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24 October 2002
The fable of the hare and the tortoise is now available
on a CD featuring songs and actions from a show based on the story by the Wee
Stories Early...
24 October 2002
The first edition of a directory of training
opportunities for those working in the childcare sector in the Stirling area
has been launched by Stirling Children's Partnership. The directory contains...
24 October 2002
Childcare costs for nurses and midwives will be
subsidised by the Scottish Executive as part of a £1m initiative aimed at
encouraging them to return to work. Under the Return...
24 October 2002
More than 40,000 criminal record checks have been
carried out on people working with children and vulnerable adults in the past
six months. Justice minister Jim Wallace said Disclosure Scotland,...
24 October 2002
Children's play in the UK looks set to benefit from
£200m of investment by the New Opportunities Fund following the
completion of a wide-ranging cross-departmental review. The review, launched
last...
24 October 2002
* A swimming and water safety website is one of a
number of Government initiatives to encourage more primary school children in
England to learn to swim that were unveiled...
24 October 2002
Children's safety in England is being compromised by a
failure to adequately resource the local bodies charged with their protection,
and by severe difficulties in recruiting and retaining suitable staff,...
24 October 2002
From small seeds big plants grow, as these sunflowers
at the Stepping Stones Day Nursery in Finchampstead, Berkshire demonstrate. The
sunflowers towering over Charlotte Harris and Neve Mills at the...
24 October 2002
A book containing important messages for children aged
four to six about heart health has been produced by the British Heart
Foundation. The Big Heart Book is a colourful A2...
24 October 2002
Huge demand for a booklet giving parents and carers
advice on talking to children about prejudice and discrimination has led to its
third reprint in four months. Nearly 15,000 copies...