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Editor's view

31 August 2006, Nursery World

The Government is standing firm on its insistence that private and voluntary sector nurseries must not charge any top-up fees to parents for nursery education grant sessions (see News, page...

DfES sticks to fund terms

31 August 2006, Nursery World

The DfES has reiterated its determination to ban top-up fees and insisted that childcare providers offer 38 weeks of 'free' nursery education. A letter sent to local authority chief executives...

Media watch

31 August 2006, Nursery World

Rescuers called in after a lifeguard thought he could see a body floating in the sea off St Just, Cornwall, discovered the victim to be a 2ft 6in inflatable version...

Theo Walcott signs autographs

31 August 2006, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Football's golden boy Theo Walcott signed autographs for all ages at the relaunch of the Thatcham Children's Centre in Berkshire on 16 August. Its £15,000 makeover was financed...

Complaints process eased for providers

31 August 2006, Nursery World

Complaints against childcare providers that are not upheld following an Ofsted investigation will no longer be listed in the provider's next Ofsted report, the Government watchdog has announced. The change,...

A colourful fun day marked the grand opening of the Burrows Children's Centre in St Blazey

31 August 2006, Nursery World

A colourful fun day marked the grand opening of the Burrows Children's Centre in St Blazey, Cornwall, when children and their families enjoyed face painting, storytelling, vegetable throwing contests, sports...

Nurseries dispute CWDC's staff age survey results

31 August 2006, Nursery World

Nursery providers have expressed surprise at a claim by the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) that the average age of nursery staff is 32. The CWDC has stated that only...

The charity Children in Scotland

31 August 2006, Nursery World

The charity Children in Scotland has urged the Scottish Executive to ensure that nurseries serve children lunch, at an international conference held in Dunfermline last week. The conference, 'An Appetite...

The National Day Nurseries Association

31 August 2006, Nursery World

The National Day Nurseries Association will be helping 160 early years settings across the Yorkshire and Humber region 'Train to Gain', by assessing and funding their staff training needs. Those...

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

31 August 2006, Nursery World

A study into research on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome conducted at the University of Manchester has found that two defective genes can increase the risk of cot death. One gene...