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5 May 2005, Nursery World

Reform of the early years and childcare workforce is crucial if the UK is to develop top-class provision under the ten-year strategy. Yet increasingly there is a sense of disappointment...

£680m to help extended schools get off ground

5 May 2005, Nursery World

Children's campaigners have welcomed Labour's announcement of a £680m fund to 'kick- start' the extended schools initiative, but warned that it should sit within a framework of children and families...

Occupational standards allow flexibility

5 May 2005, Nursery World

New national occupational standards have been agreed for all those working in early years care and education in the UK. Details of the National Occupational Standards in Children's Care, Learning...

Pre-school children's creative talent with photos

5 May 2005, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Pre-school children's creative talent with photos, drawings, paintings, videos and sculptures went on display at the Globe Gallery in Newcastle from 13 to 23 April. The Experiments and...

Brian Griffiths

5 May 2005, Nursery World

Brian Griffiths, co-owner of the two Burton Latimer Day Nurseries in Kettering, made his second court appearance before magistrates on 27 April over child pornography offences (see Nursery World, 21...

Rosemary Murphy

5 May 2005, Nursery World

Rosemary Murphy, former chief executive of the National Day Nurseries Association, addressed the Childcare Queensland annual three-day conference in Australia last week on the role of day nurseries in the...

Full daycare providers on the rise

5 May 2005, Nursery World

The number of full daycare places and providers is continuing to rise steadily, according to figures published by Ofsted last week. Quarterly data on the number of registered childcare providers...

Children bridge sectarian divide

5 May 2005, Nursery World

A new pre-school education programme launched in Northern Ireland is proving successful in encouraging young children to respect each other's differences. An evaluation of the pilot, which started in February...

Media watch

5 May 2005, Nursery World

Returning officers in the general election were keeping their eyes out for some very junior voters. Eight-month-old Kiera Spear from Suffolk became the youngest person to be sent a polling...

Highlands recruits men

5 May 2005, Nursery World

A media and poster campaign to recruit more men to the early education sector has been launched in the Scottish Highlands. The campaign, known as Alan +, has been developed...