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New smacking rules omit nannies

    News
  • Tuesday, April 6, 2010
  • | Nursery World
Smacking is to be banned for all tutors and carers who work with children outside the family, including part-time educational settings, Sunday schools and madrassas, following a review.

Meerkats on mock political debate

    News
  • Tuesday, May 4, 2010
  • | Nursery World
Meerkats stood in for political party leaders on a mock TV debate set created by animal centre owner Steve Rowlands to help young children learn about the General Election.

Childcare trainers progress with 'free school' plans

    News
  • Tuesday, September 14, 2010
  • | Nursery World
A leading childcare training company will go forward to the next stage of its bid to open one of the first 'free' schools in the country, following its approval by education secretary Michael Gove.

LEYF warns 30 hours and apprentice levy to hit growth

    News
  • Monday, December 14, 2015
  • | Nursery World
One of the UK’s largest nursery groups has received £1.5m worth of investment funding to expand its business, but growth could be stalled by Government policies to increase the free entitlement to 30 hours a week and the introduction of an apprenticeship levy, the organisation’s chief executive has warned.

Hard facts of funding gap revealed

    News
  • Monday, November 17, 2014
  • | Nursery World
The true scale of the funding shortfall for childcare places in the early years sector is revealed in new research from the Pre-School Learning Alliance. Ruth Thomson takes a look at the numbers.

Think tank warns of 'nursery NEETs'

    News
  • Tuesday, March 2, 2010
  • | Nursery World
More than one in ten five-year-olds are at risk of disengaging from education when they start school, according to a new report.

Out-of-school sector attacks funding cuts

    News
  • Tuesday, March 16, 2010
  • | Nursery World
The out-of-school sector has hit out at children's secretary Ed Balls after he detailed plans to cut 100m from after-school club funding, despite a Government target that all primary schools should offer extended services by September 2010 (News, 11 March).

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