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The National Childminding Association

29 June 2006, Nursery World

The National Childminding Association has won a three-star accreditation award from The Sunday Times for its employee engagement. Out of the 256 companies awarded accreditation, the NCMA was listed in...

Former Daycare Trust chair Lisa Harker

29 June 2006, Nursery World

Former Daycare Trust chair Lisa Harker has been appointed as a child poverty tsar by the Government in order to help Labour reach its goals for reducing poverty. She will...

Celebrity chef Lloyd Grossman

29 June 2006, Nursery World

Celebrity chef Lloyd Grossman presented Roots & Wings awards last week to young people involved in heritage projects around the UK. The five winners included Salford Lads' and Girls' Club...

EYP'has won sector support'

29 June 2006, Nursery World

Childcarers widely support the key proposals contained in the Early Years Professional (EYP) status consultation, according to the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC). Keith Brumfitt, CWDC director of research and...

Amy Zhang, six, and her father Jiquan Zhang

29 June 2006, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Amy Zhang, six, and her father Jiquan Zhang celebrated Father's Day by creating art inspired by the exhibition 'Where the Wild Things Are' at Dundee Contemporary Arts Centre,...

Language skill in young pretenders

29 June 2006, Nursery World

Toddlers who blow bubbles, lick their lips and are good at 'pretend' play pick up language skills quicker than others. Psychologists at Lancaster University studied 120 children at 21 months,...

Cameron woos parents with tax breaks

29 June 2006, Nursery World

Tax relief for childcare should be available for all working parents and not just those on lower incomes, Conservative party leader David Cameron has said. In a speech to the...

Experts advise ministers on strategy

29 June 2006, Nursery World

The DfES has announced the names of the members that will form its new stakeholder group for early years and childcare. The Sure Start, Extended Schools and Childcare Stakeholder Group,...

Childminders and their charges entertained with a magic show

29 June 2006, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Childminders and their charges were entertained with a magic show at a party held by the National Childminding Association in Bromley, Kent, in honour of National Childminding Week....

Fish oil 'better than drugs' for ADHD children

29 June 2006, Nursery World

A daily supplement of omega-3 fish oil can reduce hyperactivity in children more effectively than commonly prescribed drugs, new research suggests. An Australian study measured the effects of eye q,...