24 November 2005
Christmas is undoubtedly on its way, and to get you in
the mood we're offering a sleighful of goodies in our great reader giveaway on
page 18. Enter our prize...
24 November 2005
Plans for a new centre to combat internet child abuse
were unveiled last week, along with new guidelines for parents and carers aimed
at keeping children safe when searching the...
24 November 2005
(Photograph) - Five-year-old Taylor May was kept well
entertained testing the ball pool on the Wesco stand at last week's Early Years
and Primary Teaching Exhibition in Glasgow. The show,...
24 November 2005
The early years sector has given a mixed response to
the Government's second consultation into the Healthy Start scheme that
proposes offering a choice of free milk or fruit to...
24 November 2005
The National Day Nurseries Association's (NDNA) London
regional centre was officially opened last week by Naomi Eisenstadt, director
of the Sure Start Unit. The £1.7m purpose-built centre in the London...
24 November 2005
Children who have more home-cooked meals are at lower
risk of heart disease than those who frequently eat out, The Daily Telegraph
reported last week. A US study of 600...
24 November 2005
New fathers are being refused their right to paid
paternity leave because they have not given their employer the 15 weeks' notice
period required by law, a new report from...
24 November 2005
Free dance lessons for children attending day nurseries
across the UK are being offered as part of the National Day Nurseries
Association's 2006 healthy eating and fitness campaign. NDNA has...
24 November 2005
Spending time in childcare helps to reduce stress
levels in children whose mothers experience low job satisfaction, according to
a new study. Mothers who are unhappy at work, or who...
24 November 2005
The chivalric values of the Knights of the Round Table
are being taught to six- to eight-year-olds in a move to deter later
anti-social behaviour. Lincolnshire police run a seven-week...