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Dame Clare Tickell has recommended that the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is radically slimmed down to make it easier to understand, less burdensome and more focused on making sure children start school ready to learn.

Further information can be accessed at The Tickell Review of the Early Years Foundation Stage (includes the full report)

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Children’s Minister Sarah Teather today unveiled proposals which would mean the biggest programme of reform in the education and health support for children with special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities in 30 years.

Further information on the proposed SEN reforms

Here is the letter which was sent to Nursery Education Funding providers with their indicative budget funding information.

There have been two deaths and one near death of a child in the US, who has managed to get hold of a Baby Monitor cord and strangle themselves using this. As a result, Health Canada are trying to raise awareness and asking parents to check the proximity of these items to a baby/child’s cot.

The purpose of the recall is to provide new warning labels to be affixed to the product and safe installation instructions for all models of Summer Infant video baby monitors with electrical cords. Health Canada would like to remind parents to place cribs away from windows, curtains, blind cords, lamps, electrical plugs and extension cords. The baby's head could become caught in the cords, resulting in strangulation.

It highlights the dangers of lengths of cords per se which are accessible to children when they are unsupervised, as clearly they are in their own bedrooms. A baby monitor by the very purpose of its design is marketed to be used in a child’s bedroom.

Catherine Griffiths, Chief Executive of NHS Leicester City and NHS Leicestershire County and Rutland have reported the latest achievements (word, 24kb) made to date in line with UNICEF UK’s Baby Friendly Initiative.

Some childcare providers still need to return registration and monitoring forms for the Care to Learn scheme.

From Monday 27th September 2010 any concerns about a child's welfare in Leicestershire should be reported to Children's Social Care by telephoning a single number - 0116 305 0005. This replaces the individual district social care offices contact numbers.

For more information, see Allegations against staff or volunteers