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NCT planning more Baby Cafes

    News
  • Tuesday, May 10, 2011
    • | Nursery World
The Baby Cafe network of breastfeeding drop-in sessions looks set to be extended following the takeover of the charity by the National Childbirth Trust (NCT).

Early years cuts 'stall poverty drop'

    News
  • Tuesday, May 3, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Progress made under the previous Government in reducing child poverty could be undone by cuts to early years services, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned.

Pen Green goes into battle over children's centre cuts

    News
  • Tuesday, March 22, 2011
    • | Nursery World
The renowned Pen Green Centre for Children and Families has launched a nationwide campaign to save children's centres, after winning a temporary reprieve from funding cuts that would have seen the setting lose 1m over the next three years.

Hertfordshire puts free place applications online

    News
  • Tuesday, February 22, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Parents in Hertfordshire will be able to use a new online system to apply for the 15-hour free entitlement places, in a change to the way nursery admissions are managed in the county.

Childcare costs soar by 5 per cent in past year

    News
  • Wednesday, February 9, 2011
    • | Nursery World
The cost of a nursery place for a child under two has risen by 4.8 per cent in the past year, more than double the average rise in wages, according to the annual survey by the Daycare Trust.

Early intervention grant is not ring-fenced

    News
  • Tuesday, December 14, 2010
    • | Nursery World
Details of the Early Intervention Grant, designed to provide universal and specialist services for children, young people and families, have been set out by the Government.

Vanessa George Case Review - Lessons to be learned

    News
  • Tuesday, November 16, 2010
    • | Nursery World
All nurseries would be wise to reflect on their policies and practice, as well as the culture within their settings, in light of the review of the Plymouth child abuse case, says Catherine Rushforth.

Government launches child protection review

    News
  • Tuesday, June 15, 2010
    • | Nursery World
Education secretary Michael Gove and children and families minister Tim Loughton last week invited Professor Eileen Munro from the London School of Economics to conduct an independent review of child protection and social work in England that will focus on how social workers can spend more time with vulnerable children.

New smacking rules omit nannies

    News
  • Tuesday, April 6, 2010
    • | Nursery World
Smacking is to be banned for all tutors and carers who work with children outside the family, including part-time educational settings, Sunday schools and madrassas, following a review.

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