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31 October 2002, Nursery World

Out-of-school care is under the spotlight again this week, with the Kids' Clubs Network launching a campaign to set up facilities for teenagers (see News, page 6). Expansion in this...

More time to seek out-of-school funds

31 October 2002, Nursery World

The New Opportunities Fund has extended the deadline for applications to its out-of-school hours childcare programme to enable it to allocate the full amount of £220m earmarked for the scheme...

Health visitors and midwives join forces

31 October 2002, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Health visitors and midwives joined forces with the Welsh Assembly last week in a drive to protect babies from passive smoking - with a stark warning that up...

Quote of the week

31 October 2002, Nursery World

'We've had some prats and some monumental prats doing the job. I would personally prefer to have somebody who manifests some human feelings, makes the odd mistake. You could see...

School support plan welcomed

31 October 2002, Nursery World

Plans for a pilot project in Wales giving schools latitude in the way they spend money on support staff to help relieve teachers of administrative burdens have been welcomed by...

Children as young as eight to be targeted by crime prevention panels

31 October 2002, Nursery World

Children as young as eight are to be targeted by crime prevention panels set up by the Youth Justice Board. The board's chairman Lord Warner told a conference organised by...

The Daycare Trust

31 October 2002, Nursery World

The Daycare Trust has renewed its call for every community to have a children's centre, urging parents and organisations to sign its charter calling for 'a publicly-funded universal expansion of...

Free piece of fruit each day

31 October 2002, Nursery World

Four-and five-year-old children in 80 primary schools in Northern Ireland are to get a free piece of fruit each day in a pilot healthy eating scheme. Launching the Fresh Fruit...

Vetting of childcarers

31 October 2002, Nursery World

Further to the news story in last week's Nursery World about the House of Commons debate on the vetting of childcarers, we would like to make it clear that the...

Unions' hopes for Morris successor

31 October 2002, Nursery World

Teaching unions have expressed their hopes for the work of Charles Clarke as the new secretary of state for education and skills, following the surprise resignation of Estelle Morris (above)...