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11 April 2002, Nursery World

Leapfrog, the UK's second largest nursery chain, is living up to its name in terms of the way its growth has bounded along since it launched in 1998. In less...

Leapfrog nurseries poised for flotation

11 April 2002, Nursery World

Leapfrog Day Nurseries, the UK's second-largest nursery chain, has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange in the first half of this year in a bold move...

'Behaviour prevention better than cure'

11 April 2002, Nursery World

The Government should support parents by 'investing in prevention', rather than resorting to compulsory parenting orders when children misbehave, family charities warned this week. Helen Dent, chief executive of the...

Anyone who missed out on Nursery World's sunflower seed giveaway is in luck

11 April 2002, Nursery World

Anyone who missed out on Nursery World's sunflower seed giveaway is in luck - we have some extra packets to give away. So if you're hankering after a bright and...

Calls to the NSPCC's helpline

11 April 2002, Nursery World

Calls to the NSPCC's helpline have doubled since the launch of its latest drive against child abuse. Since the launch on 1 March of the charity's advertising campaign telling people...

The Maternity Alliance has produced a leaflet

11 April 2002, Nursery World

The Maternity Alliance has produced a leaflet to help professionals advising mothers with post-natal depression. The leaflet is priced 25p plus p&p, and available with discounts for bulk orders. For...

Quote of the week

11 April 2002, Nursery World

'After paying the nursery there is very little left of what I earn. It is totally enraging that childcare costs have to come out of taxed income.' Mother of two...

Staff and children at Lewes Nursery School

11 April 2002, Nursery World

(Photograph) - Staff and children at Lewes Nursery School, East Sussex, celebrated with fun and games when they were presented with Quality Matters accreditation from the Pre-school Learning Alliance. Receiving...

Asylum mothers getting a raw deal

11 April 2002, Nursery World

Pregnant asylum seekers and their babies suffer bitter hardship in a support system that falls short of meeting their most basic needs for adequate food and safe shelter, according to...

New care standards clarified in seminars

11 April 2002, Nursery World

Childcare providers who feel confused over Scotland's new national care standards will find answers to their questions at a series of seminars organised by the Scottish Childminding Association. The seminars...