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The Government is to spend 9m on expanding phonics training in local authorities as part of the implementation of recommendations made by Sir Jim Rose in his review into early reading.
Like other private nursery providers in Kent, we are very angry about the conditions we are required to sign up to. Why is Kent so different in its approach to other local authorities? We suspect it...
Independent nurseries in Scotland are struggling to recruit and retain staff against competition from local authority-run nurseries, according to the Scottish Executive. A report on staff working in...
Children from Pollyanna's Day Nursery in Prestbury, not Teddies Nursery, were shown working out at a Stretch-n-Grow fitness session in the feature 'Health service' (18/25 December).
Local authorities in England will receive at least £500,000 this year to support children with special educational needs and disabilities, including those in early years settings, the Department for...
You've read about the new LEGO EXPLORE range and the philosophy behind it on page 9. Now Nursery Equipment, in association with LEGO, gives you the opportunity to win one of these fantastic toys in...
A group that provides early intervention for primary school children took its concerns to the House of Lords last week in a meeting hosted by Baroness Warnock to encourage the Government to endorse...
By Alan Davies, educational psychologist and author of TeachingTHRASS This month, education secretary Ruth Kelly stated on Sky News, 'We should have a systematic approach to teaching synthetic...
I read with interest 'Further calls for pedagogic system' (News, 25 August), which said the Daycare Trust wants 60 per cent of the childcare workforce to be trained to graduate level as pedagogues,...
Special needs nursery officers have balloted for industrial action against Lancashire County Council in a final bid to save their service. The nine nursery officers provide care, therapy and diagnosis...