Free entitlement funding fails to cover cost to nurseries
23 April 2008
More than 60 per cent of nurseries do not cover their costs when delivering the free early years entitlement, according to a new survey by Laing and Buisson.
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Staff 'lack EYFS training'
23 April 2008
Two-thirds of nursery staff have not been trained in the Early Years Foundation Stage, according to childcare staff agency Tinies.
Bertram eyes up further acquisitions
23 April 2008
The Bertram Nursery Group has £20m to spend on a further wave of acquisitions after it bought nine nurseries owned by the Manchester-based Holyrood Nursery Group last week.
Scrapping of tax credits proposed
23 April 2008
Controversial proposals to scrap childcare tax credits and vouchers and replace them with a Parental Care Allowance (PCA) for all parents of children aged nought to three, which could be...
Dads' bedtime absence affects boys' reading
17 April 2008
Less than half of fathers regularly read bedtime stories to their children, new research has found.
Media Watch
17 April 2008
S4C, the Welsh TV channel, and a Welsh TV production company are joining forces with an Arabic channel to produce a children's series about a singing sheep, reported the BBC....
Call to broaden EC targets
17 April 2008
The leader of a Scottish charity is lobbying the European Commission to give the lead to member states in broadening the scope of their early years services.
Teenagers bring young children to book
17 April 2008
Ten foundation stage children from a Stockton-on-Tees primary school are enjoying starring roles in books written for them by a group of teenage boys.
Sleep shortage 'puts children at risk of being overweight'
17 April 2008
Infants who do not get enough sleep are in danger of becoming overweight before they start school, a new study has found.
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