22 April 2004
(Photograph) - The leader of the Scottish National
Party, John Swinney, met striking nursery nurses in Angus last week. The MSP
for North Tayside said afterwards, 'I am determined to...
22 April 2004
(Photograph) - Bright Horizons Family Solutions has
opened a nursery to cater for the childcare needs of students and staff at
Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, as well as offering...
22 April 2004
Aleading special needs charity wants teachers in
mainstream schools to be given more training to teach children who have special
needs. The call was made last week by the National...
22 April 2004
Four local authorities have been designated beacons of
best practice for their groundbreaking work within the early years and
childcare sector. The councils - Leeds, Somerset, and the London boroughs...
22 April 2004
(Photograph) - Early years specialist Marie Wilson saw
her book about babies and toddlers, This is me!, launched at the City Hall in
Armagh on 1 April. The book is...
22 April 2004
* Now is the time for anyone in England planning to set
up a summer playscheme or recruit new staff to an existing scheme to begin the
process of obtaining...
22 April 2004
A£1m IT project aimed at transforming the quality
of life of disadvantaged children is being piloted by children's charity NCH
with the backing of seven major international companies. The Access...
22 April 2004
Early intervention is the watchword of youth inclusion
and support panels newly created in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, to target
children aged eight to 13 deemed at high risk of committing...
22 April 2004
Children should use car seats or boosters until they
are at least 11 years old or 150cm tall to reduce the risk of injury in road
accidents, according to new...
22 April 2004
Only one in every four women in Northern Ireland is
still breastfeeding their baby at six weeks, according to a report by the chief
medical officer, Dr Henrietta Campbell. The...