Driving ban A DRINK-DRIVER stopped by police in Kingsley Road, Maid- stone, was four times the legal alcohol limit. Glebe Stalnoii (28), who lives
in the road, had been driving his VW Golf and gave a breath test of 141 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of breath on February 24. The legal limit is 35 mg. He admitted drink-driving at
Mid Kent Magistrates’ Court and was re-sentenced for three earlier offences of failing to no- tify the Department for Work and Pensions of a change in cir- cumstances. Stalnoii was sentenced to 120
days in prison, suspended for 18 months, and banned from driv- ing for five years. He was or- dered to take a drink-impaired drivers programme and carry out 200 hours of unpaid work. He must also pay £85 costs and an £80 victim surcharge.
Baby goods swap YOUNG parents can swap un- wanted baby goods at a venture set up by the Princess Project. The Maidstone-based group
has set up Totcycle, where par- ents can bring good quality baby equipment, toys or cloth- ing and swap them for items that they do need. It will run every four weeks at Christ Church, ParkWood. Check at
www.princesspro-
ject.co.uk for times and dates.
Training firm ‘making progress’
A MAIDSTONE company that provides training in childcare is making improvements after re- ceiving an inadequate rating from Ofsted. Parenta, which provides a number of services including government-funded training for the childcare industry, was told in July last year that both out- comes for learners and quality of provision in its Foundation Learning programmes were in- adequate. Amonitoring report published by Ofsted in March revealed the
company, in Rocky Hill, had made “significant progress” in reducing the number of learners who leave the programme early and enabling learners to achieve their objectives. Significant progress had also
been made in terms of leader- ship and management, where “leaders and managers at all levels in the organisation, in- cluding tutors in the classroom, have made significant improve- ments to the management and day-to-day running of the pro- gramme”.
School bids farewell to Penny
PUPILS and staff at Loose Infant School have said a fond farewell to a long-serving teacher. Penny Lyth has retired after23years in her
post and will spend her free time pursuing hobbies. The61-year-old,wholives in Loose, said: “I'm looking forward to enjoying my own time reading,working on craft projects and possibly writing and illustrating chil- dren's books.”
Mrs Lyth received vouchers as her leaving
gift and pupils sang to her, performed a dance and recited poetry. She added: “My prioritywas always the children.”
The school newsletter had thesewords of
praise for Mrs Lyth: “We wish Mrs Lyth all the very best for her retirement. So many pupils, past pupils, parents, and of course staff, have been talking fondly of her commitment to teaching and par- ticularlyher genuine care for the
children.After23yearsat Loose Infants she will be much missed by all.”
Reasonable progress had been
made in monitoring the teach- ing and learning process, ensur- ing learners’ specific needs were met, providing learners with opportunities to visit childcare settings, and develop- ing links with outside agencies. Following last summer’s re-
port, director NickWilliams said the company was appealing the results of the Ofsted report as it claimed the assessment was based on just 1% of its work – the Foundation Learning pro- gramme.
Caring service OFSTED inspectors who vis- ited childminder Georgia Barnes, in Wallis Avenue, Maidstone, found that the pro- vision of childcare was good. Children developed good communication and language skills, because she used open- ended questioning skills and new vocabulary. The childminder promoted children’s personal, social and emotional needswell, and they were able to build secure rela- tionships. Ms Barnes provided a good variety of activities to extend their learning. To be rated outstanding,
plans should reflect the needs of younger children, and re- sources should be labelled.
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