7 November 2002
However rewarding it is to work with children, there
are times when all practitioners feel they are struggling, especially when new
legislation adds to an already heavy burden of regulation...
7 November 2002
The first round of inspections of childcare providers
by Ofsted is 'well on track' for completion by next March, says the Early Years
Directorate. In its report, Early Years: Early...
7 November 2002
Hollyoaks' idiot Bombhead, alias actor Lee Otway, was
on a roll when he helped launch the Kids' Clubs Network's 'Make Space' campaign
last week (News, 31 October), supported by fellow...
7 November 2002
'Children start out assuming their parents are perfect,
and learn what's right and wrong by example. So don't smack unless you want
your child to learn that hitting solves problems....
7 November 2002
Groups of childcarers in a London borough are pooling
resources to keep themselves afloat. Social Enterprise London (SEL) is
currently working with Islington Childcare Trust to pilot a consortia model...
7 November 2002
Forty per cent of primary schoolchildren in Northern
Ireland have been bullied, while one in four admit to bullying another pupil,
research by the University of Ulster has found. In...
7 November 2002
Accidents involving child pedestrians could be reduced
with the help of £17.6m in Government funding being given to councils in
some deprived areas of England, after research revealed that children...
7 November 2002
Divorced and separated parents who resort to the law to
settle disputes over contact with their children risk making matters worse,
says a study for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Children's...
7 November 2002
Early years practitioners are getting into the swing of
teaching young children music thanks to a new Scottish company that has
developed workshops and resources to help boost their confidence,...
7 November 2002
Parents and carers have been told it doesn't matter
what kind of cot mattress is used for a baby or whether it is new or
second-hand, as long as it...