22 July 2004
24 July Baby care skills course
22 July 2004
Increased spending on childcare is an encouraging sign that the Government is tackling child poverty but cuts in civil service jobs could undermine the strategy, the Child Poverty Action Group...
22 July 2004
Bogus agencies are increasingly targeting nurseries and playgroups, using threatening language to trick them into handing over up to £135 to register under the Data Protection Act.
22 July 2004
Nannies have finally been getting their due
professional credit in the media this month in the form of the 'Supernanny'
series on Channel 4. Supernanny Jo Frost - who humbly...
22 July 2004
If you're a hopeful for the Professional Nanny of the
Year award you only have until 27 August to get a past or present employer to
nominate you for the...
22 July 2004
Learning through play is blossoming at Kew Gardens in
London's newest interactive playground. 'Climbers and Creepers', designed for
children from three to nine, has just opened and will keep them...
22 July 2004
Annette Priest at Oxfordshire Children's Information
Service - who says she nannied for many years - writes to point out that another
good source for finding local facilities, activities and...
22 July 2004
Forget the sports club - if you're a buggy-pushing
nanny, you may already be doing the equivalent of a half-marathon a week. A
survey for baby buggy manufacturers Maclaren found...
22 July 2004
Hot and bothered, or sticking with a cold shoulder?
Jennie Lindon looks at how to handle tantrums and stubbornness It does not
matter how experienced you are as a nanny....
22 July 2004
Experiences of working in some favourite countries as a
nanny and au pair are recalled by Ella Lovelock Is nannying abroad a good
career prospect? Having worked in Europe and...