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In Practice: Success story - Sure Start Rosehill Children's Centre

2 November 2006, Children Now

What it is: A new-build children's centre in Normanton, Derby, which has won plaudits for its innovative design.

Editor's view

2 November 2006, Nursery World

This year's Foundation Stage Profile results make depressing but predictable reading (see News, page 4). Once again the lowest scores were in communication, language and literacy (CL&L), with boys faring...

Pay 'is not the answer'

2 November 2006, Nursery World

Childcare organisations have reacted with anger to a report by the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) that says that increased rates of pay are not key to improving recruitment and...

Media watch

2 November 2006, Nursery World

A fancy dress shop developed a tracking device for costumes just in time for Halloween. For £500 parents can monitor their child's trick-or-treat route on their home computer using global...

Tell Tale Hearts Theatre Company

2 November 2006, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Grace Sanderson and Katie Farrell are roped into a tug-of-war with members of the Tell Tale Hearts Theatre Company in the interactive show 'Beneath the Waves' at the...

LDA to fund small employer nurseries

2 November 2006, Nursery World

A £16.8m national scheme to set up workplace nurseries in small and medium-sized businesses is to be managed by the London Development Agency (LDA), children's minister Beverley Hughes announced last...

Chillin' Thursdays group

2 November 2006, Nursery World

One-year-old Naomi Blackie gets a hand from her mother Michelle decorating cakes at the Chillin' Thursdays group which meets once a week at Hollybrush Primary School in Bramley, Leeds. The...

Fewer children are reaching the ELGs

2 November 2006, Nursery World

Results for the Foundation Stage Profile show the number of children 'working securely' within the Early Learning Goals has dropped for a second year. In the provisional statistics for 2006...

Play policy advances on two fronts

2 November 2006, Nursery World

Play policy has been taken forward around the UKwith the implementation of Scotland's first playwork and education strategy and the launch of a consultation into play policy by Northern Ireland's...

Learning Country goes into action for second stage

2 November 2006, Nursery World

A strategic plan for education from now until 2010 unveiled by the Welsh Assembly aims to support children and their families from the earliest years. 'The Learning Country: Vision into...