25 November 2004
Scrap the store-bought advent calendar - it's more fun
to make your own, says Hilary White Christmas is coming, and what better way
for children to count down the days...
25 November 2004
The recent move by a primary school in south London to
open a baby unit, funded and run by the school itself, raises quite a few
issues, especially with current...
25 November 2004
A primary school has opened its own baby unit in a move
it claims is a first in the UK. Gorringe Park primary school in Mitcham, south
London, claims it...
25 November 2004
(Photograph) - Nursery workers Aran Bint and Natalie
Frith and children from Bumpsa-daisies Nursery in Fulham, London, bounced and
bumped their way to £1,400 in fundraising for Children in Need....
25 November 2004
Staff whose children attend the nursery where they work
are entitled to unlimited tax and national insurance exemption for childcare
costs as long as their employer meets the criteria for...
25 November 2004
(Photograph) - Children from Paintpots Montessori
School in London staged a live exhibition workshop at the first National
Montessori Art Exhibition in the Mall Galleries on 1 November. The children...
25 November 2004
The Children's Workforce Development Council for
England is consulting stakeholders on its proposed governance structure in
preparation for its full launch in April. The council, one of five bodies that...
25 November 2004
The Pre-school Learning Alliance was last week named
'one of the best training providers in the country', in the Adult Learning
Inspectorate's annual report on the quality of vocational training...
25 November 2004
Talking has been shown to boost children's skills
development in a new early intervention programme. 'Talking Time', devised by
researchers at the University of London, was found to improve children's...
25 November 2004
A £12m funding boost to provide more foster
carers and places in Scotland should also be used to raise the minimum
allowances paid to carers, says the Fostering Network. The...