16 October 2003
This year's London Early Years and Primary Teaching
Exhibition, held at the Business Design Centre on October 3-5, was the most
successful yet, and it was great to meet so...
16 October 2003
An alliance of more than 180 organisations committed to
children's rights has criticised the Government for not referring to smacking
in its child protection Green Paper, Every child matters. The...
16 October 2003
(Photograph) - Isobel Asti and Hannah Tomlinson had fun
playing at Wakefield district's first-ever toy library, which opened last
month. The unit at the city's Addlib Gallery has £40,000 worth...
16 October 2003
The emotional side of working in childcare left many
delegates in tears at a conference in London last week. The national leadership
conference, 'Leading the way', organised by the National...
16 October 2003
The winner of this year's Sainsbury's Baby Book award
is Happy Dog, Sad Dog, written and illustrated by Sam Lloyd. The 32-year-old
author, who works as a volunteer on art...
16 October 2003
One in three adults in England love their dogs more
than their children, according to a survey for the National Children's Bureau
carried out by the British Market Research Bureau...
16 October 2003
'In my view it would be wonderful if parents didn't
smack, but - being one who in my time has smacked - I couldn't preach what I
didn't do.' Margaret...
16 October 2003
(Photograph) - Judges of the Heinemann Childcare
Student of the Year Award toasted this year's winner, Josephine London
(centre), at a ceremony held at the Early Years and Primary Teaching...
16 October 2003
The cost of childcare and bad experiences at school
deter parents from signing up to family learning courses, research by the
Institute of Education has found. The report Family Learning:...
16 October 2003
Four-year-old Kristopher Young and friends have a go
with ICT at Scaraway Nursery in Glasgow A £3m package to help early years
professionals with using computers in a pre-school environment...