25 March 2004
* Circle time will replace drilling when a former army
base in Northern Ireland becomes the site for a new pre-school, following a
ruling by economy minister Ian Pearson. After...
25 March 2004
A £1m family support centre run by the children's
charity NCH has launched a cross-community service in Northern Ireland. The
Clooney Family Centre in Londonderry caters for children aged nought...
25 March 2004
Registered childminders will be helped to promote and
develop their service with a new portfolio launched by Croydon Early Years
Development and Childcare Partnership. The portfolio is divided into three...
25 March 2004
Nurseries and other businesses in Northern Ireland have
been warned not to be taken in by a mailshot from a body calling itself the
'Health and Safety Enforcement Agency'. The...
25 March 2004
We have been asked to point out that readers wanting
the two free guides 'Keep it clean and healthy' and 'Looking after you and your
baby' published by he Community...
25 March 2004
Private daycare providers could face a cash-flow crisis
and a threat to their viability under a new code of practice covering the
provision of free nursery places to three-and four-year-olds...
25 March 2004
Ensuring that the interests of children are paramount
when deciding contact arrangements after parents divorce or separate is the aim
of new measures unveiled by the Government. Last week Margaret...
25 March 2004
(Photograph) - Frogs ruled the day on 14 March when
children hopped along to Camley Street Natural Park in Kings Cross, London, for
pond dipping and frog watching in the...
25 March 2004
Parents and carers of other family members are uniting
to demand the support they need to keep going, and to meet the Government's
goals for working. Simon Vevers reports A...
25 March 2004
* The coalition, drawn together by the Equal
Opportunities Commission, has set out its case for change in Supporting Parents
and Carers: Unlocking the Potential. It includes the following organisations:...