Managers training guide for London

An employers guide to early years training for childcare managers in central London, funded by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) in the region,...

DEMOS calls for parental support

A new report published by think-tank DEMOS is arguing that rather than focusing on paid work and formal childcare alone, policy makers need to...

NDNA annual conference

Minister for Children Beverley Hughes is to be the keynote speaker at the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) annual conference in Warwick next month....

PLA management software

The Pre-school Learning Alliance has launched a new low-cost software package for early years settings. EY-Essential contains tools to help nursery managers run settings...

Initiative update

Initiative update...CheshireCheshire council has opened its fourth children’s centre in the borough of Ellesmere Port and Neston. All four settings provide health, education and...

Hull’s two-year olds pilot plans

Hull Council has outlined its plans as one of the 16 local authorities chosen to pilot funded pre-school places for two year olds (NCMN...

Carmarthenshire rejects voluntary-sector provision objections

Carmarthenshire council is to go ahead with plan to create an integrated children’s centre in Llanelli despite objections to early years services not being...

Nottinghamshire tender

Nottinghamshire County Council is tendering for experienced childcare providers to supply services at four new purpose-built children’s centres. Three of the centres will be...

CEC interim results

Creative Education Corporation’s (CEC) unaudited interim results for the six months ending 31 January 2006 show that turnover has more than doubled to £3.8m...

Nursery vendors becoming more choosy

Sector estate agent Christie & Co has said that more nursery owners are now requesting that their property is marketed for sale on a...