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To prepare for the roll-out of funded two-year-old places to 20 per cent of two-year-olds from September 2013, the Department for Education (DfE) funded ten trial areas from September 2012 to March...
Children's centres will be paid according to the take-up of free nursery education among disadvantaged two and three-year-olds, in plans unveiled by children's minister Sarah Teather.
Local authorities are adopting their own techniques to encourage healthy eating. The catering team for the East Riding of Yorkshire last month held a 'Design your own healthy school lunch'...
Future leaders of extended schools and children's centres will be public sector chief executives or experts in learning or pedagogy, replacing the traditional headteacher, says a leadership expert....
Just how local authorities split early years funding between private and voluntary nurseries and maintained provision in schools and nursery schools has long been a bone of contention.
Local authorities are changing their interpretations of the Children Act ahead of the new arm of Ofsted taking over regulation and inspection, says Annette Rawstrone
Scottish local authoritiesare to receive a share of 10m to tackle the problem of indiscipline in schools, the Scottish Executive announced last week. The funding will provide extra staff to supervise...
Men who are the sole carers of their children need moral support but rarely know where to look for it. Joyce Reid meets some fathers who are looking out for each other Toddler groups, playgroups,...
I am a nursery teacher in a small local authority-run primary school. I have the pleasure of working with a fully-qualified, very experienced and knowledgeable nursery nurse. We work as a team and...
As a nursery nurse I am very aware of the importance of safety for young children and also how important it is for parents' sense of security that staff working with their children are fully checked...