£225m pledged for outdoor playgrounds
2 April 2008
A major national consultation on children's play will be launched by the Government on Thursday (3 April), as part of a drive to encourage more children to play outside.
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ICT review advice accepted
2 April 2008
Recommendations to protect children from accessing harmful material when playing computer games and using the internet have been accepted in full by the Government.
Phonics-only approach is rejected
2 April 2008
Teachers have been urged to reject Government guidance that children should be taught to read using phonics, arguing that the primary curriculum is too narrow and rigid.
New advice follows removal of child cough remedies
2 April 2008
Six cough and cold remedies for young children were removed from shelves last week following fears of accidental overdosing.
Thomas at Drayton Manor
2 April 2008
It was full steam ahead for children and families who visited the new Thomas Land theme park at Drayton Manor, near Tamworth, Staffordshire.
Teachers warn of two-tier children's centre system
2 April 2008
A campaign demanding that qualified teachers lead and manage all children's centres offering nursery provision for children over three is to be launched by the NUT.
Media Watch
2 April 2008
A nursery nurse offered shocked parents special Easter deals on sex toys, lubricants and dildos via her playgroup's e-mail mailing list, reported Scotland's Daily Record.
Advice 'vindicates visitors'
2 April 2008
A health visitors' union has seized upon advice that mothers and young children deserve 'national consistency' in support for good diet and nutrition from the National Institute for Health and...
Board games boost skills
2 April 2008
Playing board games such as snakes and ladders improves a pre-school child's numerical skills, according to new research.
