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Council to offload daycare
25 January 2007
Community nurseries may be privatised by Newcastle City
Council, after the local authority interpreted the Childcare Act as a duty to
manage rather than provide even long-established childcare services. A...
Jo McNutt, age eight
25 January 2007
(Photograph) - Jo McNutt, age eight, tries out the
'nursery' skating area at Leeds city centre's Ice Cube in Millennium Square.
Children aged two to eight have the chance to...
Sure Start cuts restrict centres
25 January 2007
The extent of cuts in Sure Start funding, which could
have a serious impact on the running of children's centres, is beginning to
emerge as local authorities set their budgets...
Bill 'should include nurseries'
25 January 2007
A leading charity is campaigning for private and
voluntary early years providers to be included in a healthy eating bill for
schools. Children in Scotland is backing an initial report...
Media watch
25 January 2007
'Virtual infant' dolls, given to schoolgirls in schemes
to put them off getting pregnant, have conversely increased their desire to
have children in some cases, reported the Sunday Times. A...
Daisy Franks, age six
25 January 2007
(Photograph) - Daisy Franks, age six, shows off a
plaster cast of a paw print at Oakwell Hall Country Park in Batley, West
Yorkshire. Daisy took part in a free...
Qualifications to build from choice of units
25 January 2007
Childcare students will be able to cherry-pick units
from different awarding bodies when the new Qualifications and Credit Framework
(QCF) is fully implemented in 2008. The QCF replaces the existing...
The Children's Commissioner for Wales, Peter Clarke
25 January 2007
The Children's Commissioner for Wales, Peter Clarke,
has died at the age of 58. Mr Clarke, who took up the post in March 2001, was
also the director of Childline...
SkillsActive is aiming to gather information on the skills, qualifications and work situation of the play sector
25 January 2007
SkillsActive is aiming to gather information on the
skills, qualifications and work situation of the play sector in its third
annual Playwork People Survey. There are two questionnaires: one for...
