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22 February 2001
* The Jigsaw Group has extended its employee share
option plan to benefit 20 per cent of staff, in anticipation of flotation next
year. Jigsaw, which operates 24 purpose-built units,...
22 February 2001
* A new baseline assessment scheme for use in primary
schools in England will be developed and jointly pre-tested by the National
Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) and Birmingham Local...
22 February 2001
Two national charities have joined forces to explore
possible evidence that children who abuse animals may grow into adults who are
violent or who become child abusers. Last week the...
22 February 2001
A sudden drop in income following the death of a child
often increases grieving parents' pain, a report has revealed. 'The Financial
Implications for Parents of the Death of a...
22 February 2001
The Cottage Private Day Nursery in Derby recently
played host to a delegation from the National Women's Federation of China. The
12 delegates were shown around the nursery, spent time...
22 February 2001
The private nursery market could be the one to watch
for today's investors. Alison Mercer sounds out the commercial buzz In the
rapidly-changing world of nursery chains, there is a...
22 February 2001
* July 1999 Asquith Court Schools buys Gatehouse group.
* February 2000 Busy Bees secures £50m funding from Gresham Trust to
establish up to 90 nurseries, targeting the health sector.
22 February 2001
In the hurly-burly of a busy nursery it can be
difficult for staff to notice children's sadness. Child psychotherapists from
the Anna Freud Centre explain how to spot the signs...
22 February 2001
Sam was 18 months old when he started in a toddler
group with his mother, who had arrived from overseas several months previously
with her husband and only child. Over...
22 February 2001
Amy, aged three years and nine months, had attended
nursery for a full day for almost a year. Initially she was rather timid but
settled well, becoming a mainly outgoing...