20 October 2005
The current climate is not proving too comfortable for
the private nursery sector. A recent survey has shown occupancy in nurseries
continuing to fall, with dangerously low levels in some...
20 October 2005
Increasing Government support for formal childcare
could stimulate the growth of co-operative and other social enterprises in the
sector, according to a new report to be published next week (Monday...
20 October 2005
(Photograph) - Four-year-old Cameron Brady learns the
art of plate spinning with help from his mother, Zoe Lawrenson, at a special
Circus Skills Day at St James' Church Primary School...
20 October 2005
Just under two-thirds of working mothers are not using
any type of formal childcare at all when their babies are nine months old,
according to a study published last week....
20 October 2005
(Photograph) - Children from Woodlands Day Nursery in
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, had a quacking good time during their sponsored
half-mile Toddle Waddle in aid of the Meningitis Trust. More than 20...
20 October 2005
London's underground system will be brought to life in
a new CBeebies cartoon series, BBCNews revealed. 'Underground Ernie' will
follow the adventures of trains named after the Bakerloo, Jubilee, Victoria,...
20 October 2005
Nursery teacher Moira Mackenzie from the Scottish
Highlands headed south of the border to take part in the finals of the
prestigious Teaching Awards 2005 at the Theatre Royal, Drury...
20 October 2005
Working Tax Credits will be paid direct into a
claimant's bank, building society or Post Office account from 7 November
following changes by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC). At...
20 October 2005
Bookstart has launched an expansion programme to give
every child in England a free set of books by the age of four (see News, 28
July). Bookstart+ for toddlers and...
20 October 2005
More than 300 nurseries,schools and community groups in
Scotland have received funding from the Home Reading Initiative Small Grants
Scheme to launch sustainable home projects. The recipients all applied for...