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Editor's view

23 November 2006, Nursery World

Of all the initiatives pushed through by the Government in the past few years, the Transformation Fund seems to have caused the most confusion and suspicion. It is very difficult...

Unspent fund could be lost

23 November 2006, Nursery World

Take-up of the Transformation Fund has been low in certain parts of the country, fuelling concerns that unless the money is spent the Fund will not be continued in the...

Childminders top quality scale over nurseries

23 November 2006, Nursery World

One in every 50 registered childcarers has been judged 'outstanding' for their provision of quality of care and education, according to Ofsted's annual report. The report, which for the first...

Funding restored to play services

23 November 2006, Nursery World

London's play sector has greeted with relief the news that funding to support children's play in the capital will be reinstated. Voluntary sector organisations that support London's most vulnerable children...

Twins and triplets joined the Child Poverty Action Group's chief executive Kate Green

23 November 2006, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Twins and triplets joined the Child Poverty Action Group's chief executive Kate Green in a demonstration at Parliament Square last week, protesting over lower amounts of child benefit...

Media watch

23 November 2006, Nursery World

A three-year-old boy sparked a full-scale police helicopter search after disappearing to take his toy dog for a walk in Fences House, Sunderland, said The Sun. Eric Murray's mother Nicola...

Nord Anglia facing possible takeover

23 November 2006, Nursery World

Uncertainty hangs over the immediate future of the UK's biggest nursery operator, Nord Anglia, as its largest shareholder, Principle Capital Partners, decides whether to make a formal bid to take...

Extended Schools and Sure Start Children's Centres

23 November 2006, Nursery World

A discussion paper on the Governance and Management of Extended Schools and Sure Start Children's Centres has been launched by the Department for Education and Skills. The paper covers the...

SkillsActive

23 November 2006, Nursery World

SkillsActive, the sector skills council for the playwork sector, is to launch a consultation to review the playwork national occupational standards in January 2007. The review will aim to update...

Clarification

23 November 2006, Nursery World

Julie Haynes, former nursery manager at Just Learning in Cambourne, Cambridgeshire, has asked Nursery World to point out that she resigned from her job due to ill health and not...