Editor's view
15 March 2007
What a week it's been for news in the early years
education and care sector, with the launch of the final Early Years Foundation
Stage materials, a damning report into...
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High failure rate for sector apprentices
15 March 2007
The success rates of early years advanced NVQ
apprentices are the worst in the work-based learning sector, according to a
survey by the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI). A report by...
Scrap materials were recycled and transformed into bees, butterflies and similar puppets
15 March 2007
(Photograph) - Scrap materials were recycled and
transformed into bees, butterflies and similar puppets by children including
three-year-old Thomas Stell when they attended a storytelling session at Denby
Dale library...
Group sheds ten nurseries for £8m
15 March 2007
One of England's largest nursery groups has sold more
than three-quarters of its nurseries for a total of almost £8m.
Ravenstone House Nurseries has sold ten of its 13 nurseries...
Something fishy was going on when nutritionist Ady Delaney ran a cooking session
15 March 2007
(Photograph) - Something fishy was going on when
nutritionist Ady Delaney ran a cooking session with children at the Busy Bees
Ashton House nursery in Preston, at the launch of...
Media watch
15 March 2007
An Essex primary school has banned parents from the
playground because it says they are blocking the way and teachers' views of the
pupils, creating a health and safety hazard,...
DfES unveils new EYFS framework
15 March 2007
The long-awaited Early Years Foundation Stage was
published on Tuesday. The EYFS, which comes into force in September 2008, is
the new statutory framework which sets the standards for development,...
Nursery staff lose pay protection
15 March 2007
Nursery nurses in Sunderland have been told they are to
lose pay protection brought in following the implementation of the Single
Status Agreement as the city council tries to stave...
Parent plan can improve behaviour
15 March 2007
A parenting programme piloted in 11 Sure Start centres
in Wales is effective in reducing behavioural problems among children and is
likely to be cost-effective, according to new research. A...
A boycott of seven toys and other products
15 March 2007
A boycott of seven toys and other products deemed to be
sexualising young children has been started by parents on a blog site that
received 75,000 hits last week. Alpha...
