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17 August 2006, Nursery World

The Scottish Executive has put up for consultation its ambitious plans for Scotland's early years workforce, with new management qualifications, higher numbers of graduate-level staff and a single qualifications framework...

Nursery campaign goes nationwide

17 August 2006, Nursery World

Nursery owners in Kent campaigning against the new rules for the nursery education grant (NEG) for three- and four-year-olds have launched a new association and website aimed at raising awareness...

Nursery managers 'must have degree'

17 August 2006, Nursery World

All nursery managers in Scotland will be required to study for a degree-level qualification by 2011, the Scottish Executive has revealed in its long-awaited response to the early years workforce...

Media watch

17 August 2006, Nursery World

Thomas the Tank Engine inspired a five-year-old boy to take himself on a 60-mile journey in search of his hero, reported The Guardian. Ben Ford, who is autistic, sprinted half...

Parents plan how to save nursery

17 August 2006, Nursery World

Parents are being given the chance to produce a business plan outlining how their children's threatened nursery can survive without losing money. Child's Play Nursery, a council-run unit attached to...

Only 4 per cent of nurseries in Wales offer Welsh-medium education

17 August 2006, Nursery World

Only 4 per cent of nurseries in Wales offer Welsh-medium education, while just 8 per cent provide fully bilingual services, according to a survey by the National Day Nurseries Association...

Pilot schemes to introduce the teaching of foreign languages in primary schools

17 August 2006, Nursery World

Pilot schemes to introduce the teaching of foreign languages in primary schools are proving such a success that the majority of pupils at the 1,400 primary schools in England that...

Philip Lawrence Awards

17 August 2006, Nursery World

Groups of young people aged 11 to 20 who have made a special contribution to their community this year are being invited to enter the Philip Lawrence Awards. The annual...

Nursery nurses reveal lack of diet knowledge

17 August 2006, Nursery World

A shortage of nutritional and dietary information for those working with one- to three-year-olds has been highlighted in a survey of healthcare and early years professionals. Research agency TNS Healthcare...

Five-year-old Rhian McKenzie and seven-year-old Kim Haley

17 August 2006, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Five-year-old Rhian McKenzie and seven-year-old Kim Haley conjured up a magical world of pixies, elves, wizards and spells during the Teeny Boppers dance and creative movement workshop as...