13 December 2001
The importance of outdoor provision for young children
is only now being fully recognised. The outdoors is another classroom, where
learning in every area of the curriculum can take place...
13 December 2001
The legality of some of the Government's guidance on
how Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships in England should
operate has been questioned by a local authority after its inquiry...
13 December 2001
(Photograph) - looked suspiciously like Hagrid from the
film 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' when he visited Gordon Brown at
11 Downing Street last week. Actor Robbie Coltrane changed...
13 December 2001
Childcare in Wales looks set for a happier new year
with £3.8m in funding for Early Years Development and Childcare
Partnerships. During a debate on childcare last week at the...
13 December 2001
Registered childminders in Scotland are to benefit from
guidance and training on child protection through a new project by the Scottish
Childminding Association. It will include how to identify signs...
13 December 2001
Headteachers in England will see an average rise in
funding of £130 in real terms per pupil for the year 2002-03, education
and skills secretary Estelle Morris said last week....
13 December 2001
Northern Ireland schools will benefit from a £67m
increase for education in next year's budget, bringing the total spending on
education to £1,407m. Education minister Martin McGuinness said, 'The
budget...
13 December 2001
(Photograph) - Salma Khan, a nursery nurse at Kids
Unlimited in Hulme, Manchester, last week won the group's Lynda Ellis award for
an NVQ trainee who has overcome difficult circumstances,...