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Ireland has top fertility rates
Women in the Republic of Ireland are currently having more children than any other country in the EU.According to the Central Statistics Office Ireland,...
Healthy eating plan for Scotland’s under fives
The Scottish Executive has unveiled new guidance for nurseries and childminders on providing nutritious meals and snacks for children in their care. The Nutritional...
Children’s services index
Minister for Children Beverley Hughes has outlined how a new index for children’s services will be implemented to improve communication between practitioners. In line...
Safeguarding children guidance
The Department for Education and Skills has issued guidance on local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs), part of the government’s Every Child Matters agenda. Covering...
Leaflet on inadequate provision procedures
Ofsted has published a new leaflet on what happens when the quality of childcare and/or nursery provision is judged to be inadequate. The leaflet...
Assessment and development guide from PLA
Pre-school Learning Alliance has launched a new publication to help early years providers focus on children’s needs when carrying out assessments, record keeping and...
Home childcare online
The National Childminding Association (NCMA) has launched a new website that allows parents to search for home-based childcare in their area, in conjunction with...
Volunteers needed for European project
The Professional Association of Nursery Nurses (PANN) is looking for nursery nurses to take part in the EU-funded European Enhancement of Early Years Management...
Initiative update
Barking and DagenhamGascoigne Community Centre is to be refurbished and extended as part of the Gascoigne Children’s Centre. Work on its 69-place nursery began...
Workers wages down to schools – Greenwich
Greenwich Council has said that a resolution to an ongoing pay dispute with public sector nursery nurses is out of its hands. Last month,...
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