Childhaven Community Nursery School in Scarborough

Childhaven Community Nursery School in Scarborough has become the first local authority-maintained nursery school in England to be given a nationally accredited quality assurance award. Betsy Hill, chair of the North Yorkshire Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership, awarded the North Yorkshire kitemark to headteacher Kate Tate. A plaque was also unveiled and each member of staff and each child received a kitemark badge. Christine Goldsack, national co-ordinator of the kitemark quality assurance scheme, said, 'North Yorkshire and Scarborough in particular should be delighted that children and their families are benefiting from the very high quality at Childhaven. It has...