Nursery World - Month of events to hail childcare

Day nurseries, pre-schools and playgroups, childminders and out-of-school clubs across Britain are coming together in June to take part in the first-ever National Childcare Month. Organisers of the event - the Daycare Trust and supported by the Department for Education and Skills, the National Day Nurseries Association, the National Childminding Association, the Pre-school Learning Alliance and the Kids' Clubs Network - will each be running a week of activities.

Organisers of the event - the Daycare Trust and supported by the Department for Education and Skills, the National Day Nurseries Association, the National Childminding Association, the Pre-school Learning Alliance and the Kids' Clubs Network - will each be running a week of activities.

During National Day Nurseries Week (3 to 9 June) nurseries across the country will be able to join in a sponsored Sunflower Challenge, run in conjunction with the WaterAid charity. NDNA chief executive Rosemary Murphy said, 'The sunflower growing scheme is an excellent early years project as well as a chance to raise money for a good cause.' Sunflower Challenge packs containing seeds and everything needed to take part have been sent to all NDNA member nurseries.

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