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EYFS exemption is "impossible"

14 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

A prominent early years campaigner has accused the government of deliberately rigging the application procedure for exemption from the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to deter people from applying.

Work Wise: Consultation of the week - Legislating for Sure Start Children's Centres

8 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

The government is consulting on proposals to give Sure Start children's centres a legal basis as part of the forthcoming Education and Skills Bill.

Centre set to pay trustees for services

8 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

The voluntary sector's representative body has criticised a children's centre's plan to pay some trustees £5,000 each in a bid to improve services.

Centre leaders pay lags head teachers'

8 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

A senior official at the Department for Children, Schools and Families has admitted to a continued lack of progress on paying children's centres leaders the same as head teachers.

Partnerships prove difficult to work

8 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

Six months since the Childcare Act 2006 came into force, a senior government official has admitted that children's centres are struggling to work with Jobcentre Plus.

Tory government Sure Start worry

8 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

The chief executive of Barnardo's has voiced fears over the Conservative Party's commitment to Sure Start.

The Pre-school Learning Alliance

1 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Pre-school Learning Alliance provides affordable childcare.

Scottish workforce to set out values

1 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

A statement of shared values for people who work with young children is being drawn up for Scotland's forthcoming early years strategy.

Non-state settings lack voice in forums

1 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

The representation of non-state early years settings on schools forums is still a "very mixed picture" despite government expectations, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) has claimed.

Workers to learn from forest schools

1 October 2008, Children & Young People Now

A group of 17 early years professionals have been flown out to Denmark to learn more about the methods used by its kindergartens and forest schools.