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Nursery World, 31 July 02, 12:00

Editor's view

By Liz Roberts, editor, Nursery World, 25 July 02, 12:00

£1.5bn a year is a huge sum of money, and Gordon Brown's doubling of the childcare budget in last week's spending review is probably more than most interested parties had dreamed of (see News, page ...

Childcare favoured in spending review

By James Tweed, Nursery World, 25 July 02, 12:00

Early years organisations have welcomed Government plans to create centres providing health, education and childcare services for families in the poorest parts of England, and to create a new unit t...

Children drummed up interest in Japanese culture

Nursery World, 25 July 02, 12:00

(Photograph) - Children drummed up interest in Japanese culture at the tenth annual summer festival of the Finchley and Acton Yochien, run by the Japanese educational organisation Maeda Gakuen for ...

Quote of the week

Nursery World, 25 July 02, 12:00

'Today parents are worried about their children'ssafety while children expect entertainments that cost a lot more than a sandwich and a bottle of pop' Caroline Flint, Labour MP and chair of the Comm...

New role for early years minister

By James Tweed, Nursery World, 25 July 02, 12:00

Catherine Ashton, the minister responsible for early years in England, has been appointed minister for Sure Start, early years and childcare. Prime minister Tony Blair made the announcement last wee...

National awareness and career recruitment campaign in Scotland

Nursery World, 25 July 02, 12:00

A national awareness and career recruitment campaign for early years workers and other care professionals is to be run in Scotland by the Scottish Executive. The campaign will be aimed at nursery wo...

Professor Kathy Sylva

Nursery World, 25 July 02, 12:00

Professor Kathy Sylva from Oxford University's department of education has become a patron of High/Scope UK. The High/Scope approach has been used in the UK since the early 1980s. In its 'plan-do-re...

Whizz-Kidz

Nursery World, 25 July 02, 12:00

The disabled children's charity Whizz-Kidz has been awarded a two-year grant of just over £100,000 from the Government to set up six specialist mobility centres across England. The centres will spec...