16 September 2004
The partnership of Maytree Nursery School and Lambeth
Educational Psychology Service is one of the 45 education sector entries to
make the shortlist for the 2004 National Training Awards, run...
16 September 2004
The Government has called on UK businesses to play a
greater part in the expansion of childcare for their staff. Speaking at a
conference on employer-supported childcare last week, minister...
16 September 2004
Schools are being given Government guidance for
promoting a fit and healthy lifestyle for children. The Healthy Living
Blueprint brings together a range of resources and ideas to assist schools...
16 September 2004
Plans for extended schools was a hot topic in the media
last week. But although the Government was touting it as a new idea designed to
support working parents in...
16 September 2004
Bright Horizons Family Solutions has moved up to fourth
place in the nursery chain league table with the acquisition of two more
nursery groups. In June this year Bright Horizons...
16 September 2004
12 October An introduction to child protection
Assessing and managing risk, and listening to children.
16 September 2004
The Government should concentrate on making childcare
and early years provision affordable and sustainable and develop a specific
strategy to tackle shortages of places in London, the Commons Public Accounts...
16 September 2004
Supporting parents: messages from research A major
research programme involving 14 studies on parental support. The findings show
the importance of joined-up integrated services that enable parents to take
control...
16 September 2004
(Photograph) - Three-year-old June-Seo Lee displays a
fish she made at the Family Arts Workshop at the second Disability Rights
Festival, held in London's Trafalgar Square to promote disability equality...
16 September 2004
Childcare and educational establishments have welcomed
the Government's commitment to the extended schools initiative, while warning
that 'it can't be done on the cheap'. Speaking at 'Every Childhood Matters', a...