Councils advised on Graduate Leader Fund
19 March 2008
Local authorities have received new guidance on how to implement the Graduate Leader Fund (GLF) in private and voluntary nurseries.
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Child poverty targeted in new Budget measures
19 March 2008
Ten local authorities in England will pilot grants to encourage poorer families to use children's centres, in plans unveiled by the Chancellor, Alistair Darling.
Rose says schools are on track in teaching phonics
19 March 2008
Primary schools are making better progress at teaching children to read through phonics.
Benefit and tax credit changes help workers
19 March 2008
Child poverty campaigners have welcomed changes to the benefit and tax credit system worth just under £1bn as a significant step on the way to halving child poverty by 2010.
Ready-made meals rejected
19 March 2008
Proposals to serve ready-made meals in six Lancashire children's centres to 'secure best value' have been rejected by the council's executive board.
Analysis: Nursery Education Grant - Fair shares?
19 March 2008
Will funding between the maintained and PVI nursery sectors ever be worked out so one does not get a bigger slice than the other?, asks Simon Vevers.
Learning & development: ICT - Digital ages
19 March 2008
One nursery takes a far-sighted approach to incorporating ICT into its daily life and learning, as well as its staff assessments. Ruth Thomson reports.
Learning & Development: Thinking: Part 2 - Deep in thought
19 March 2008
Practitioners need to identify and observe young children thinking to give them opportunities to move on further, says early years consultant Marion Dowling.
Enabling environments: Tried and tested - Hand in glove
19 March 2008
Puppets come in all shapes and sizes and are indispensable in most settings. Early years professionals put their hands up and give their verdicts on the following selection to Sue...
Positive relationships: Let's talk about ... smacking
19 March 2008
A group of private nursery practitioners tell Annette Rawstrone about how they deal with parents who use physical punishment on their young children.
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