http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/childcare/ en-us Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:49:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408562/posts Mothers screamed abuse at nursery paedophile Vanessa George yesterday as she began a prison sentence that could see her freed after only seven years. One called the punishment 'a joke' and stormed out of court in disgust. Another lunged towards the dock and threatened to kill her. The dramatic scenes came as George, 39, was given an indeterminate sentence for 'plumbing new depths of depravity' by abusing children in her care. ..... The scant detail she gave police may never enable them to identify which children she assaulted while looking after babies and toddlers at Little Ted's nursery in Plymouth.... Daily Mail (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408562/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:49:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360484/posts Experts are warning child care centres to drastically limit the amount of time children spend watching television or ban TV altogether. Research by the Royal Melbourne Children's Hospital suggests children under the age of two should not watch any TV at all. The researchers have now written guidelines for the Federal Government as part of the Get Up and Grow guidelines to reduce childhood obesity. They are designed specifically for child care centres but also provide some advice for parents. Statistics show that four-month-old infants watch on average 44 minutes of TV each day and children under the age of... Australian Broadcasting Corporation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2360484/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:12:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2347699/posts MIDDLEVILLE (WZZM)- A West Michigan woman says the state is threatening her with fines and possibly jail time for babysitting her neighbors' children. Lisa Snyder of Middleville says her neighborhood school bus stop is right in front of her home. It arrives after her neighbors need to be at work, so she watches three of their children for 15-40 minutes until the bus comes. The Department of Human Services received a complaint that Snyder was operating an illegal child care home. DHS contacted Snyder and told her to get licensed, stop watching her neighbors' kids, or face the consequences. "That... WZZM 13 website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2347699/posts#comment Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:30:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274879/posts Supervisors suggest putting unemployed parents to work caring for their own children as part of proposed changes to CalWorks and other state government aid programs. With steep state budget cuts under debate in Sacramento, Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to push for changes to CalWorks and other government aid programs they said would save nearly $270 million. Included in their suggestions is a novel proposal: Put unemployed parents to work caring for their own children. "What we're saying is do not cut Welfare to Work outright: Target the cuts to the people who are the most expensive," said Miguel... latimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2274879/posts#comment Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:50:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246641/posts First lady Michelle Obama says everyone should have what she has: a chief of staff and a personal assistant. Speaking Thursday in support of sick days with pay and flexible work schedules, Mrs. Obama said that, as challenging as her new life may sometimes seem, hers is a "very blessed situation, because I have what most families don't have" -- support from her mother and a staff. "Everyone should have a chief of staff and a set of personal assistants," she said at a meeting of Corporate Voices for Working Families, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works to develop and... WXII-TV / The Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2246641/posts#comment Fri, 8 May 2009 03:01:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2182362/posts Children looked after by grandparents 'are naughtier than those who spend day in nursery' Research says children looked after by their grandparents are less likely to be ready for school Young children looked after by grandparents are more likely to be badly behaved than those sent to nursery, a study claims today. They tended to have wider vocabularies, but were also more likely to show 'problem behaviour' and find it harder to get on with other children, said researchers. They were also less likely to be ready for school, according to the study by the Institute of Education, a University... DailyMail.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2182362/posts#comment Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:00:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2156588/posts Mayor Nutter said yesterday that five of the 11 library branches once scheduled to close permanently on Thursday are instead on track to be taken over by private foundations, wealthy individuals, companies, and community development corporations. ( ... ) "Libraries are much more than repositories for books. We know this," said Nutter, who ordered 11 of 54 branches closed as part of a larger plan to address a $1 billion five-year budget gap. "They are the absolute complete nexus of community life." Nutter made his remarks at a City Hall news conference where he was loudly heckled by dozens of... Philly.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2156588/posts#comment Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:12:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2147621/posts "When it comes to caring for children, Sweden ranks highest among the world’s wealthy countries, according to a new report from the United Nations children’s organization, Unicef." www.thelocal.se http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2147621/posts#comment Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:41:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2141116/posts FOB DELTA — Obstetricians and midwives at the al Zahara Hospital in al Kut received maternal and child care training from hospital staff and Coalition forces, Nov. 26. Eighty-seven students attended the lecture, which covered topics on maternal health, child care and treatment for choking, taught by Dr. Halam Turki, an Iraqi-American obstetrics and gynecological surgeon. The Wasit director general for health; Company C, 589th Brigade Support Battalion, 41st Fires Brigade; and the 304th Civil Affairs Bde., of Philadelphia; sponsored the training. The training is part of the ongoing Operation Gunner Med, to improve the state of health care in... