11 August 2005
Nominations are being sought for this year's Sure Start
Partners in Excellence Awards. The awards aim to recognise and celebrate
excellence and innovation in the delivery of children's and families'...
11 August 2005
Step-by-step guidance has been produced by the Make
Space campaign for after-school and holiday clubs applying for funding from the
Young People's Fund, a £200m programme operated by the Big...
11 August 2005
Employers and playworkers who work with children aged
four to 16 in London play settings are being invited by SkillsActive, the
Sector Skills Council for Active Leisure and Learning, to...
11 August 2005
Local authorities must do more to support children's
access to outdoor free play, the organisers of this year's national Playday
event said last week. In a survey commissioned for this...
11 August 2005
Significant investment and the resolution of
outstanding issues around funding, pay and conditions of service must underpin
reform of the early years workforce, according to the Children's Workforce
Development Council....
11 August 2005
The number of full-day care providers has risen by 300
since the end of March, according to figures published by Ofsted last month.
There are now 12,400 such providers offering...
11 August 2005
(Photograph) - Peter Luff MP helps children from WANDS
Neighbourhood Nursery in Worcester blend tropical smoothies as part of the
Pre-school Learning Alliance's Feeding Young Imaginations initiative. More than
80...
11 August 2005
A new Free School Meals (Scotland) Bill that would
provide free meals to all children in Scotland's state primary schools has been
put out for consultation and the Child Poverty...
11 August 2005
Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell says the tax
credit crisis could force the Government to rethink childcare funding There is
only one honourable way for the Government to face the...
11 August 2005
* Haringey Play Association has opened a new adventure
playground in Northumberland Park, north London. Somerfield Grove Adventure
Playground is situated in a deprived, ethnically diverse area and has been...
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