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In our story 'Phonics debated by early educators' (News, 13 July 2006) we omitted to credit the Early Childhood Research Centre at Roehampton University as the conference organisers.

The final version of the national standards that candidates for Early Years Professional Status (EYPS)will need to meet has been set out by the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC). The...

(Photograph) - Jane Davidson, Welsh education minister, enjoys some outdoor water play with children at the official opening of the Cornelly Early Years Centre in Bridgend, Cymorth. Cornelly is the...

Local authorities should use 'the expertise and experience of effective providers' when planning the expansion of extended services in schools and children's centres, Ofsted recommends. Its survey of 20 settings,...

Private and voluntary nursery owners in Kent are waiting to hear about the outcome of a meeting between Kent County Council (KCC)and DfES officials last week, which could affect how...

A review aiming to influence future social attitudes and political policy on youth issues has been launched by the charity 4Children. The year-long Make Space Youth Review will examine society's...

(Photograph) - Artist Duraiya Kapasi helps Ruby Alyami, four, design her very own Mehendi-henna handprint at Broomhall Nursery and Children's Centre in Sheffield, where a workshop on henna hand-painting and...

The children's centre programme is being rolled out 'too quickly' with 'insufficient planning and funding', nursery school and children's centre heads have warned. Speaking on behalf of the Steering Group...

Our weekly columnist Pat Wills gives her vision of what we should mean by an extended school "It is as if they are learning alongside their grandfather..."

* A group of mothers under 21 from 'Babies, Bibs and Beyond' at Somerford Children's Centre organised a sponsored walk along Bournemouth beach to raise money for neonatal intensive care...