Media watch
1 May 2008
A plastic surgeon in Florida has published a book to help children understand and cope when their mother has cosmetic surgery, reported the Daily Telegraph. Dr Michael Salzhauer's My Beautiful...
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Project makes for happy, healthy families
1 May 2008
A children's centre team in Crewe is celebrating bringing their community together through a year-long partnership project.
Nursery head banned from teaching after force feeding
1 May 2008
A Birmingham nursery school headteacher who force-fed children in her care was banned from teaching last week.
NUT strike closes nurseries
1 May 2008
Demand from parents for last-minute childcare soared last week as thousands of teachers went on strike, closing schools and some nurseries across England and Wales.
New pack keeps children on their toes
1 May 2008
An resource to help early years settings encourage children to be active is being launched this month by charity Youth Sport Trust.
The DCSF awards money to the Michael Palin Centre
1 May 2008
The DCSF has awarded £340,000 to the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering Children in London to provide schools with information, advice and training on how to support children who stammer.
Bill on junk food advertising fails to pass second reading
1 May 2008
A bill calling for a ban on junk food advertising to children has failed to pass its second reading in the House of Commons after it was blocked by opposition...
Clarification
1 May 2008
In our news story 'Scrapping of tax credits proposed' (24 April), we quoted directly from the Policy Exchange report a phrase including 'parents who prefer informal care (grandparents, childminders)'.
Government exceeds target for children's centres
1 May 2008
The number of children's centres opened across England by the end of March reached 2,906, comfortably beating the target of 2,500 set by the Government, according to ministers.
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