5 August 2004
The Government is to throw an extra £100m at
children's centres but, says Sue Finch, it won't be enough for an integrated
service The Chancellor surprised everyone when he announced,...
5 August 2004
By Nathan Archer, consultant at the children's house
consultancy While the development of children's centres is broadly welcomed, we
cannot lose sight of the effect this initiative has on already...
5 August 2004
So the school nurseries, sorry, Foundation Stage Units
are taking in babes in arms now. It makes me wonder what they did before
playgroups, pre-schools and private nurseries ever began....
5 August 2004
The National Child Minding Association (NCMA) joins
other childcare organisations in regretting the sensationalist messages that
have recently hit the national news about babies, toddlers and childcare. Many
parents must...
5 August 2004
As a parent I was dismayed to read that a ban on
television advertising of food to children has been ruled out by Ofcom (news,
29 July). As its report...
5 August 2004
I am 36 and have been working in childcare for nearly
half my life. My salary is very low and I can just about keep afloat. I had to
take...
5 August 2004
8 August Back to the Front with Michael Nicholson:
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5 August 2004
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26 August 2004
The Government's proposals to track pre-school children
with parents in jail, on the grounds that they are at a higher risk of becoming
criminals themselves, have been met with concern...
26 August 2004
Pre-school children whose parents are in prison could
be 'tracked' in proposals being drawn up by the Government to prevent them
turning to a life of crime. In an interview...