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The private nursery sector is facing uncertain times at the moment, in large part due to increasing competition from Government-funded childcare schemes and the Government's continuing lack of clarity...
* Last year, 25 per cent of 15-year-old girls and 19 per cent of 15-year-old boys were regular smokers * Children whose parents smoke inhale nicotine equivalent to 80 cigarettes a year
The Government is finally extending its tax credit system to parents using unregistered childcare. Simon Vevers looks at the pros and cons Campaigners for national registration for nannies were...
I am saddened by the current resurgence of the old phonics panacea - the cure-all for any of the ills of education and society (News, 5 December) Whenever things get complicated or confused we are...
The theme of what kind of learning experiences young children need runs through this week's issue of Nursery World. The Liberal Democrats have joined the call to abandon Key Stage 1 SATs, after a...
Pennie Akehurst asks Fiona Holiday, a certified therapeutic play practitioner, what must be in place to meet the needs of children and get the best out of them
There are many issues behind the proposal for paying for informal care, but the childcare sector is united against it, Annette Rawstrone finds Grandparents should be paid to care for their...
Of all the initiatives pushed through by the Government in the past few years, the Transformation Fund seems to have caused the most confusion and suspicion. It is very difficult to engage with...
Congratulations to the nurseries and pre-schools of Kent for turning out in such force to the council's meeting about the Code of Practice on nursery education funding (see News, page 4). Some 400...