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EYFS exemption is "impossible"

14 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

A prominent early years campaigner has accused the government of deliberately rigging the application procedure for exemption from the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to deter people from applying.

Scottish councils protest over free school meals offer

14 October 2008, Nursery World

Half of the local authorities in Scotland claim they cannot afford to offer free school meals to all children aged four to seven from August 2010 in line with the...

Cash for Welsh Foundation Phase

13 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Welsh Assembly Government has announced 60 million pounds of Foundation Phase funding.

MPs fail to ban smacking

9 October 2008, Nursery World

An attempt by MPs to ban smacking has failed in the House of Commons after no time was left to discuss it adequately.

Smacking goes to vote

8 October 2008, Nursery World

MPs will vote today (8 October) on whether to ban smacking when they debate an amendment to the Children and Young Persons Bill.

Work Wise: Consultation of the week - Legislating for Sure Start Children's Centres

8 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government is consulting on proposals to give Sure Start children's centres a legal basis as part of the forthcoming Education and Skills Bill.

Centre set to pay trustees for services

8 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

The voluntary sector's representative body has criticised a children's centre's plan to pay some trustees £5,000 each in a bid to improve services.

Aylesham Children's Centre

8 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

Where is it? Aylesham, East Kent.

Centre leaders pay lags head teachers'

8 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

A senior official at the Department for Children, Schools and Families has admitted to a continued lack of progress on paying children's centres leaders the same as head teachers.

Partnerships prove difficult to work

8 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

Six months since the Childcare Act 2006 came into force, a senior government official has admitted that children's centres are struggling to work with Jobcentre Plus.