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Youngest ever winner of Daycare Trust annual art competition

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

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Three-year-old Preston Townsend, who goes to Sandal nursery in Rotherham, pictured with his six-year-old brother Chris, beat 550 other entrants to become the youngest ever winner of the Daycare Trust's annual art competition.

Nursery World Awards 15: Initiatives - Working with Parents

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Sunday, September 27, 2015

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Joint winner - Sparklers Parent Mentoring Programme, St Paul’s Community Development Trust

Queen's Award for Busy Bees

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Monday, October 15, 2018

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Busy Bees was presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise at a special event held in recognition of its commitment to providing opportunities and training to thousands of childcare practitioners.

'Raise pay to raise status'

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Wednesday, May 9, 2001

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The low rate of pay in childcare is the key to its current low status in society, according to a report by the Daycare Trust. All our futures: Putting childcare at the centre of every neighbourhood, published last week, said that if the Government was to make its national childcare strategy a reality, it needed to raise the status, training and qualifications of the childcare workforce, as well as recruiting more men and people from ethnic minorities.

In brief...An interactive conference

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Wednesday, May 9, 2001

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An interactive conference in Midlothian on 19 May will focus on the emotional and therapeutic aspects of play. Workshops will include Scottish storytelling, drama and play, gym time and out-of-school care quality standards. The conference, to be opened by Rhona Brankin MSP, is for anyone working with children and young people. Entry costs 25 (15 for charities, voluntary organisations and students). For more information call Myra Henderson on 0131 271 3720.

Councils go for out-of-school package

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Wednesday, May 9, 2001

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Local authorities across Britain are snapping up a pioneering Scottish-designed computer package which aims to take the pain out of managing an out-of-school club. Christine McGrory and Jacque-line Hughes, the directors of the Motherwell-based group of out-of-school clubs, kidsclubsdirect, launched their 'your club in a box' system in March this year. They have already received 100,000 worth of orders for the package, which includes both software and a PC and covers everything from how to start up a club to management and business planning. It provides guidance on meeting registration requirements and underpinning knowledge for the NVQ and SVQ in playwork.

House Plants

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Monday, November 26, 2018

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Children from Walton Pre-School in Essex have joined forces with a bereavement and friendship group to plant 200 daffodil bulbs donated by housebuilder Taylor Wimpey.

Parents note carers' low pay

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Wednesday, May 23, 2001

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More than 60 per cent of parents using daycare provision think childcare workers are poorly paid, according to a survey commissioned by the Daycare Trust and Unison. The research, published at the start of this week's National Childcare Week, found that staff are regarded by parents as the most significant factor in the provision of high-quality childcare. But two-thirds of parents are aware that the sector is lowly paid, while 19 per cent of parents believe that childcare staff are generally well-paid.

Figures show rise in care for three-year-olds

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Wednesday, May 23, 2001

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* Almost half the three-year-olds in England attend a private day nursery or pre-school, according to Government figures published last week. The figures show that of 541,300 three-year-olds in all daycare sectors, the number in the private and voluntary sectors increased from 268,000 (44 per cent of all three-year-olds) in January 2000 to 285,000 (47 per cent) in January 2001, an increase of 17,000. The number of three-year-olds funded by the nursery education grant in the private and voluntary sectors tripled from 6 per cent to 19 per cent during the same time, increasing by 79,900 from 37,000 to 116,900.