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28 April 2005, Nursery World

How noisy is your workplace? From February next year the new European Noise Directive will come into force, setting decibel limits and requiring 'noise risk assessments' (see News, page 8)....

Children's centres progress disputed

28 April 2005, Nursery World

The Government's vision of creating children's centres that are delivered in partnership with parents is 'not happening on the ground', education secretary Ruth Kelly was told at a conference last...

A young visitor to Dalgarno Pre-school in West London

28 April 2005, Nursery World

(Photograph) - A young visitor to Dalgarno Pre-school in west London enjoys an afternoon of face painting and fun at the launch party of the new Stay and Play drop-in...

Vulnerable children targeted for support

28 April 2005, Nursery World

Vulnerable children and families are set to benefit from the second phase of a major child health project launched in Glasgow last week with £1.6m from the Scottish Executive. The...

Marcia Hutchinson helps Chelsea Shackleton, Leslie Likocha and Darnell Hanley

28 April 2005, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Marcia Hutchinson (left) helps Chelsea Shackleton, Leslie Likocha and Darnell Hanley, from Hillcrest Primary School in Leeds, get to grips with exotic foods from the Caribbean. The school...

National School Grounds Week

28 April 2005, Nursery World

Early years settings can take part in National School Grounds Week, from 8-15 June, this year for the first time. The week is run by Learning through Landscapes, and sister...

Providers' perceptions of inspections

28 April 2005, Nursery World

Providers' perceptions of inspections were revealed last week in an independent survey for Ofsted. Speaking at a Daycare Trust conference, Dorian Bradley, deputy director of early years at Ofsted, said,...

Children's charity NCH

28 April 2005, Nursery World

Children's charity NCH is calling on the political parties to pledge to close the gap in achievement between children in care and other children by 2020. Its report Close the...

Mobile phone use soars at early age

28 April 2005, Nursery World

A million children between the ages of five and nine now own a mobile phone - double the number just two years ago. The figure currently stands at 1,072,328, which...

Rules relaxed on outdoor space

28 April 2005, Nursery World

England and Scotland are among the countries having no national requirements governing how much outdoor space children's services should provide. An analysis of outdoor space regulations in ten European countries,...