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3 May 2001
It is good to see that the select committee on
education and employment has found time to squeeze in a couple of extra
sessions on the early years, following its...
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MPs hear from the early years
3 May 2001
Pay in the early years sector is 'dreadful' and the
number of people leaving the sector each year is 'appalling', the chair of the
Select Committee on Education and Employment...
Families are too poor to save, Government told
3 May 2001
* A leading child poverty charity has warned that the
Government's initiatives to encourage more people to save for the future of
their children will not work, unless income poverty...
Shona Baston gets stuck into the joys of learning with three-year old
3 May 2001
(Photograph) - Shona Baston gets stuck into the joys of
learning with three-year-old Eilidh Walker, as one of only two childminders in
Scotland accredited to provide full nursery education to...
Affordable childcare is parents' priority
3 May 2001
Nine out of ten parents say there is not enough
affordable childcare available, according to a survey for the Daycare Trust and
Unison. The MORI survey of 587 parents and...
In brief...The number of two-and
3 May 2001
The number of two-and three-year-old children attending
independent schools in the UK has risen dramatically in the past year,
according to figures from the Independent Schools Information Service (ISIS).
The...
In brief...Parents of disabled
3 May 2001
Parents of disabled children under the age of 18 will
have greater flexibility in striking a balance between work and care, after an
increase in the length of parental leave...
Government trumpets new childcare places
3 May 2001
* Just under 130,000 new childcare places were created
in England in nine months last year, employment and equal opportunities
minister MargaretHodge claimed last week. Mrs Hodge announced that the...
Two-year-old Nicole Matthew and her mother
3 May 2001
(Photograph) - Two-year-old Nicole Matthew and her
mother had a pleasant surprise when they met Peter Rabbit, who was giving out
sweets, chocolates and colouring-in sheets to children visiting the...
Rural areas get £40m boost for Sure Start
3 May 2001
* A new £40m funding package aims to tackle child
poverty and improve health in rural areas across England. The funding, to be
introduced over the next three years, is...
