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Drop in numbers for childminders

14 August 2003, Nursery World

There was a 22 per cent drop in the number of registered childminders in Scotland between 1998 and 2003, according to statistics published by the Scottish Executive last week. The...

Unison has criticised the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities

14 August 2003, Nursery World

Unison has criticised the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities technical group set up to create a recommended job description and grade for nursery nurses. The report was due by the...

Grants totalling £330,000

14 August 2003, Nursery World

Grants totalling £330,000 have been paid out to almost 450 nurseries, schools, libraries and youth groups across Scotland under the Scottish Executive's home reading initiative small grants scheme, which aims...

'Unsuitability' list guide out

14 August 2003, Nursery World

Childcare providers have been urged to familiarise themselves with guidance published by the Scottish Executive last week about a new list of individuals considered unsuitable to work with children, due...

Warm welcome for Profile

14 August 2003, Nursery World

Practitioners have welcomed the Foundation Stage Profile, which re-placed baseline assessment in England, a report by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) has found. The report, The Introduction of...

Greenfield Nursery School

14 August 2003, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Greenfield Nursery School in Waltham Cross recently celebrated its 60th birthday. It was a double celebration as the nursery is part of the Greenfield Centre, which incorporates Hertfordshire's...

Chiltern Training passes ALI test

14 August 2003, Nursery World

Chiltern Training has received a broadly favourable report from the Adult Learning Inspectorate (ALI). The ALI report, published at the end of last month, said employers were positive about the...

Mothers' jobs take their toll

14 August 2003, Nursery World

* Stress at work can undermine the benefits of family-friendly policies in the workplace, research for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has found. A report, Caring and counting: The impact...

High temperatures

14 August 2003, Nursery World

The TUC said last week that high temperatures meant an increased risk of accidents at work and illness, and called on the Government to impose a maximum temperature of 30oC...

A website has been launched for children with special needs

14 August 2003, Nursery World

A website has been launched for children with special needs, their parents and carers who are based in Devon. DISCplus gives families and professionals contact information for local and national...