15 July 2004
(Photograph) - Tactile, colourful mosaics designed by
children at Mary Paterson Nursery School in London now adorn the outside of
their building. Artists Miriam Gold and Imogen Ward from the...
15 July 2004
Child protection campaigners have condemned as
unworkable last week's 'half-hearted law reform' which maintains parents' right
to lightly smack their children. The House of Lords voted against a proposal to...
15 July 2004
A 9 per cent rise in the cost of cost of holiday
childcare is hitting families as schools break up for the summer holidays,
according to a new survey by...
15 July 2004
A music manifesto aiming to reverse two decades of
decline in music education was launched last week by the Government and a
coalition of 70 organisations. It promises music tuition...
15 July 2004
'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' is the nation's number
one nursery rhyme, according to a Cbeebies poll released by I CAN, the charity
that helps children with speech and language difficulties....
15 July 2004
Children's author Shirley Hughes has won the CILIP Kate
Greenaway Medal for her book Ella's Big Chance: A Fairy Tale Retold. It is the
second time she has received the...
15 July 2004
The number of public sector nurseries in Kent is set to
double over the next two years. Phase one of Kent County Council's four-year
plan to increase the number of...
15 July 2004
ALondon nursery group has teamed up with a local
college to provide free daycare for children while their parents receive
on-the-job nursery training. Newham College of Further Education has joined...
15 July 2004
Jools Page from Kent has won this year's Nursery World
student essay competition, which took the theme 'Caring for birth to threes'.
Jools is currently studying for a PhD at...
15 July 2004
Paranoia about being accused of abuse could have
serious implications for the relationship between children and their carers.
Annette Rawstrone reports The recent unseasonal weather has done nothing to
dampen...