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23 May 2002
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'It's time to question childcare strategy'
23 May 2002
The recruitment and retention of childcarers in Britain
has reached crisis point despite billions of pounds having been pumped into
childcare in Britain over the past four years, according to...
Confusion dogs police checks
23 May 2002
The confusion over criminal records checks for nursery
staff in Scotland is so widespread that even some officers working for the new
Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care did...
Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition
23 May 2002
Scott Darraogh and baby travelled from Oldham to join a
record number of visitors at the Early Years and Primary Teaching Exhibition at
the G-Mex Centre in Manchester. Sponsored by...
Quote of the week
23 May 2002
'Whatever the underlying cause - poverty, lack of
parental interest, failure to take truancy seriously - this remains a shocking
story. Considering how widespread truancy is, we could be seeing...
Research into care services
23 May 2002
Research into care services in Europe, including
childcare, is bringing the Thomas Coram Research Unit into partnership with
colleagues from five other countries. The project, which involves researchers
from Denmark,...
Safety in the home
23 May 2002
Safety in the home is the focus of three projects in
Northern Ireland that have secured cash from the Department of Trade and
Industry's Modernisation Fund. The projects aim to...
The number of three-year-olds
23 May 2002
The number of three-year-olds attending maintained
schools or in free places in the private, voluntary and independent sectors in
England rose by just over 67,000 from 352,100 in January 2001...
The BBC's Children in Need appeal
23 May 2002
Can we fix it? The BBC's Children in Need appeal can. A
grant of more than £16,000 has been awarded to a playscheme in Garlogie,
Aberdeenshire, to pay for extra...
Ofsted's takeover record defended
23 May 2002
Ofsted's performance on taking over registration and
inspections was defended at the National Day Nurseries Association's (NDNA)
annual conference in Warwick last week. Maggie Smith, director of early years
at...
