Editor's view
23 November 2006
Of all the initiatives pushed through by the Government
in the past few years, the Transformation Fund seems to have caused the most
confusion and suspicion. It is very difficult...
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Unspent fund could be lost
23 November 2006
Take-up of the Transformation Fund has been low in
certain parts of the country, fuelling concerns that unless the money is spent
the Fund will not be continued in the...
Childminders top quality scale over nurseries
23 November 2006
One in every 50 registered childcarers has been judged
'outstanding' for their provision of quality of care and education, according
to Ofsted's annual report. The report, which for the first...
Funding restored to play services
23 November 2006
London's play sector has greeted with relief the news
that funding to support children's play in the capital will be reinstated.
Voluntary sector organisations that support London's most vulnerable children...
Twins and triplets joined the Child Poverty Action Group's chief executive Kate Green
23 November 2006
(Photograph) - Twins and triplets joined the Child
Poverty Action Group's chief executive Kate Green in a demonstration at
Parliament Square last week, protesting over lower amounts of child benefit...
Media watch
23 November 2006
A three-year-old boy sparked a full-scale police
helicopter search after disappearing to take his toy dog for a walk in Fences
House, Sunderland, said The Sun. Eric Murray's mother Nicola...
Nord Anglia facing possible takeover
23 November 2006
Uncertainty hangs over the immediate future of the UK's
biggest nursery operator, Nord Anglia, as its largest shareholder, Principle
Capital Partners, decides whether to make a formal bid to take...
Extended Schools and Sure Start Children's Centres
23 November 2006
A discussion paper on the Governance and Management of
Extended Schools and Sure Start Children's Centres has been launched by the
Department for Education and Skills. The paper covers the...
SkillsActive
23 November 2006
SkillsActive, the sector skills council for the
playwork sector, is to launch a consultation to review the playwork national
occupational standards in January 2007. The review will aim to update...
Clarification
23 November 2006
Julie Haynes, former nursery manager at Just Learning
in Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, has asked Nursery World to point out that she
resigned from her job due to ill health and not...
