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... Continue reading ...
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 ... Continue reading ...
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... Continue reading ...
Posted by Rupert Finlay on Sunday, May 24, 2009,
A unique child: Cleft lip and palate
Nursery World,
20 August 2008
Children
born with cleft lips or palates can undergo surgery throughout their
early years, and staff need to know how best to offer them support,
says Viv Hampshire.
About one in every 700
babies in this country is born with a cleft lip and/or palate. The word
'cleft' simply means 'split' or 'separation'. During early pregnancy,
separate areas of the face develop individually and... Continue reading ...
Posted by Rupert Finlay on Sunday, May 24, 2009,
Analysis: Childcare and Early Years Providers Survey - The sector in numbers
Nursery World,
20 August 2008
The
latest Government research on early years provision reveals a complex
picture, with better qualified staff, more loss-making providers, but a
rising numbers of places, says Ruth Thomson.
The
total numbers of providers, places and children attending childcare and
early years provision all continued on their upward trend in 2007,
accordin... Continue reading ...
Posted by Rupert Finlay on Thursday, May 21, 2009,
Exemption from EYFS learning goals is rejected
By Catherine Gaunt,
Nursery World,
20 May 2009
A
childminder from Warrington is believed to be the first person to have
her application for exemption from the EYFS early learning goals turned
down.
Pat Adams, a childminder for more than 20
years, said she still wanted to continue childminding and would be
'very sad' if she had to give up, but felt that she had to make a stand
because she objects to the EYFS being statutory a... Continue reading ...
Posted by Rupert Finlay on Thursday, May 21, 2009,
Funding crisis hits work-based childcare training
By Sue Learner,
Nursery World,
20 May 2009
Childcare
training providers are warning that up to 15,000 people applying for
childcare work-based courses and apprenticeships from 1 August will not
get a place.
The Learning and Skills Council,
which distributes funding for further education training, has informed
providers it will have to cap the number of apprenticeships and
workplace training places... Continue reading ...
Posted by Rupert Finlay on Monday, May 18, 2009,
Database of all children launched
The database was proposed after the death of Victoria Climbie
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A controversial database which holds
the details of every child in England has now become available for
childcare professionals to access. ContactPoint was a
response to Lord Laming's report following the death of Victoria
Climbie, who was abused by her gre... Continue reading ...
Posted by Rupert Finlay on Wednesday, May 6, 2009,
Free early years entitlement fails to rise enough to plug gaps, market analysis showsBy Catherine Gaunt, Nursery World, 22 April 2009 Funding
for the free early years entitlement for nurseries rose by only 11
pence an hour last year, with local authorities failing to plug the
shortfall, claim market analysts Laing & Buisson in their report
'Children's Nurseries 2009'. The average level of nursery education grant funding went up to £3.41 an hour from £3.30.
Although
local authorities were requi...
Posted by Rupert Finlay on Wednesday, May 6, 2009,
Staff shortage hits expansionBy James Tweed, Nursery World, 12 November 2002 The
planned expansion of the childcare sector in England could be held back
by the combination of low pay and increasing demands for staff by other
public sector employers , a major Government report warned last week. The
planned expansion of the childcare sector in England could be held back
by the combination of low pay and increasing demands for staff by other
public sector employers , a major Government report warn...
Posted by Rupert Finlay on Wednesday, May 6, 2009,
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