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25 March 2004
A national minimum wage of £3 an hour is to be
introduced for from October for 16-and 17-year-olds, following recommendations
from the Low Pay Commission. Wages for 18-to 21-year-olds will...
25 March 2004
Children in five London boroughs can enjoy free
swimming this Easter, thanks to the Kids Swim Free scheme in Newham, Waltham
Forest, Tower Hamlets, Greenwich and Hackney, giving them free...
25 March 2004
The winner of the Community Playthings Multi-tables
competition held at the South West Regional Exhibition and Conference in
Torquay in January is Victoria King, deputy head of the Rees Pre-school...
25 March 2004
'Only one in ten women born in the 1940s was childless;
a quarter of women born in the 1970s have no children by their forties. The
hand which rocks the...
25 March 2004
(Photograph) - Sure Start minister Catherine Ashton met
children, parents and staff when she officially opened the £520,000
extension at the Rebecca Cheetham Nursery Education Centre in Stratford, east
London,...
25 March 2004
Children from black and ethnic minority families who
have disabilities face more problems at school and encounter greater prejudice
in their lives than white disabled children, according to a report...
25 March 2004
Childcare projects, outdoor play and out-of-school
clubs are among the beneficiaries of nearly £4m of funding awarded to 100
community projects in rural areas announced by the Scottish Executive last...
25 March 2004
(Photograph) - Jake Clarke from Duddington nursery in
Edinburgh (above) enjoys going back to nature at the launch of Scottish
National Heritages's Wee Green Fingers Fun Pack at Battleby in...
25 March 2004
A new integrated network of providers of children's
services is to be developed to review training and qualifications across
sectors, overseen by the playwork arm of SkillsActive in Scotland. SkillsActive...
25 March 2004
A £650,00, two-year scheme has been launched by
the Scottish Executive to promote the use of cloth nappies. The Executive is
committed to recycling and composting 25 per cent of...