklet from
www.surestart.gov.uk/ lookingforchildcare....
7 April 2005
Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell sees nothing to
get excited about in the Conservative Party's childcare agenda You would not
want to go into a general election promising to match...
7 April 2005
Early years inspectors will have to complete a
three-day training course on how to carry out their procedures, following the
end of the two-year inspection cycle on 31 March. The...
7 April 2005
22 April Power of partnerships: how working together in
the early years can have an increased impact on children's communication
development This ICAN conference investigates what makes the biggest difference...