2 August 2001
Advocacy for Education, the National Autistic Society's
advocacy service for parents of children with autism and Asperger Syndrome, has
just celebrated its first anniversary. Since its launch last year by...
2 August 2001
The Book Trust has published its annual guide to the
best children's books, 100 Best Books 2001. It picks the best paperback fiction
titles out of the 8,000 books published...
2 August 2001
Suffolk County Council's libraries and heritage service
is holding a reading carnival for children in every library in the county this
summer. Children have to read any six library books...
2 August 2001
More than a third of children under four have
televisions in their bedroom, says an Independent Television Commission survey.
The number of TVs in young children's bedrooms rose from 21...
2 August 2001
Early years organisations have questioned the accuracy
of the latest Government statistics, which show the number of childminders and
playgroups in England has continued to fall over the past year....
2 August 2001
The acting chair of Hackney Early Years Development and
Childcare Partnership (EYDCP) has urged councillors in the troubled London
borough to save a local nursery facing closure. The Oranges and...
2 August 2001
(Photograph) - The intriguing and surprising life of
London's buses is the theme of Busabout, an exhibition at the London Transport
Museum in Covent Garden aimed at young children and...
2 August 2001
The majority of nursery staff expect to leave the
profession within five years, according to new research. Dr Claire Cameron
reports The very women who spend their working lives looking...
2 August 2001
Job satisfaction The survey revealed high levels of job
satisfaction:
2 August 2001
Trips away from the nursery can provide a wealth of
opportunities for learning, both on the day and back in the setting. Julian
Grenier has some ideas to get you...