Europe's boom in school care

Schools are playing a growing role in providing childcare across Europe, according to an international survey published last month. The findings are revealed in the latest issue of Children in Europe, a bi-annual collaborative journal by a network of national organisations from eight European countries, edited by Peter Moss, professor of early childhood education at the University of London's Institute of Education. These organisations include Children in Scotland, the lead agency for children's organisations in Scotland, which works in partnership with...