24 January 2002
So here you are with sole charge of a baby - now what do
you do? Jennie Lindon has plenty of ideas When you are new to nannying or are...
24 January 2002
You've got to hand it to them - young children love
making and playing with sock puppets. Sarah Scotcher shows how to craft some
designer creations By now the holidays...
24 January 2002
The debate on the future of classroom assistants is
hotting up, as education secretary Estelle Morris ploughs on with her proposals
to enhance their role (see News, page 6). There...
24 January 2002
Aregistered childminder was sentenced last week to just
under four years in jail for the manslaughter of a baby in her care. Linda
Bayfield, 54, from Addiscombe in south London,...
24 January 2002
Teachers and classroom assistants were among thousands
of people who attended anti-violence rallies across Northern Ireland last
Friday to call for the disbanding of all terrorist organisations in the
Province,...
24 January 2002
Nurseries and schools across Scotland are being helped
to tackle the issues faced by refugee children with the launch of a newsletter
aiming to share best practice and promote race...
24 January 2002
Radio should be declared an 'Education Action Zone' to
help young children develop language skills, says children's radio campaigner
Susan Stranks. She has called for the Government to commission an...
24 January 2002
'We must stop treating childcare as a burden that
society has to bear grudgingly so women can be allowed to go back to work.
There is an opportunity to grow...
24 January 2002
Inclusive play facilities for children with special
needs have won more Government support, following a Private Members' Bill
tabled by a Liberal Democrat MP. The Children with Disabilities (Play Areas)...