26 April 2001
The telephone number for the Pre-school Learning
Alliance given in the feature 'Take your pick' (19 April) should be 020 7833
0991, not 020 7837 4942, which is a fax...
26 April 2001
* The importance of listening to the views of children
and parents about childcare is the theme for this year's National Childcare
Week (20-27 May). The week, organised by the...
26 April 2001
* Teddy bears are being enlisted in a summer campaign
to raise money for children's healthcare. The charity Action for Sick Children,
which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, has...
26 April 2001
One of Northern Ireland's leading playgroups has
changed its name and legal status in a bid to help it survive after a local
authority nursery unit opens nearby later this...
26 April 2001
Parents and childcare settings are being advised to
child-proof gardens, after the Government reported a 20 per cent rise in the
number of garden-related accidents involving children. According to statistics...
26 April 2001
(Photograph) - Anne Riskworth, Fisher-Price assistant
brand manager, accepted the Tommy's Campaign Parent-Friendly Award for the most
parent-friendly toy brand at a ceremony last week. Other winners in the annual...
26 April 2001
The Roman Catholic church in England and Wales has been
urged to carry out police checks on all clergy, staff and volunteers who come
into contact with children, in a...
26 April 2001
Teachers' unions have called for teachers accused of
assault by pupils to be given anonymity until they are charged and to be
awarded compensation if they are cleared of abuse....
26 April 2001
(Photograph) - Pupils James and Matthew Mortimer from
Prescot School in Knowsley, Merseyside, were over the moon when Russian
cosmonauts Dr Alexander Martynov (left) and Colonel Alexander Volkov came to...
26 April 2001
* All-girl computer clubs are to be set up in schools
in England from this autumn by the Government. The clubs will be aimed at girls
aged between eight and...