3 March 2005
The improved pay settlements negotiated by local
authority nursery nurses across Scotland last year have left private providers
struggling to retain staff. Comments from providers suggest that higher
salaries and...
3 March 2005
The number of children displaying asthma symptoms in
Aber- deen may be levelling out for the first time in 40 years, a study by
Aberdeen University has shown. A survey...
3 March 2005
A three-month pilot campaign launched by the Scottish
Executive in north-east Scotland last week aims to raise awareness of child
protection issues and encourage people to report their concerns. The...
3 March 2005
Childminders will play a key role in extended schools
if a new campaign by the National Childminding Association (NCMA) proves
successful. The NCMA published a briefing paper last week to...
3 March 2005
Children's diets figured frequently in the headlines
this week. In The Metro, Professor Lindsey Allen said parents who bring up
their children on vegetarian or vegan diets were being 'unethical'....
3 March 2005
Early years topics and projects from Nursery World are
being used to support children's learning in northern India, thanks to a unique
link between Poppies Daycare Nursery in Wiltshire and...
3 March 2005
Research into the attitudes of schools towards the
Government's extended schools initiative has found that a significant number of
headteachers are committed to the concept, but many have key areas...
3 March 2005
(Photograph) - Reception class pupils at St Austin's
Catholic Primary School in Liverpool were joined by Claire Walker (left) of the
British Council in Malaysia and foreign language teacher Patricia...
3 March 2005
The number of working mothers with pre-school children
almost doubled between 1979 and 2002, according to research into female
employment published last week by the Economic and Social Research Council....
3 March 2005
Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell is in awe of an
earth-shattering verdict on equal pay An asteroid has struck. It has the
potential to detonate the apparently eternal equation between...
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