6 December 2001
Plans for the police to create databases of 'sensitive
information' about young children whom they believe could become criminals will
raise serious concerns about human rights. An adult whose name...
6 December 2001
Early years organisations have expressed grave concerns
over a change to how Government statistics for daycare provision in England are
compiled. According to the Office for National Statistics report, Provision...
6 December 2001
(Photograph) - Children from various London schools
came together at the Frank Barnes special needs school in Swiss Cottage for a
deaf awareness day, with activities to exercise expressive and...
6 December 2001
'Modern kids appear able to engage and apply technology
far more quickly than previous generations. Picking up the skills to become
techno-savvy starts at birth' Tom Savigar, on how children...
6 December 2001
Early years partnerships were congratulated by Cherie
Booth as they picked up their awards at the Partnership in Excellence ceremony.
Sixteen Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships received awards for...
6 December 2001
Educational work in museums and galleries in England
received a £1m boost last week from the Government. Schools minister
Catherine Ashton said, 'There is nothing like a child being able...
6 December 2001
Initiatives to encourage children to eat more fruit and
vegetables are to benefit from a further £52m as part of a drive to
prevent cancer and heart disease. The funding...
6 December 2001
Morden Mount Primary School is in the London borough of
Greenwich, not Lewisham as stated last week's Nursery World. The £50,000
toy library was a cross-borough initiative. The funding will...
6 December 2001
(Photograph) - Three-year-olds Jake Watson and Jacob
Rushforth from Leicester delivered petitions to 10 Downing Street asking the
prime minister to intervene in the dispute over their withdrawn free childcare...
6 December 2001
The early years sector will face a major staffing
crisis in the next five years unless it is able to recruit more older people,
people from different ethnic groups and...