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22 November 2001, Nursery World

The early years landscape is changing fast, with the past few years seeing the introduction of free nursery education for three-and four-year-olds, the Foundation Stage, Sure Start, and the Early...

Parents make 1,600 complaints to Ofsted

22 November 2001, Nursery World

More than 1,500 complaints from parents about childcare provision have been logged by Ofsted's Early Years Directorate in its first four months of operation. Maggie Smith, chief executive of the...

All-day plan for schools stirs criticism

22 November 2001, Nursery World

A controversial vision of schools running 'cradle to college' services was unveiled by the Daycare Trust at its annual conference last week. Delegates at the Trust's conference, called 'Re-inventing Childcare',...

Children sold their own home-baking at the farmers' market in Forfar

22 November 2001, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Children sold their own home-baking at the farmers' market in Forfar, Scotland, to raise funds for the BBC Children in Need appeal. The stall was run by the...

In brief...Plans for a cross-cutting

22 November 2001, Nursery World

Plans for a cross-cutting review of the early years sector in England have been revealed in more detail by early years and childcare minister Catherine Ashton (News, 15 November). She...

In brief...The child protection charity

22 November 2001, Nursery World

The child protection charity the NSPCC intends to double the number of children it helps through its phone helplines. Measures being introduced from February will allow about 80,000 calls to...

Quote of the week

22 November 2001, Nursery World

'Nigel de Gruchy, general secretary of the NASUWT, totally refuted the absurd allegation in the 16 November Times Educational Supplement that he had equated classroom assistants to "pig-ignorant peasants". He...

Seven-year-old Mark Godfrey from Bangor, Co Down, Northern Ireland

22 November 2001, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Seven-year-old Mark Godfrey from Bangor, Co Down, Northern Ireland, received his British Red Cross 'Everyday Hero' Humanity Award from celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott at a ceremony in central...

Childcarers told of new tax credits

22 November 2001, Nursery World

Plans for a replacement for the Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) were revealed by the Government at the Daycare Trust's annual conference last week. Paymaster General Dawn Primarolo MP, addressing...

All-day school plans anger nursery group

22 November 2001, Nursery World

Acontroversial vision of schools running 'cradle to college' services was unveiled by a national childcare charity at a conference last week. At its anual conference, called 'Reinventing Childcare', the Daycare...