15 March 2007
A boycott of seven toys and other products deemed to be
sexualising young children has been started by parents on a blog site that
received 75,000 hits last week. Alpha...
15 March 2007
(Photograph) - Fibre optic tubes were among the fun and
novel playthings enjoyed by children at the official opening of the Sure Start
Riverbank Children's Centre in Preston, Lancashire. The...
15 March 2007
The amount of time fathers spend with their children in
the early months of life is crucial for their development, according to
analysis of almost 20,000 children born around the...
15 March 2007
Early years and childcare organisations have broadly
welcomed the Government's consultation on funding for early years education,
which includes plans for more flexible funding of the free nursery education
entitlement....
15 March 2007
Private and voluntary nurseries in Kent have been
issued a revised version of the local authority's interpretation of the
Government's Code of Practice for the free nursery education entitlement for...
15 March 2007
The National Day Nurseries Association is calling for
daycare providers to be properly funded to deliver the free early years
entitlement through a variety of means, and wants to see...
15 March 2007
(Photograph) - Children at the Sandcastles Play Group
in Haverhill, Suffolk, got in tune with members of the Philharmonic Orchestra
from the Eastern Orchestral Board. The orchestra toured early years...
15 March 2007
Nominations are invited for the Heinemann and Nursery
World Childcare Student of the Year Award 2007. Any tutors who have taught an
exceptional student should complete the entry form that...
15 March 2007
The national minimum wage will rise by 17p to Pounds
5.52 an hour from October 2007, it was confirmed last week. In line with the
recommendations of the Low Pay...
15 March 2007
A Sure Start local programme has developed a new
parenting DVD in three languages. 'Baby and Me' gives simple tips in Arabic,
Sylheti and English and aims to help parents...