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Childcare & Early Years: Residents fight Sure Start centre plans

Other

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

| CYP Now

A residents' group in Manchester has hit out at plans to change a local children's centre into a Sure Start facility.

Childcare & Early Years: Shift towards full daycare provision

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Tuesday, September 4, 2007

| CYP Now

Part-time daycare providers are in steep decline as children increasingly attend full daycare services, a review of childcare services has found.

Barnardo's worker set to become children's commissioner in Scotland

News

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

| CYP Now

Tam Baillie, policy director for Barnardo's Scotland, will become the second Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland if the Scottish Parliament approves his nomination this week.

Blueberry Nursery School, Hove, East Sussex

Other

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

| CYP Now

What happens at Blueberry? The nursery places a lot of importance on staff qualifications and responsibilities. Everyone who works at Blueberry Nursery is qualified to at least NVQ level 3 standard, with some on level 4 and 5

Poll finds support for withdrawing benefits from 'bad parents'

News

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

| CYP Now

More than half of people think "bad parents" should have benefits withdrawn, but enforcing such a policy is likely to be unworkable, according to a report by think-tank Policy Exchange and Ipsos Mori.

Childcare & Early Years: NDNA backs oral care campaign

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Tuesday, September 11, 2007

| CYP Now

The National Day Nurseries Association is backing a campaign to get nursery-age children taking care of their teeth.

Government launches outdoor play resources

News

Friday, May 1, 2009

| CYP Now

The government has created an online toolkit for local authorities to help them communicate the benefits of outdoor play to the parents of children and young people.

Childcare & Early Years: Experts hit back at Sure Start critics

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Tuesday, September 18, 2007

| CYP Now

Experts in the childcare sector have dismissed recent reports and claims that Sure Start is failing to achieve its goals, saying it could take up to 15 years before real results can be seen.

In Practice: Up & running - Primrose planting

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Tuesday, May 5, 2009

| CYP Now

Children planted primroses to mark a change of name for a Sheffield children's centre. More than 300 plants were dotted around the Primrose Children's Centre, formerly known as the Creswick Street Centre in Hillsborough.

Action to end poverty - Catherine Fitt, director of children's services, Newcastle City Council

Features

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

| CYP Now

Ten years ago, Tony Blair promised his government would stamp out child poverty "within a generation". Child poverty would be halved by 2010 and eradicated by 2020.

Conservative Conference: Provider slams 'flawed funding'

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Tuesday, October 2, 2007

| CYP Now

The funding of childcare is "fundamentally flawed", according to a leading nurseries provider who has called for the removal of the "middle people" in funding arrangements.

Break down the silos in children's services, urges DCS

News

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

| CYP Now

On the anniversary of the verdict of the Baby P trial, Coventry's director of children's services has said more work needs to be done to break down silos within children's services.

Government consults on children's trust plans

News

Monday, November 16, 2009

| CYP Now

The government is consulting on new regulations for children's trusts and Children and Young People's Plans.

Cot death linked to actions of parents

News

Friday, February 8, 2008

| CYP Now

The actions of parents are largely to blame for the majority of infant deaths that are recorded as unexplained, according to experts.

Student childcare falls short of target

Other

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

| CYP Now

A government-funded scheme providing financial childcare support to students has been slammed for being poorly advertised and failing to target those most in need.