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3 May 2001, Nursery World

It is good to see that the select committee on education and employment has found time to squeeze in a couple of extra sessions on the early years, following its...

MPs hear from the early years

3 May 2001, Nursery World

Pay in the early years sector is 'dreadful' and the number of people leaving the sector each year is 'appalling', the chair of the Select Committee on Education and Employment...

Families are too poor to save, Government told

3 May 2001, Nursery World

* A leading child poverty charity has warned that the Government's initiatives to encourage more people to save for the future of their children will not work, unless income poverty...

Shona Baston gets stuck into the joys of learning with three-year old

3 May 2001, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Shona Baston gets stuck into the joys of learning with three-year-old Eilidh Walker, as one of only two childminders in Scotland accredited to provide full nursery education to...

Affordable childcare is parents' priority

3 May 2001, Nursery World

Nine out of ten parents say there is not enough affordable childcare available, according to a survey for the Daycare Trust and Unison. The MORI survey of 587 parents and...

In brief...The number of two-and

3 May 2001, Nursery World

The number of two-and three-year-old children attending independent schools in the UK has risen dramatically in the past year, according to figures from the Independent Schools Information Service (ISIS). The...

In brief...Parents of disabled

3 May 2001, Nursery World

Parents of disabled children under the age of 18 will have greater flexibility in striking a balance between work and care, after an increase in the length of parental leave...

Government trumpets new childcare places

3 May 2001, Nursery World

* Just under 130,000 new childcare places were created in England in nine months last year, employment and equal opportunities minister MargaretHodge claimed last week. Mrs Hodge announced that the...

Two-year-old Nicole Matthew and her mother

3 May 2001, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Two-year-old Nicole Matthew and her mother had a pleasant surprise when they met Peter Rabbit, who was giving out sweets, chocolates and colouring-in sheets to children visiting the...

Rural areas get £40m boost for Sure Start

3 May 2001, Nursery World

* A new £40m funding package aims to tackle child poverty and improve health in rural areas across England. The funding, to be introduced over the next three years, is...