Honor Oak Sure Start in the London borough of Lewisham celebrated its second birthday last week with a visit from 'EastEnders' star Sylvester Williams, known to viewers as Mick who ran the 'night...
The delivery of parenting programmes in local communities will be debated at a Sure Start conference in Edinburgh on 7 September. Delegates to the conference can learn about the various parenting...
The DfES is seeking views on how best to use the Pounds 25m allocated to the new Parenting Fund that was announced as part of the 2002 Spending Review. The Parenting Fund: Proposals for consultation,...
A 150,000 project that will provide training, creche and office facilities for the Creggan Pre-school and Training Trust in Derry was opened last week by John Hunter, permanent secretary at the...
Day nurseries will meet to consider how to develop quality care in the current economic climate at a conference next month organised by the National Day Nurseries Association. Topics at 'Meeting the...
Plans for England to be brought into line with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and have its own independent children's commissioner were unveiled as part of the Government's long-awaited plans to...
A day nursery catering for 96 children is to open next to the Milton Keynes General Hospital. The nursery, belonging to Rugby-based company Tender Loving Childcare (TLC), will cater for children from...
Another new enterprise of interest to nannies is the website Kidzango.com, which promises to help organise time with children at home or out and about. Founder Amanda Litster says, 'What sets us apart...
Lincolnshire Montessori is launching a series of Saturday Masterclasses to be held at its nursery in Caistor.
Childline has asked for volunteers to do extra shifts in response to rumours that key characters are killed off in the latest Harry Potter novel, said the Guardian.