Public and Private Provision: Council nurseries face going private or closing
22 November 2007
Eight council-run day nurseries in Milton Keynes could be closed or handed over to private and voluntary providers in a bid to cut costs.
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Children are guests at official opening
22 November 2007
Children from Bradley Bar Day Nursery in Huddersfield were guests at the official opening of the National Day Nurseries Association's National Early Enterprise Centre, greeted by NDNA chair Sarah Carr...
Provision: £8.5m centre caters for special needs children
22 November 2007
A landmark multi-agency development centre for children and young people with disabilities and complex needs officially opened in London last week.
Media Watch
22 November 2007
A school has banned pupils from giving Christmas cards this year because they are not 'eco-friendly and risk leaving some children out', the Daily Telegraph reported.
Ireland: Outcry as carers lose funding
22 November 2007
Community childcare providers in the Irish Republic have warned that a new funding scheme will leave their services unsustainable.
Family Health: Mothers' grant plans unveiled
22 November 2007
Details of the one-off £190 grant to be offered to all pregnant women were revealed by Treasury minister Jane Kennedy at last week's annual conference of the Daycare Trust.
Social Enterprise: 'Settings need business flair'
22 November 2007
Settings need to be more business-minded and receive more practical support to make a success of social enterprise childcare in London, representatives at an inaugural round-table event concluded last week.
Todders raise £800 for charity
22 November 2007
Jenson Husband, three, Phoebe Green, two and Jack Pike-Woods, three, of Casson Fold Children's Day Nursery in Westhoughton, Bolton, toddled their way to raising more than £800 for charity recently...
Literacy: Phonics success revealed
22 November 2007
A multi-strand literacy programme with early years phonics teaching at its core has eradicated illiteracy among schoolchildren in one local authority area in Scotland, according to the final results of...
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