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Parties challenged on child interests

5 April 2001, Nursery World

Three children's charities have challenged the leading political parties in England to prove their commitment to children in the forthcoming General Election. The charities, the NSPCC, Barnardo's and the Child...

Editor's view

5 April 2001, Nursery World

As the nine to five working day becomes ever less common, the need grows for childcare in what used to be called unsocial hours. Evening work, night shifts, weekend work...

Overnight nursery heralds new trend

5 April 2001, Nursery World

Apioneering 24-hour nursery launched last week aims to provide overnight care for the children of shiftworkers. Harlequin Nurseries' new venture in Glasgow is the only one of its kind known...

Quote of the week

5 April 2001, Nursery World

'Some mothers say they leave their babies to give them a better life. But they haven't thought about the effect on the baby ... Most people take for granted simple...

Schools confused by conflicting advice over disease precautions

5 April 2001, Nursery World

Schools are being given conflicting advice on how to respond to the foot and mouth crisis in different parts of Britain. In Dumfries and Galloway, where 115 cases have been...

In brief...Revenue funding per

5 April 2001, Nursery World

Revenue funding per pupil in England has increased between 1997/98 and 2001/02 by an average of £540, the Department of Education's annual report shows. Other key achievements in the past...

In brief...The new Learning and

5 April 2001, Nursery World

The new Learning and Skills Council this week took over from the Further Education Funding Council and the Training and Enterprise Councils. The LSC, which has 47 local arms across...

In brief...A group of community

5 April 2001, Nursery World

A group of community activists currently occupying Atherden Road Nursery in the London Borough of Hackney have had a High Court eviction hearing adjourned until 23 April because the group...

Nursery nurse is sentenced and fined over assault

5 April 2001, Nursery World

A nursery nurse who broke the arm of a child in her care has been given a 15-month prison sentence suspended for two years. Helen Lamb was also ordered to...

Improve communication with parents, Dunblane school told

5 April 2001, Nursery World

Inspectors have told Dunblane Primary School and nursery class staff to improve communication with parents, while praising them for helping traumatised children recover from the massacre at the school in...