All Blog Posts Tagged 'cmey' (6)

In a petition to the Government Open Eye said that the EYFS should be downgraded from being a requirement to being "professional guidelines". The group says that the EYFS restricts freedom of choice, creates unnecessary red tape for providers and that it could put children under too much pressure. The Government has issued a defence of EYFS, saying it provides "good quality and consistent care". The Government response to the petition also says that the foundation stage has the support from the… Continue

The scoping studies, published by the Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services (C4EO), aim to bring together existing research and establish the key areas future research will focus on. The studies are the first step towards C4EO's planned knowledge bank, set to launch in January next year, which will give examples of local practice which has been shown to improve outcomes for children, young people and families. C4EO plans to launch further studies on disabil… Continue

The Pre-school Learning Alliance has launched a series of new resources to help early years workers get fathers involved.They include a half-day workshop to help get dads involved with their children’s learning, a dedicated web page and a wall planner to highlight the importance of fathers. The workshop will help early years workers look at why dads find it difficult to get involved with nurseries and pre-schools, and ways to increase their participation. Tim Kahn, inclusion officer at the all… Continue

Although most communities now have a children's centre, they do not have a legally defined identity and are just one way in which local authorities can provide early years services. Children's minister Beverley Hughes said she wanted children's centres to become a statutory part of children's services and to be legally recognised as such. The proposed legislation would also reflect current good practice. Hughes said: "I want to ensure that Sure Start children's centres become an established pa… Continue

Economists Laing & Buisson's report into the UK day nursery market in 2007 found demand for nursery places grew by five per cent in 2007 but growth in provision only increased by 1.5 per cent. The report also found extended schools had not led to a significant expansion in childcare as some may have expected. According to Laing & Buisson, the future for the nursery market is looking promising. Philip Blackburn, the report's author, said: "Business fundamentals for nurseries are improvi… Continue

The church, in Langley Moor and Brandon, is the first Salvation Army building in the UK to feature a purpose-built children's play area, called the Boyne Play Pit. The centre was given a £200,000 makeover and will officially open its doors on 28 June. The play area has a mining theme to keep up Langley Moor's coal mining history and a graffiti artist has decorated it with images of a miner and a miner's canary. Major Meshiel Brown, leader of the Salvation Army in Langley Moor and Brandon, sai… Continue