5 April 2001
Three children's charities have challenged the leading
political parties in England to prove their commitment to children in the
forthcoming General Election. The charities, the NSPCC, Barnardo's and the
Child...
5 April 2001
As the nine to five working day becomes ever less
common, the need grows for childcare in what used to be called unsocial hours.
Evening work, night shifts, weekend work...
5 April 2001
Apioneering 24-hour nursery launched last week aims to
provide overnight care for the children of shiftworkers. Harlequin Nurseries'
new venture in Glasgow is the only one of its kind known...
5 April 2001
'Some mothers say they leave their babies to give them
a better life. But they haven't thought about the effect on the baby ... Most
people take for granted simple...
5 April 2001
Schools are being given conflicting advice on how to
respond to the foot and mouth crisis in different parts of Britain. In Dumfries
and Galloway, where 115 cases have been...
5 April 2001
Revenue funding per pupil in England has increased
between 1997/98 and 2001/02 by an average of £540, the Department of
Education's annual report shows. Other key achievements in the past...
5 April 2001
The new Learning and Skills Council this week took over
from the Further Education Funding Council and the Training and Enterprise
Councils. The LSC, which has 47 local arms across...
5 April 2001
A group of community activists currently occupying
Atherden Road Nursery in the London Borough of Hackney have had a High Court
eviction hearing adjourned until 23 April because the group...
5 April 2001
A nursery nurse who broke the arm of a child in her
care has been given a 15-month prison sentence suspended for two years. Helen
Lamb was also ordered to...
5 April 2001
Inspectors have told Dunblane Primary School and
nursery class staff to improve communication with parents, while praising them
for helping traumatised children recover from the massacre at the school in...
