Editor's view
10 August 2006
The stereotypical picture of a day nursery crammed with
babies who are placed there five days a week from 8am to 6pm is far from the
truth, as the new...
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Parents opting for part-time daycare
10 August 2006
A survey of its members by the National Day Nurseries
Association (NDNA) reveals that less than one fifth of under-fives attending
private and voluntary settings are in full-time daycare. This...
Despite the rain, children descended on North Inch Park in Perth
10 August 2006
(Photograph) - Despite the rain, children descended on
North Inch Park in Perth for Playday on 2 August. This year's theme was 'play,
naturally', with activities such as face painting,...
No pay for staff at suspended nursery
10 August 2006
A nursery in south-east London, whose registration was
voluntarily suspended after Ofsted found it to be in breach of the national
standards in care and education, owes thousands of pounds...
A psychedelic artwork designed by the children at Barnet's first children's centre
10 August 2006
(Photograph) - A psychedelic artwork designed by the
children at Barnet's first children's centre was unveiled recently to celebrate
its official opening. Children and staff at Wingfield Children's Centre were...
Media watch
10 August 2006
Cole Marsolek is becoming an accomplished water-skier -
at just 22-months-old! This natural water baby is still learning to talk yet
one of the few phrases he has mastered is,...
UK declared nation of deprived children
10 August 2006
British children are among the most deprived in Europe,
a survey has found. Research carried out at the University of York ranked the
general well-being of children in Britain as...
The National Day Nurseries Association flagship in Grantham
10 August 2006
The National Day Nurseries Association flagship in
Grantham has been re-inspected and judged 'satisfactory', following an
unannounced Ofsted inspection last October which found it to be 'inadequate'
(News, 26 January)....
The experiences of newly- arrived immigrant parents
10 August 2006
The experiences of newly- arrived immigrant parents and
their children will be the focus of a lecture in London on 26 September.
'Children Crossing Borders' has been organised by Westminster...
Teachers' TV is running a 'Learning for Fun' theme
10 August 2006
Teachers' TV is running a 'Learning for Fun' theme
every morning in August. It will also mark the start of Every Child Matters
week from 7 August, with programmes showing...
