Editor's view
5 August 2004
The early years and childcare sector is changing at an
incredible pace, as anyone involved in this area will be aware. The plethora of
Government initiatives, policies and reviews means...
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EYDCPs reshaped into task groups
5 August 2004
Early years development and childcare partnerships
(EYDCPs) are being rebranded and re-shaped in some areas because they are
deemed to be too unwieldy to respond to the spate of Government...
Noah's Ark pre-school
5 August 2004
(Photograph) - Art was an imaginative experience for
children from Noah's Ark pre-school when they tried their hands at an art
workshop at Coventry's Herbert Art Gallery, where an interactive...
Quote of the week
5 August 2004
'The low take-up of paid paternity leave indicates that
some men are still influenced by our macho culture. The cultural revolution of
the 1960s, which the prime minister derided, seems...
Providers stumble over grant scheme
5 August 2004
Private providers have found operating the nursery
education grant for three- and four-year-olds increasingly difficult since the
Government issued explicit guidance earlier this year warning them not to
charge top-up...
Clare Tickell
5 August 2004
Children's charity NCH has appointed Clare Tickell as
its new chief executive. Previously she was head of the Stonham Housing
Association and chief executive of housing charity Phoenix House. Ms...
Learning Through Landscapes
5 August 2004
A new resource pack could help practitioners evaluate
school grounds projects. Launched by Learning Through Landscapes, the Measuring
Success pack, which has been backed with funds from the DfES Innovation...
WOMAD festival
5 August 2004
(Photograph) - The streets of Reading were full of
sound and colour when children joined the procession for this year's 15th
annual WOMAD festival of music, arts and dance from...
Research funding for infant therapy
5 August 2004
A world-class centre for psychoanalytic child therapy
in London has been awarded more than £200,000 from a lottery fund to
carry out research into the effects of childbirth on mothers...
The Big Lottery Fund
5 August 2004
* The Big Lottery Fund - the joint operating name of
the New Opportunities Fund and the National Charities Board - has also awarded
£218,785 to the National Childbirth Trust,...
