The Scottish Executive is putting 1m into tackling tooth decay in children. The cash will fund a programme aimed at all Scotland's six-and seven-year-olds, which includes brushing instruction and...
Bogus agencies are increasingly targeting nurseries and playgroups, using threatening language to trick them into handing over up to 135 to register under the Data Protection Act.
The growth in new nursery places has outstripped demand from parents for the second year running, as the UK day nursery market grew by 12.4 per cent, according to the latest market research.
<P>More than 1.4m of new grants have been allocated to childcare projects across Scotland in the latest round of awards from the Big Lottery Fund. </P>
The Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care has clarified which of the care standards for early years education and childcare providers will be used in forthcoming inspections over a three-year...
Day nurseries in Northern Ireland fear that unsuitable people could get jobs working with children despite new child protection legislation.
Leading economists have urged the Government to consider universal childcare for all children aged nought to four in the UK.
Britain's controversial law on smacking will be reviewed this summer, children's minister Beverley Hughes said last week, prompting renewed calls for a ban. <BR>