1 February 2007
Identifying social and educational policies to tackle
educational inequality among children will be the focus of a two-year project
by the Pre-school Learning Alliance and 13 European research partners. The...
1 February 2007
Crisis in Stoke-on-Trent's children's services has led
to four private companies being shortlisted to take over the running of the
department. The DfES intervened to send in advisers late last...
1 February 2007
The UK's largest nursery chain, Leapfrog, has sold five
leasehold sites south of London to new nursery group Bright New Minds in a deal
completed last week. The nurseries, in...
1 February 2007
The final Foundation Stage Profile results for 2006
reveal for the first time the extent of inequality between children in the most
deprived areas of England and the rest of...
1 February 2007
Childcare and motor vehicle maintenance swapped places
at Northampton College last month when students set out to show that certain
careers are not just for girls or boys. Twenty-four college...
1 February 2007
Scotland's education minister has endorsed moves to put
play back into learning at school entry - but will schools and teachers be ready
for it? Simon Vevers reports The move...
1 February 2007
Need a place for toddler play sessions or a
breastfeeding support group to meet? Call the fire brigade, as one council
serving rural areas has. Simon Vevers reports Close ties...
1 February 2007
Make the weather into productive fun as children use
simple resources to observe it, says Deborah Sharpe Having plenty of seasonal
activities on offer throughout the grey and gloomy winter...
1 February 2007
A strategy for consulting frankly with staff on
improving a setting is outlined by Shona Carmichael How happy are your staff?
What do they really feel about their jobs, the...
1 February 2007
Kit out your nursery with durable products for
learning, playing or just resting, in our monthly round-up of new resources by
Laura Marcus CREEPY CRAWLIES
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