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A high-flying working mother in an office meeting takes a frantic call from her new nanny. The baby's had a fit and they're at the hospital. Soon the baby is dead from being shaken and the nanny is on...
A survey of mums, undertaken by the Parent-Infant Foundation, suggests pregnant women are not getting the support they need to help them bond with their babies.
This week, more research has been released showing that downward pressure from a results-driven National Curriculum is leading to inappropriate practice in the Foundation Stage, particularly in...
Nursery nurse strikes are breaking out all over the UK, as poorly paid childcare workers are striving to bring about long-awaited changes in their status and salaries (see News, page 4). Around 3,000...
Laing and Buison has pointed out two statistical errors in its Children's Nurseries 2004 report (News, 4 March). Philip Blackburn, senior economist at Laing and Buisson, said, 'The total capacity in...
More than 60 family and children’s charities, advice organisations, academics, unions and faith leaders have written to the Chancellor calling for a £10 per child weekly uplift in child benefit to...
Question time Each morning we set up a question on our question table and display board for the children to answer, with their parent or carer, by placing their name card in a 'yes' or 'no' container.
Asquith day nurseries is undertaking a major rebranding exercise, with a shift away from a centrally-determined corporate image to one developed locally at each of the company's 112 settings. Each...
Pssst! Last month we reviewed the headline-grabbing book Secrets of the Baby Whisperer by Tracy Hogg. This British author has taken her uncanny skills working with babies to California, where she now...
Here's a super new game for two to four players. It's designed for children from four to eight years and could easily become an after-school club favourite. The purpose of the game is to be the first...