10 March 2005
It's impossible to know just how much money is being
defrauded by parents falsely claiming childcare costs under the Working
Families Tax Credit, but suspicions are growing that it could...
10 March 2005
England's first children's commissioner has received a
warm welcome from children's rights advocates, but they remain concerned that
the Government's job specification for him is the 'weakest in the UK'....
10 March 2005
Pressure is mounting on the Government to rethink how
it subsidises childcare amid concerns that increasing numbers of parents are
exploiting the way childcare tax credit operates and defrauding the...
10 March 2005
The first step towards a national pool of police
information has been taken by the Home Office, with the launch of the I-PLX
database in England and Wales, which increases...
10 March 2005
A campaign encouraging families to play an active role
in getting political parties to address the key issues facing children before
the general election has been launched by 4Children. The...
10 March 2005
The NSPCC has warned the Children (Contact) and
Adoption Bill could put children's lives at risk because it does not ensure the
voice of the child is heard. The charity...
10 March 2005
The pay gap between men and women is as much as a third
in some European countries, according to research by Eurostat. The average gap
across the EU is 16...
10 March 2005
Our Nursery Equipment supplement is looking for
Foundation Stage practitioners to join its product review panel. Write to
editor Sue Hubberstey at Admiral House, 66-68 East Smithfield, London E1W 1BX,...
10 March 2005
Flowers sing a lullaby to two year-old Jennifer Leach
from the Share, Care & Learning day nursery at Eureka!The Museum for Children
in Halifax, West Yorkshire. The interactive SoundGarden and...
10 March 2005
Childcare organisations have called for increased
funding direct to providers to achieve the twin aims of sustainability and
affordability in their responses to the Government's ten-year strategy. They
have also...