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Welcome to our January Newsletter.

Childrens Secretary orders urgent review of ‘smacking’ loophole The Childrens Secretary, Ed Balls, has ordered an urgent review into the apparent loophole in the law, which allows corporal punishment to be used on children attending establishments who operate for less than 12.5 hrs per week. This would cover, of example, children attending Religious schools or Private Tutors. The Governments Child Safety Office Sir Roger Singleton has been asked to consider the rules on physical punishment and report back to Ed Balls within the week. For further information on the article please click on this BBC NEWS Link

CWDC offer free funding for Level 3 Playwork. Working in partnership with the SkillsActive and the Learning and Skills Council, the CWDC are able to offer free funding under this new Government initiative. This opportunity is open to anyone working in a playwork setting or about to join the play workforce. For further information on the initiative and how to apply please click on the following link. CWDC Level 3 in Playwork

Support Your School Recycling Scheme launches 4^th January 2010 Sign up to Support Your School and raise funds for your school through the recycling of inkjet cartridges and mobile phones. The scheme is completely free and operates a zero landfill policy. We pay Schools £1 for every cartridge and £3 for every mobile recycled and reused. We support the scheme with a fully integrated website with downloadable support materials. Through the website your school can manage your account, order recycling materials, arrange collections and view exactly what has been collected and recycled. We provide complete transparency on what has been collected. To see what items have a value for your school, check the recycle list on our website. To sign up or for more info visit www.supportyourschool.co.uk . You can also call our friendly staff on free-phone 0800 849 1225 or e-mail us at info@supportyourschool.co.uk to find out more.

Decline in Baby Places An interesting article appeared in Nursery World week which suggests that many settings are facing falling numbers in their Baby rooms. The decline, it suggests, is put down to the current economic climate and new employment rights, such as flexible working. Are you findings this is case at your setting ? To read the article in full click on this Nursery World Link

Whats really in our Kids Food? The BBC’s Panorama broadcast a programme on Mon 25^th January investigating food for under fives. If you missed it the programme can be found on BBC i player and an article by the maker of the programme, Shelley Jofre can be found here .

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