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Nursery World is delighted to launch Out of School, our new monthly supplement for playworkers, free with this week's issue. The out-of- school sector is growing fast, with new schemes being set up through early years partnerships and local authorities, by businesses wanting to run groups of clubs, and by private nurseries wanting to expand their services and continue to cater for their children as they reach school age. All this expansion fuels the need for information and advice, and Out of School will be packed accordingly with articles on activities, good practice, careers and training, fundraising and more. Have a good read and let us know what you think.

All this expansion fuels the need for information and advice, and Out of School will be packed accordingly with articles on activities, good practice, careers and training, fundraising and more. Have a good read and let us know what you think.

Both early years and playwork lose their National Training Organisations from the end of this month, as neither has been appointed as a pilot Sector Skills Council. There appear to be fears on both sides that joining together in an SSC could lead to one side being subsumed by the other. But a combined organisation could be much stronger, drawing together care and education, learning and play in the seamless way that children need.

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