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Health and wellbeing study given 33.5m

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  • Tuesday, March 8, 2011
  • | Nursery World
A 33.5m project is to follow the lives of 90,000 British children from birth to find out more about what factors affect health and happiness in society.

Hertfordshire puts free place applications online

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  • 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.

Pilot bids to help child witnesses of home abuse

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  • Tuesday, February 22, 2011
  • | Nursery World
A Plymouth-based children's centre and nursery is taking part in a pilot scheme aimed at helping families experiencing domestic abuse and reducing the impact it has on children.

Parents 'well aware of EYFS', survey finds

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  • Tuesday, February 15, 2011
  • | Nursery World
Almost all parents understand that children learn best through play and most have a good understanding of the EYFS, a survey of 284 Netmums users has found.

Childcare costs soar by 5 per cent in past year

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  • 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.

City offers cash to children's groups

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  • Tuesday, February 8, 2011
  • | Nursery World
Voluntary and community organisations in Sunderland are being urged to apply for funding from the City Council to support the social, emotional and physical well-being of children in the communities they work with.

DfE backs new family friendly initiative

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  • Tuesday, February 1, 2011
  • | Nursery World
Nurseries and children's centres will be encouraged to pledge to make their services more family-friendly as part of a new project by the Family and Parenting Institute, backed by the Department for Education.

Manifesto says 'Keep museums noisy'

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  • Tuesday, January 25, 2011
  • | Nursery World
Museums need to be noisy to encourage new ideas and talk, says the Kids in Museums Manifesto, which features 20 measures compiled from visitors' suggestions for improving museums and galleries.

Prejudice blamed for falling adoption numbers

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  • Tuesday, January 25, 2011
  • | Nursery World
Outgoing Barnardo's chief executive Martin Narey has blamed the falling number of children being adopted on the prejudice of local authorities who will not let white parents adopt children of other races.

1m fund for early intervention on offer

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  • Tuesday, January 25, 2011
  • | Nursery World
A leading venture philanthropy organisation has launched an early intervention programme worth more than 1m to fund early years projects working with disadvantaged families.

Union warning over cuts to speech therapists

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  • Tuesday, January 25, 2011
  • | Nursery World
Eleven speech and language therapy jobs are to be cut in the London Borough of Southwark, despite the launch of a Government-backed National Year to promote the importance of communication skills.

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