* Steps Ahead Day Nursery and Nursery School in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, has also achieved Investors in People status. Principal Janine Collishaw, said, 'Our staff are our biggest asset and I see their training and development as a priority.'
* Gill Frances, director of children's development at the National Children's Bureau, has been appointed chair of the independent advisory group on teenage pregnancy, the organisation that is helping to guide and monitor the Government's strategy for dealing with teenage pregnancy. More information is available at www.everychildmatters.gov.uk.
* Smallworld Nursery in Brechin, Angus, has become the first TinyTalk baby signing accredited nursery in Scotland. The TinyTalk nursery programme, which has links to Scotland's Birth to Three Framework, has been developed by qualified teachers. It provides full training and support for staff and leads to an accreditation that allows staff to teach baby signing at nursery.
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