Browsing Archive: June, 2009

Measles epidemic

Posted by Rupert Finlay on Monday, June 1, 2009,

Measles epidemic is feared as nursery children are hospitalised

By Melanie Defries, Nursery World, 27 May 2009

Outbreaks of measles among children in England and Wales have raised fears that the UK may be facing an epidemic.

Four children from a nursery in south-west Wales have been treated in hospital for the disease and a further 123 cases have been reported.

In England, 53 people in the north-east have caught measles since January and over 100...

Nursery Nurse pay to be cut

Posted by Rupert Finlay on Monday, June 1, 2009,

Nursery nurse pay to be cut by third

By Catherine Gaunt, Nursery World, 27 May 2009

More than 100 nursery nurses in schools in Devon are set to lose up to a third of their salaries under council plans to bring their pay in line with other council workers.

If it goes ahead, the proposal will mean that nursery nurses' pay will be calculated in the same way as teaching assistants and administrative staff in schools.

Nursery nurses and teachers held ...

Undiagnosed autism

Posted by Rupert Finlay on Monday, June 1, 2009,

Survey finds many young children have undiagnosed autism

By Judith Napier, Nursery World, 29 May 2009

A new study reveals that one in every 64 primary schoolchildren may need help because they have some form of autism, but have not been diagnosed.

Researchers who surveyed children aged five to nine years in the Cambridgeshire area say the findings should help education, health and social services prepare for the future.

Their figures confirm that one percent...