7 November 2002
A third of children in Scotland live in low-income
households, according to a report published this week. Poverty in Scotland 2002
-People, places and policies, by the Child Poverty Action...
7 November 2002
Around 15,600 families in Scotland were receiving the
childcare tax credit element of Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC) at the
beginning of this year, of whom 92 per cent were...
7 November 2002
With the help of a touch of magic, National Tell a
Story Day introduced the joys of fairytales and fiction to children across
Scotland last month. In Kirriemuir library in...
7 November 2002
Christians and clergy have spoken out against smacking
children and challenged the religious stereotype of 'sparing the rod and
spoiling the child'. At a conference in Leicester last week called...
7 November 2002
* The NSPCC has called for a full review of why some
areas of England and Wales have a greater conviction rate than others for
parents and carers who kill...
7 November 2002
Anew day nursery in Essex last week opened its doors on
a unique interior. Housed in a former synagogue, the 100-place Royal Village
Day Nursery in Southend has maintained its...
7 November 2002
Children and their carers can get in the Christmas
spirit with the popular purple dinosaur Barney. In his new video, 'Barney's
Christmas Star', Barney and his friends learn about festive...
7 November 2002
Teddies Nurseries has appointed Jeanne Barczewska as
its new childcare policy and development manager. She has taken over from
Deborah Spence and is responsible for analysing the Teddies framework for...
7 November 2002
Bronchiolitis, a respiratory illness that primarily
affects babies and children, is the subject of a new fact sheet produced by the
medical charity Action Research. Bronchiolitis is the most common...
7 November 2002
Two nursery nurses have been suspended from a
Nottingham day nursery after they dipped a toddler's dummy into anti-nail
biting solution and coated another child's fingers with the same substance...