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20 September 2001
The soaring growth of out-of-school-care provision over
the past decade was celebrated at the Scottish Out of School Care Network's
(SOSCN) tenth anniversary conference last week. The number of out-of-school...
20 September 2001
Childcarers in Edinburgh will have access to heavily
subsidised training from this autumn as the city's programme to boost
qualification levels swings into action. The local council has worked with...
20 September 2001
Prospective childminders in Wales are to receive a
start-up grant from 1 April 2002. Jane Hutt, minister for children, said the
Welsh Assembly will consult on how much the grant...
20 September 2001
Some parents employing nannies may soon be eligible to
claim a tax credit towards their childcare costs, the Inland Revenue said last
week. A consultation document, New Tax Credits -...
20 September 2001
One-and-a-half million children in the UK suffer from
asthma. The National Asthma Campaign's Junior Asthma Club aims to give four-to
12-year-olds the information they need to manage their asthma as...
20 September 2001
* Only a small minority of children whose parents have
separated think they were given a full explanation for the breakdown in the
relationship, according to research for the Joseph...
20 September 2001
Child protection services are excluding many fathers
and stepfathers from having a say about their children's future, delegates at a
conference in London were told last week. The conference, 'My...
20 September 2001
An iron overdose in young children could be fatal, the
Committee on Safety of Medicines has warned. It said solid dose dietary iron
supplements accounted for 2 to 3 per...
20 September 2001
The National Foundation for Youth Music has announced a
third round of grants to support its pioneering music scheme for under-fives.
'First Steps', the first national music programme of its...
20 September 2001
A five-month consultation on the physical punishment of
children in the home has begun in Northern Ireland. This latest consultation
follows similar ones in England, Scotland and Wales. In Scotland...
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