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Childcare, early years and play: the route to qualification

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  • Thursday, March 26, 2009
  • | CYP Now
There are a number of routes available to people beginning a career in the chidren's sector. For 16- to 19-year-olds, colleges offer a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) or Scottish Vocational Qualification (SVQ) Childcare, Learning and Development at either Level 2 or 3.

The hub of information - Karen Ramshaw, chief executive, NAFIS

Family information services are about to be thrust into the 21st century. The Parent Know How Directory, which is due to be launched in September, will be a web-based hub of national and local information for families - information that must be provided, updated and maintained by information services across England.

Foundations of Playwork

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  • Tuesday, February 3, 2009
  • | CYP Now
Edited by Fraser Brown and Chris TaylorOpen University PressMcGraw Hill EducationISBN 978033522291919.99344 pages

Nature's Playthings

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  • Tuesday, November 4, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Nature's Playthings, Alison Wilson Smith, Merlin Unwin Books. ISBN 9781906122003, 16.99, 176 pages

Extreme Parenting

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  • Tuesday, September 23, 2008
  • | CYP Now
Extreme Parenting - Parenting Your Child with a Chronic IllnessSharon Dempsey, foreword by Hilton DavisJessica Kingsley PublishersISBN 978184310619713.99207 pages

Under Pressure

Under Pressure: Rescuing Our Children from the Culture of Hyper-ParentingCarl HonoreOrion Books978075287531616.99294 pages

Wendy Nicolson, Infant massage instructor, self-employed

I am a trained massage therapist, and I first became aware of infant massage when I was expecting a baby myself. The techniques have been around for centuries in India and South America, but are not well known in the West, where we tend to be more touch averse.