4 January 2001
Children are being invited to write and draw about the
role their dads play in their lives in a competition being run jointly by the
National Children's Bureau (NCB) and...
4 January 2001
'Since no other care provider may smoke over babies or
smack children - no matter what their parents say - this decision singles out
registered childminders as somehow less professional...
4 January 2001
(Photograph) - Children from Leapfrog Day Nursery in
Daybrook visited the Theatre Royal in Nottingham and met pantomime princess
Kate Coysten, one of the stars of 'Jack and the Beanstalk'....
4 January 2001
Early years providers have been warned to be aware that
last year's amendment to the Race Relations Act will place a duty on many of
them to promote racial equality....
4 January 2001
More nursery and primary school teachers sought help
from a local authority's pilot counselling service than senior school teachers,
citing stress and anxiety in the overwhelming majority of cases, according...
4 January 2001
Renfrewshire Council underlined its commitment to
giving pre-school children with special needs the extra support they need to
remain within mainstream education with the opening of the new Snowdrop wing...
4 January 2001
The Regulation of Care (Scotland) Bill, which will
create a level playing field for childcare providers across Scotland for the
first time, was introduced to Parliament shortly before Christmas. The...
4 January 2001
* The introduction of the Regulation of Care (Scotland)
Bill into Parliament just before Christmas was preceded by a trail of
consultation papers, starting with the White Paper Aiming for...
4 January 2001
(Photograph) - Claire McCubbin and Scott Anderson from
Arden Primary in Glasgow were among hundreds of children who enjoyed a show of
traditional Russian clowning and mime from a visiting...
4 January 2001
A Scottish local authority's controversial decision to
ban parents from filming or photographing children performing in school
nativity plays on child protection grounds has been condemned as 'paranoid'.
Perth and...