News Archive
Too early, too much, too long
Wednesday 08. of February 2006By: National Literacy Trust
Parenting guru Steve Biddulph enters the childcare debate with a broadside on nurseries, and demands we find a way to allow women to work without sacrificing their children.
Baby, you deserve better
Tuesday 14. of February 2006By: The Times - Libby Purves
The under-3s should be at home with mum. That's why the law and the workplace must change.
IT IS A TRUTH insufficiently acknowledged that childcare gurus are often a bit nuts. One thinks of John B. Watson, who thought that it...
Risk to children from mothers in stressful jobs
Monday 21. of November 2005By: The Guardian - Lucy Ward
Mothers in jobs that are unsatisfying or emotionally draining appear to transfer higher stress levels to their young children, but spending longer in childcare can help to counter the problem, according to research published...
Classes overflow as Burundi abolishes school fees
Wednesday 21. of September 2005By: The Independent - Meera Selva
Pupils in Burundi crowded into overflowing classrooms for their first day at school this week, after the new president Pierre Nkurunziza made primary education free for all. But some schools are having to deal with three times as...
Childcare 'stress for toddlers'
Monday 19. of September 2005By: BBC News
Young children experience heightened stress levels when they enter child care, suggests research.
Researchers tracked the reaction of 70 toddlers in Berlin to their separation from their parents and homes.
Wales abolishes compulsory tests
Wednesday 10. of November 2004By: The Guardian - Rebecca Smithers
The Welsh assembly yesterday approved a change in the law which will mean the end of compulsory national tests for 11-year-olds from next year.
The so-called key stage two tests will be replaced by more teacher assessment and a...
Fear on nursery care forces rethink
Thursday 08. of July 2004By: The Guardian - Madeleine Bunting
The government is reconsidering its strategy on childcare in the face of mounting evidence that day nurseries for children under two can lead to increased incidence of antisocial behaviour and aggression.