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Editor's view

By Liz Roberts, Editor, Nursery World, 28 June 07, 12:00

The Government has issued a speedy response to the consultation on funding for Schools, Early Years and 14-16 in respect of the free nursery education entitlement for three- and four-year-olds.

Ground is levelled for NEG

By Catherine Gaunt, Nursery World, 28 June 07, 12:00

Changes to make early education funding fairer and more transparent will be introduced as part of Government plans to ensure that the private and voluntary sector is on a level footing with maintained...

Media watch

Nursery World, 28 June 07, 12:00

A headteacher in Havant, Hampshire, has been told she faces court action unless she repaints her nursery school - because it is too yellow, said the Daily Mail. Ethna Haines asked contractors to liven...

Double Trouble

Nursery World, 28 June 07, 12:00

Five sets of twins at Pembroke Dock Community School in Wales means double trouble for staff who have to work out who is who. The twins, six of whom are identical, make up half of the class at the new...

£15m boost for PVI sector

By Laura Marcus, Nursery World, 28 June 07, 12:00

The Scottish Executive has placed state and private nursery children on 'a level playing field' by providing £15m to extend the free early education entitlement from 33 to 38 weeks per year.

New poverty rate revealed

By Melanie Defries, Nursery World, 28 June 07, 12:00

Nearly 1.3 million children in the UK are living in severe poverty, according to new figures from Save the Children.

Phonics guidance pack sent to all PVI settings

By Catherine Gaunt, Nursery World, 28 June 07, 12:00

All private and voluntary nurseries will receive copies of the new phonics pack developed following recommendations from the Rose Review into early reading.

Smoking ban gets a boost

By Laura Marcus, Nursery World, 28 June 07, 12:00

A scheme encouraging parents to stop smoking at home is reaching thousands of families in northern England, in time for the start of the nationwide smoking ban on Sunday.

Tommy's splashathon at York

Nursery World, 28 June 07, 12:00

Young children made a big splash at York to support the charity Tommy's, doing a width or length of the Edmund Wilson swimming pool. Tommy's Splashathon is celebrating its tenth anniversary helping to...

Emotional health in the spotlight

By Melanie Defries, Nursery World, 28 June 07, 12:00

A new campaign highlighting the 'urgent' need to improve the emotional well-being of children and young people is to be launched in the autumn by children's charity NCH.