Grants boost childminders
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...
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Tax credits might include nannies
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 -...
One-and-a-half million children in the UK suffer from asthma
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...
Children left out of separation
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...
In brief...Child protection services exclude many fathers and stepfathers
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...
In brief...An iron overdose in young children can be fatal
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...
In brief...The National Foundation for Youth Music
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...
Smacking put up for debate in Province
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...
Progress 'is failing world's children'
20 September 2001
Misguided leadership has resulted in a 'decade of
missed opportunities of tragic proportions' for progress for children, claims
the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). In its report, The State of...
Children's favourites Bill and Ben the Flowerpot Men
20 September 2001
(Photograph) - Children's favourites Bill and Ben the
Flowerpot Men were among the attractions at the second Regent Street Festival,
held in central London on 9 September in aid of...
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