26 January 2006
A message in a bottle thrown into the sea by
four-year-old Alesha Johnson as part of a nursery school project has been found
9,000 miles away in Australia, The Sun...
26 January 2006
Gaps in the regulations for out-of-school clubs for
over-eights are leaving children vulnerable and must be addressed in the
Government's overhaul of the vetting system for all those working with...
26 January 2006
A new series of Play Awards is being launched by the
Pre-school Learning Alliance to highlight the importance of play in child
development and recognise those whose work promotes it....
26 January 2006
A Best Boss competition is being run by the work-life
balance campaign organisation Working Families in conjunction with Lloyds TSB.
They are looking for bosses who encourage flexible working, understand...
26 January 2006
Make Chatter Matter week from 6-12 February is the
highlight of this year's Chatterbox Challenge by ICAN, the charity for children
with speech and language difficulties. Children in nurseries and...
26 January 2006
Parents in Scotland can find help to get the best out
of the new Additional Support for Learning Act in a new guide from the Scottish
Consumer Council, Supporting children...
26 January 2006
Nursery owners have told Nursery World of increasing
disillusionment with their involvement in the Government's plans for extended
schools. Eileen Melling, owner of Westside Day Nursery in Hull, said that...
26 January 2006
(Photograph) - Celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli
visited Brocket Pre-school in Lemsford, Hertfordshire, for the grand opening of
the newly-refurbished home corner kitchen. The pre-school promotes healthy
eating and the children...
26 January 2006
Busy Bees, the UK's fifth largest nursery chain, has
secured a sale-and-leaseback deal with the PINE Fund on two of its nurseries.
It is the first operator to take part...
26 January 2006
The UK's children's commissioners' four-way call for a
total ban on smacking children has been rejected by the Government. In response
to a joint statement released by the four commissioners...