8 February 2007
(Photograph) - Councillor Caroline Pigeon shares a book
at the Newington Library in Southwark, London, to celebrate National
Storytelling Week, which ran from 26 January to 2 February. All Southwark...
8 February 2007
A mother and baby singing class has been served with an
enforcement notice by the local council to keep the noise down, said the Daily
Telegraph. Neighbours complained about the...
8 February 2007
Councillors appear to have backed away from their
decision to support the closure of a Sure Start nursery in a school-based
children's centre after vigorous opposition from parents. Head of...
8 February 2007
Tax credits for employing an approved nanny will be
extended to parents in Wales when the Childcare Approval Scheme becomes
operational there from 6 April. According to Sure Start, there...
8 February 2007
Free briefing sessions on childcare tax credits are
being offered to childcare providers and parents throughout February and March
by One Parent Families Scotland and the Scottish Out of School...
8 February 2007
The Northern Ireland Childminding Association has
complained about its exclusion from consultation on the Play Policy for
Northern Ireland. The NICMA also called for a committed training programme to
be...
8 February 2007
Guidance for local authoritieson the production and
review of the Children and Young People's Plan (CYPP) has been released by the
DfES, as the amendment regulations of the CYPP are...
8 February 2007
A Sure Start project to be launched next month aims to
help fathers communicate better with their children. The scheme, 'Who's a
Daddy', based in Bridgend, Wales, was begun by...
8 February 2007
Speech and language charity I CAN has launched a DVD
resource for parents and carers which outlines how interaction around everyday
activities can develop vital communication skills in young children....
8 February 2007
The ten sites chosen to conduct health visitor pilots
from children's centres to target socially-excluded families have been named by
the DfES and the Department of Health . As part...
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