12 January 2006
The early years sector has consistently called for
direct subsidies to help private and voluntary settings pay higher wages for
more highly-qualified staff. Now it seems that this may indeed...
12 January 2006
The early years and childcare sector has given a
cautious welcome to speculation that the Government plans to allocate money
from the £125m Transformation Fund to subsidise the recruitment of...
12 January 2006
(Photograph) - Fred Corbett, deputy director of
children's services at Norfolk County Council, enjoys some messy hand painting
with Lindsay at the official opening of a new £2m workplace nursery...
12 January 2006
A group of play and educational bodies is calling on
the Government to place a statutory duty on local authorities, schools and
early years settings to meet the minimum standards...
12 January 2006
(Photograph) - Children from Lawrence Community Primary
School in Liverpool peer out of a willow tree boat structure created to mark
the end of the capital of culture-themed year, Sea...
12 January 2006
Some children are missing out under the Scottish
Executive's free fruit scheme, because schools are too scared to hand out fruit
containing pips or stones. According to The Daily Telegraph,...
12 January 2006
A decline in healthy eating could be an important
factor behind children's mental health problems, according to a study by the
Mental Health Foundation and Sustain. The two charities have...
12 January 2006
Childcarers interested in expanding into out-of-school
care will find guidance in a new series starting this week in Out of School
magazine, free with Nursery World. The first feature looks...
12 January 2006
The Children's Workforce Development Council has
published draft Common Induction Standards for Children's Services to help new
practitioners in their first three months in work. A series of regional
consultation...
12 January 2006
The eating habits of 90 percent of five- and six
year-olds in Scotland have improved since a free fruit scheme began in 2003,
according to a study by the Scottish...