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The Criminal Records Bureau has been criticised by the Liberal Democrats following the Government's admission that 400 Disclosure applications were mistakenly matched with criminal convictions. Paul Burstow, a Liberal Democrat...

The NSPCC has extended its family support service in three areas across Northern Ireland, to Belfast, Ballymena and Foyle, as part of the charity's latest public education campaign to protect...

Busy Bees childcare vouchers have been awarded the prestigious ISO 9000 quality mark, which is recognised worldwide and is only awarded to organisations that can demonstrate very high quality of...

'In this country you need a licence to get a fishing rod, but anybody can set up a nanny agency' Amanda Cotton, founder of the Nannysearch agency, in 'Who's looking...

(Photograph) - Six-year-old Ailsa Shepherd dons a mermaid's outfit to play with one of the sea creature puppets she discovered on her underwater journey at the Satrosphere, an interactive science...

Ten nanny agencies in London failed to properly vet a television researcher posing as a nanny looking for work. The ten agencies were contacted by the makers of the programme...

Joined-up working among providers of services for young children and their families is being enouraged by the Scottish Executive in a new strategy. In a consultation paper, Integrated Strategy for...

An new feature especially for the under-sixes at Aberdeen's Satrosphere, an interactive science exhibition centre, allows children to find out about the sea and life underwater. The children can dress...

Only 57 per cent of Scotland's workforce take up flexitime where it is offered and no more than 36 per cent take advantage of any other family-friendly policy, including reduced...

Events to stimulate children's curiosity, imagination and creativity are on offer at Glasgow's museums over the Easter break, from 14 to 27 April. Scotland Street Museum has clay workshops for...