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Sure Start Shuffle

10 July 2003, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Children from all over Wearside took part in the Sure Start Shuffle held at the Methodist Church Hall in Maplewood Avenue, Sunderland, at the climax of National Sure...

More children's centres, say MPs

10 July 2003, Nursery World

Children's centres should be rolled out beyond the 20 per cent most deprived wards and established in all areas of England, an influential committee of MPs has urged the Government....

Sector still backing beleagured Hodge

10 July 2003, Nursery World

Children's charities and early years associations continued to support the appointment of Margaret Hodge as minister for children last week, following concerted criticism in the press and from Conservative MPs...

Under-threes provision

10 July 2003, Nursery World

Under-threes provision that 'will support well-being, companionship, shared understanding, and a sense of belonging, and facilitate development' is identified in a report published by the Scottish Executive last week.

The first Children's Commissioner for Northern Ireland

10 July 2003, Nursery World

The first Children's Commissioner for Northern Ireland has been named as Nigel Williams, who is currently chief executive of an organisation that seeks to protect children from abuse via the...

Lochrie resigns from PLA

10 July 2003, Nursery World

Margaret Lochrie has resigned as chief executive of the Pre-school Learning Alliance, and the charity is now recruiting her replacement. The PLA issued a statement last week saying that Ms...

Nursery nurses win battle to stay on year-round contracts

10 July 2003, Nursery World

Nursery nurse members of Unison in the London borough of Tower Hamlets are back at work this week after settling a long-running pay and grading dispute with the local authority,...

Quote of the week

10 July 2003, Nursery World

'There can be no quick fix. If reform is to really make a difference and be sustainable, we need to build on the good work that is already being done,...

Baby care is surveyed

10 July 2003, Nursery World

Acurriculum-based approach is not appropriate for the under-threes, claims a new report from the Scottish Executive reviewing more than 30 years of research on early child development. The report, Meeting...

MPs point the way for Scottish carers

10 July 2003, Nursery World

Chief executive of the Scottish Out of School Care Network Irene Audain has praised a House of Commons select committee report on childcare as offering a 'catalyst for change' in...