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Anger over council terms
22 June 2006
Private nursery owners in Kent are angry about
'onerous' conditions that they are required to sign up to in order to qualify
for the nursery education grant. They also say...
Ofsted's early years director Dorian Bradley
22 June 2006
(Photograph) - Ofsted's early years director Dorian
Bradley paid a visit to children and staff at the Pre-School Learning
Alliance's Laindon Neighbourhood Nursery in Basildon, Essex, to help celebrate
its...
Free nursery for Scottish two-year-olds
22 June 2006
Free nursery places are to be offered to disadvantaged
two-year-olds in a pilot project which, if it proves successful, will be rolled
out across Scotland. A spokesperson for the Scottish...
Playworkers set out strategy
22 June 2006
The UK's first playwork and education strategy has been
officially launched by SkillsActive, the Sector Skills Council for Active
Leisure and Learning. 'Quality Training, Quality Play 2006-2011' is a ten-year...
World Cup mania coincided with the Queen's 80th birthday celebrations
22 June 2006
(Photograph) - World Cup mania coincided with the
Queen's 80th birthday celebrations at the White House Nursery in Spondon,
Derbyshire, when it held an 'England Day'. As well as decorating...
Media watch
22 June 2006
New fathers are given advice such as 'make a picnic'
and 'don't have an affair' in the Fathers Direct 'Dad Pack' from the DfES, said
the Daily Mail. The guide...
Early years experts want 'teaching' taken from Bill
22 June 2006
Early years organisations are calling on the Government
to remove references to 'teaching' from the Childcare Bill. Baroness Massey of
Darwen, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children, told...
Childcare Student of the Year award names the shortlist
22 June 2006
The Childcare Student of the Year award, given jointly
by Nursery World and Heinemann, has named the shortlist as: Jamie-Lee Coldham
from Blackpool and Flyde College, Sarah Crane from Stephenson...
'Shout! Turn up the Volume!'
22 June 2006
The Children's Commissioner for England has launched an
art competition called 'Shout! Turn up the Volume!' to inspire children to
explore the issues that affect them through films, photos or...
