All Blog Posts Tagged 'cm' (5)

The boy and girl can currently be seen next to the slogan "Don't Label Me" on adverts funded by the British Humanist Association (BHA) and endorsed by Prof Richard Dawkins, the scientist and prominent atheist. The posters form part of a campaign urging parents not to define their children by their own faith, which some secularists claim amounts to an abuse of their human rights. But the campaign appears to have backfired after a Christian community leader said that the models pictured in the p… Continue

The Prime Minister's Office has told petitioners that friends looking after children informally should not have to register with Ofsted. A petition, signed by 19,890 people, expressed support for policewomen Leanne Shepherd and Lucy Jarrett, who were prevented from looking after each other's children while one of them was working because this was defined as "childcare for reward". They would have to register as childminders under the Childcare Act 2006.… Continue

This is the USA government advice but much of it is applicable around the world New Guidance for Child Care and Early Childhood Programs Children in daycare New federal guidelines released to help child care and early childhood programs respond to influenza during the 2009–2010 influenza season. * Child Care and Early Childhood Guidance * Preparing for the Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Child Care and Early Childhood * Watch the September 9th Webcast for Parents and Child Care Providers… Continue

The cost of a standard disclosure will go down from £31 to £26, although the cost of enhanced checks will remain at £36. Those working with children will still have to pay £64 to register for the vetting and barring scheme being introduced from October 12. This includes a £28 fee to register with the Independent Safeguarding Authority and £36 for a Criminal Records Bureau check. Rea… Continue

This is from an article by Jenny Baker - read the whole article at the link below. Are the questions she raises relevant for you? A friend of mine is a vicar who has just started a new job. Last month, she asked to meet with a local Baptist minister to find out more about his church and to talk about ways in which they could work together. He said that he couldn’t meet her on her own in principle, because she is a woman, and insisted that his wife was at the meeting as well. Were his actions… Continue