25 March 2004
As Reggio celebrates its 40th anniversary, Carlina
Rinaldi and Peter Moss explore the widespread appeal of one of the world's most
important networks of childhood centres This year, the Italian...
25 March 2004
The One Hundred Languages of Children exhibition is a
celebration of the innate competence of the young child, of the child's ability
to make sense of their world, and of...
25 March 2004
A school that's worked hard to create a sanctuary for
pupils could provide a model for extended services. Simon Vevers reports Scan
the list of 61 extended schools recently unveiled...
25 March 2004
When eight-year-old Mark arrived at Claremont School a
year ago he had low self-esteem, was hyperactive and hated going to school. His
mother Beverley was told by his previous school...
25 March 2004
By Nigel Williams, Northern Ireland commissioner for
children There is increasing evidence that it is nursery schools who are facing
some of the most difficult problems in coping with challenging...
25 March 2004
The problem of special needs children being involved in
the nursery nurses' strike in Scotland is one that Unison seems to prefer to
ignore. The fact is that in some...
25 March 2004
Nursery nurses have done themselves serious damage with
this disgraceful refusal to exempt disabled children from their industrial
action and will have a hard time getting the respect of the...
25 March 2004
I am a parent who has been severely affected by the
strike. While I understand the nursery nurses' position, my five-year-old son
is stuck at my elderly parents' house, day...
25 March 2004
There should be some kind of career structure for
nursery nurses and we should be better paid. The profession is so
under-appreciated. First there is the training and police checking...
25 March 2004
Rosemary Murphy's 'In my view' (26 February) rightly
pointed out the unfair trading issues faced by private providers when new Sure
Start Neighbourhood Nurseries are opened on their doorsteps. We...