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Steiner wins opt-out from early years curriculum

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  • Tuesday, August 25, 2009
  • | CYP Now
A Steiner school in London has become the first early years setting in England to be granted exemptions from parts of the curriculum for under-fives, the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

St Mary's Pre-School, Newham, London

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  • Tuesday, March 24, 2009
  • | CYP Now
What is it? As part of Newham Council's bid to improve local services, St Mary's Pre-School has extended its health programme from healthy eating to include keeping fit as well.

In Practice: Know how - Promoting health

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  • Tuesday, March 31, 2009
  • | CYP Now
A survey by the Department for Children, Schools and Families has found a high satisfaction rate among families that use children's centres. However, it revealed many weren't aware of the health services on offer. Children's centres should be an important vehicle for health services and there is plenty centres can do to ensure these are promoted to local health professionals and families.

Quiz of the year 2009

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  • Tuesday, December 8, 2009
  • | CYP Now
Have you been keeping up with the key developments in the children and young people's sector? Try our 2009 quiz to find out.

Worcestershire Pre-school Learning Alliance

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  • Tuesday, June 2, 2009
  • | CYP Now
What is it? A series of educational sessions to help children understand the importance of the human heart and how exercise and food impacts on the way it works. The sessions are funded by the charity Heart Research UK and run in partnership with Worcestershire Pre-school Learning Alliance in 33 pre-schools across the area.

Windfall for schools and Sure Start

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  • Tuesday, October 16, 2007
  • | CYP Now
Local authorities will receive more than 22bn to raise school standards and build more children's centres, the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has announced.

Childcare let down by spending review

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  • Tuesday, October 16, 2007
  • | CYP Now
The government has failed to address the key issues facing childcare providers in its comprehensive spending review, experts within the sector have said.

Guidance gap hinders sufficiency assessments

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  • Tuesday, November 25, 2008
  • | CYP Now
A lack of guidance on mapping supply and demand for childcare has hindered local authorities in producing their Childcare Sufficiency Assessments (CSAs), according to latest research.

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