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Private sector demands funds for more free hours

30 June 2005, Nursery World

Private sector nurseries have warned that Government proposals to increase the hours of free nursery education for three-and four-year-olds will not be viable without increased and ring-fenced funding, following last...

Nurseries join dental care campaign

30 June 2005, Nursery World

Nurseries and playgroups have been urged to pledge their support to a dentist's campaign to combat tooth decay in pre-school children. The Stop the Rot campaign encourages settings to sign...

Guide focuses on age two

30 June 2005, Nursery World

Specialised guidance developed to address practitioners' concerns that two-year-olds have so far been overlooked has been published by the Pre-School Learning Alliance. Making their day - Providing for two-year-olds in...

Footballer kicks new life into playground

30 June 2005, Nursery World

A London adventure playground has benefited from a £150,000 makeover, thanks to the hard work of former football star Ian Wright and his friends. The transformation of Hayward Adventure Playground...

London Play launched a campaign last week

30 June 2005, Nursery World

London Play launched a campaign last week calling for more volunteers to help manage the capital's adventure playgrounds. For more information visit www.londonplay.org.uk.

Scarcity of childcare stirs voters

30 June 2005, Nursery World

Childcare has become a major political issue in Ireland in recent weeks after the Fianna Fail-led government suffered two by-election defeats in the greater Dublin area, where it emerged as...

To the point...

30 June 2005, Nursery World

Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell says partnership is in danger if some of the best nursery providers are overlooked When minister for children Beverly Hughes addressed the National Day Nurseries...

Westminster Children's Society

30 June 2005, Nursery World

Westminster Children's Society has received a Pounds 250,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund to help develop the South Westminster Children's Centre in London. The centre is scheduled to open...

Toybox Day Nursery in Boughton

30 June 2005, Nursery World

Toybox Day Nursery in Boughton, Nottinghamshire, has secured a £10,000 development loan from Co-operative Action, an organisation promoting the development of co-operative, mutual and social enterprise ventures. Toybox started out...

Co-operative Action

30 June 2005, Nursery World

Co-operative Action has a £1m loan fund that awards grants and loans of between £5,000 and £75,000 to projects in a variety of sectors, including childcare. For information about the...