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Gove unveils plans for 79 more free schools

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

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Seventy-nine more state-funded free schools are due to open by September 2012, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Star Photo:Early Years Childcare

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Monday, October 17, 2011

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Children at Early Years Childcare in Hove, Sussex added the artistic touch to the nurseries' Harvest festival celebrations.

Childminder numbers on the rise

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

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The number of childminders has risen for the fourth consecutive quarter, according to Ofsted's latest statistics on childcare numbers.

Autumn statement 2011: sector reaction to rise in two-year-old places and tax credit freezes

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

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The early years sector has given a largely positive response to the Chancellor's announcement to extend the free entitlement to 40 per cent of two-year-olds by 2015.

Charities lobby for foster children to access 30 hours childcare

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Thursday, November 9, 2017

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A group of charities have written to the children and families minister urging him to extend the 30-hours of funded childcare to foster carers.

Happy Days nursery group wins £8m for expansion

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

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Happy Days Nurseries has received £8m to open settings in 10 new locations over the next three years.

DIT forum continues drive for early years expansion in China

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Wednesday, November 22, 2017

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The Department for International Trade is inviting early years providers to a UK-China Early Years Education Development Forum on 7 December.

Photo of the Week

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Wednesday, April 14, 2010

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Children at Sunbeams Day Nursery in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, played at being flower fairies in their weekly ballet class.

Interview: Angus Holford

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Friday, September 28, 2012

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Angus Holford, author of a new study, Take-up of Free School Meals: price effects and peer effects, published by the Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex.

Big fall in number of childminders and nursery places

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

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More than 11,000 childcare places have been lost in the past three months, according to the latest Ofsted figures.

Nursery World Awards: extension to closing date!

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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If you want to enter the Nursery World Awards 2010, you now have until 21 May to get your entry in - so make sure you don't miss this final deadline!

Photo of the Week - National Childminding Week (12-19 June)

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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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National Childminding Week was launched at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff.

Educators weigh up academy opt-out offer for primary schools

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Friday, May 28, 2010

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Primary head teachers have been weighing up the pros and cons of opting out of local authority control following education secretary Michael Gove's invitation for state primary schools to become academies.

Shock rise in VAT could force up nursery fees

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Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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Nurseries may be forced to increase their fees to cope with the increase in VAT, early years organisations have warned.

Cuts to children's play confirmed by education secretary

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Wednesday, July 21, 2010

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Cuts of more than 169.5m are to be made to a range of projects aimed at children and young people, education secretary Michael Gove has confirmed in a letter to local authorities.

Study shows young children looked after in daycare are more likely to be obese

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Friday, November 23, 2012

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Young children who go to nursery on a regular basis are 65 per cent more likely to be overweight or obese compared to those cared for by their parents, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Montreal.

Interview - Elsie Normington

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Friday, November 23, 2012

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Author of The Silent Doorbell, an account of raising a child with a learning disability. Ms Normington also founded SNAP, a play centre for disabled children.

Photo of the week - kidsunlimited nursery, Chelsea

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

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Children and parents from the kidsunlimited nursery in Chelsea, London, were surrounded by elephants at Chelsea Royal Hospital, where they went to see an exhibition of 20 model pachyderms that were previously displayed across London before being auctioned off.

Schools misdiagnosing children with special educational needs

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

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Thousands of children are being wrongly diagnosed as having a special educational need, when they require better teaching or pastoral care instead, claims a report by Ofsted.

Sure Start points the way to the Big Society, says family charity chief

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

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A leading charity that provides services that support some of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged families in their own homes has warned against the coalition Government making cuts to Sure Start children's centres.

Government funding to expand work of FGM centre

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

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A £30m Government grant will allow the National FGM Centre to continue its work to stop female genital mutilation (FGM).

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - Tops Day Nurseries, Wareham

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

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Four-year-old Robbie Willetts from Tops Day Nurseries in Wareham, Dorset, has fun with a mackerel during a 'survival day'.

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - Clifton Tots, Richmond Hill, Bristol

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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

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Two-year-old Aria from Clifton Tots in Richmond Hill, Bristol, chats up Somerset the police horse.

Council nurseries consider charging parents of funded twos for meals

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Friday, July 14, 2017

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The last remaining council-run nurseries in Bromley are under threat of closure, because the local authority says it can no longer afford to run them.

The number of nurseries falls by nearly 200 in three months

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Thursday, October 28, 2010

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More nurseries closed their doors than opened during the last quarter, according to the latest Ofsted figures.

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Gove unveils plans for 79 more free schools

Star Photo:Early Years Childcare

Childminder numbers on the rise

Autumn statement 2011: sector reaction to rise in two-year-old places and tax credit freezes

Charities lobby for foster children to access 30 hours childcare

Happy Days nursery group wins £8m for expansion

DIT forum continues drive for early years expansion in China

Photo of the Week

Interview: Angus Holford

Big fall in number of childminders and nursery places

Nursery World Awards: extension to closing date!

Photo of the Week - National Childminding Week (12-19 June)

Educators weigh up academy opt-out offer for primary schools

Shock rise in VAT could force up nursery fees

Cuts to children's play confirmed by education secretary

Study shows young children looked after in daycare are more likely to be obese

Interview - Elsie Normington

Photo of the week - kidsunlimited nursery, Chelsea

Schools misdiagnosing children with special educational needs

Sure Start points the way to the Big Society, says family charity chief

Government funding to expand work of FGM centre

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - Tops Day Nurseries, Wareham

PHOTO OF THE WEEK - Clifton Tots, Richmond Hill, Bristol

Council nurseries consider charging parents of funded twos for meals

The number of nurseries falls by nearly 200 in three months

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