Councillors in Edinburgh have reversed their decision to hand out only packed lunches in 14 of the council's 18 nurseries, following a campaign by parents and local media (news, 15 May).
Bought the Just Learning nursery in Cambourne where a ten-month-old child choked to death in 2006 and which closed down in the wake allegations made in a BBC 'Whistleblower' programme, (News, 28...
Ateam of academics from Edinburgh University have given the early intervention programme in Scotland the thumbs-up - and have praised nursery nurses and classroom assistants for their contribution.
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Six-year-olds at a primary school in Aberdeen can do mental arithmetic in French and are beginning to make up their own phrases in the language, thanks to a pioneering 'partial immersion project' in...
The success rates of early years advanced NVQ apprentices are the worst in the work-based learning sector, according to a survey by the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI). <BR>
Children's secretary Ed Balls has said that the Government is 'going to listen' to concerns over its plans to scrap tax relief on childcare vouchers.
The recommendation in the Cambridge Review that children should not start school until age six has been endorsed by another leading academic.
Nurseries and local authorities must be able to operate 'flexibly' within the revised Code of Practice, a policy group of nursery providers said this week.