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The Children's Workforce Development Council

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  • Wednesday, November 8, 2006
  • | Nursery World
The Children's Workforce Development Council has named the 34 organisations that will deliver training and assessment for the second phase of the Early Years Professional scheme, which will run from January 2007 to March 2008. See www.cwdcouncil. org.uk/projects/eypcandidates.htm for details of training providers.

National Childcare Week

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  • Wednesday, April 25, 2007
  • | Nursery World
The Daycare Trusts's main event for this year's National Childcare Week will explore the link between childcare and eradicating child poverty, looking to offer solutions through debate and sharing best practice in a conference in Westminster on 13 June. Economic secretary to the Treasury Ed Balls MP will deliver the keynote speech. Other speakers include shadow education minister David Willetts, independent policy expert Lisa Harker, Keith Faulkner of Working Links and journalist Polly Toynbee. There will also be a variety of seminars and an information fair. Attendance costs 199 for members and 249 for non-members. To book a place call 020 7840 3350 or visit www.daycaretrust.org.uk.

'Children will learn more from photos'

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  • Wednesday, April 25, 2007
  • | Nursery World
Toddlers learn more from books containing photographs than books containing illustrations, new research suggests. The study by the American Psychological Association aimed to show how much young children learn from picture book interactions and how the nature of the pictures for children might influence how well they learn from them.

Nursery activities

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  • Wednesday, April 25, 2007
  • | Nursery World
Young children need time every day to have direct and meaningful contact with the natural world. Gardening and growing - preparing, planting, nurturing, enjoying and eating, and simply exploring and digging in the earth - has the power to reach every part of a child's health, well-being and learning. Resources

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