Editor's view
22 November 2001
The early years landscape is changing fast, with the
past few years seeing the introduction of free nursery education for three-and
four-year-olds, the Foundation Stage, Sure Start, and the Early...
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Parents make 1,600 complaints to Ofsted
22 November 2001
More than 1,500 complaints from parents about childcare
provision have been logged by Ofsted's Early Years Directorate in its first
four months of operation. Maggie Smith, chief executive of the...
All-day plan for schools stirs criticism
22 November 2001
A controversial vision of schools running 'cradle to
college' services was unveiled by the Daycare Trust at its annual conference
last week. Delegates at the Trust's conference, called 'Re-inventing
Childcare',...
Children sold their own home-baking at the farmers' market in Forfar
22 November 2001
(Photograph) - Children sold their own home-baking at
the farmers' market in Forfar, Scotland, to raise funds for the BBC Children in
Need appeal. The stall was run by the...
In brief...Plans for a cross-cutting
22 November 2001
Plans for a cross-cutting review of the early years
sector in England have been revealed in more detail by early years and
childcare minister Catherine Ashton (News, 15 November). She...
In brief...The child protection charity
22 November 2001
The child protection charity the NSPCC intends to
double the number of children it helps through its phone helplines. Measures
being introduced from February will allow about 80,000 calls to...
Quote of the week
22 November 2001
'Nigel de Gruchy, general secretary of the NASUWT,
totally refuted the absurd allegation in the 16 November Times Educational
Supplement that he had equated classroom assistants to "pig-ignorant peasants".
He...
Seven-year-old Mark Godfrey from Bangor, Co Down, Northern Ireland
22 November 2001
(Photograph) - Seven-year-old Mark Godfrey from Bangor,
Co Down, Northern Ireland, received his British Red Cross 'Everyday Hero'
Humanity Award from celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott at a ceremony in central...
Childcarers told of new tax credits
22 November 2001
Plans for a replacement for the Working Families Tax
Credit (WFTC) were revealed by the Government at the Daycare Trust's annual
conference last week. Paymaster General Dawn Primarolo MP, addressing...
All-day school plans anger nursery group
22 November 2001
Acontroversial vision of schools running 'cradle to
college' services was unveiled by a national childcare charity at a conference
last week. At its anual conference, called 'Reinventing Childcare', the Daycare...