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2141116/posts#comment Mon, 1 Dec 2008 23:58:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128739/posts ROCKFORD, Ill. – The nation's economic troubles play out one family at a time at the New Horizons Learning Center in this struggling city two hours northwest of Chicago. Some parents have been laid off and must pull their children out of the day care center until they can find a job. Others' employment hours have been cut, so they reduce their kids' attendance to a few days a week. Financial strains prompt one mother to pay with a postdated check. Another chooses to work in the middle of the night — after putting her kids to bed — because... Yahoo News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128739/posts#comment Sun, 9 Nov 2008 14:54:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2100234/posts I was perusing the Kids and Parenting section of MSNBC and found an article entitled: Drinking water can hurt babies under 6 months. According to Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore, MD. "Babies younger than six months old should never be given water to drink [because] consuming too much water can put babies at risk of a potentially life-threatening condition known as water intoxication." MommyVomitPants.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2100234/posts#comment Wed, 8 Oct 2008 06:00:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976477/posts LEAD: Ten years after the U.S. started talking about ''family values,'' many wonder why we are still unable to provide decent education, health care and opportunity for all of our children.... ... At this pivotal moment, much can be learned by comparing America's child care system to France's.... ...What we saw was a coordinated, comprehensive system, supported across the political spectrum, that links day care, early education and health care - and is accessible to virtually every child... We found sharp contrasts between the French and U.S. child care systems....In France, mandated paid parental leave for child birth and adoption... New York Times Archives http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976477/posts#comment Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:37:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1975974/posts I hope I didn't screw up my first attempt at a Vanity Post. My daughter attends a private school. She is 19 months old and has been there close to a year now. She is a bit more advanced than kids her age, yet she has remained within her age group. She was to be moved up to a new class last month. She doest use sippy cup, and she is also letting her teachers know she has to use the bathroom, but they cannot take the time away to sit her down because two teachers have to be in... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1975974/posts#comment Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:54:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885798/posts A text message from a virtual stranger saying 'I want to have sex with you tonight' might, on occasion, be considered a compliment. When it comes from the nanny you just hired to look after your eight-month-old baby, it's bad news. Being a nervous first-time mother, I had done my homework to find Carole. I had interviewed her twice at length and spoken to her previous employer. As much as it upset me to leave my baby to go back to work, we needed the money - but at least I thought I had done everything to make sure Lily... The Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885798/posts#comment Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:15:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1806814/posts A new study finds that children who received better quality child care before kindergarten had better vocabulary scores later on than those who received lower quality child care. The study also finds that children who remained in child care longer were more likely to have behavior problems in the sixth grade. Researchers say the effect of child care quality is consistent with other evidence showing that early experiences matter to a child's language development. But, they say, parenting is a much more important predictor of a child's development. The report appears in the current issue of Child Development. It tracked... NJ101.5 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1806814/posts#comment Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:18:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806784/posts A much-anticipated report from the largest and longest-running study of American child care has found that keeping a preschooler in a day care center for a year or more increased the likelihood that the child would become disruptive in class ? and that the effect persisted through the sixth grade. The finding held up regardless of the child's sex or family income, and regardless of the quality of the day care center. With more than 2 million U.S. preschoolers attending day care, the increased disruptiveness very likely contributes to the load on teachers who must manage large classrooms, the authors... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806784/posts#comment Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:41:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806696/posts How nurseries 'still breed aggression' By Sarah Womack, Social Affairs Correspondent  Last Updated: 1:15am BST 26/03/2007     Children who spend a lot of time in nursery are more likely to be aggressive and disobedient throughout primary school - no matter how excellent the nursery, according to study published today.Primary school teachers are more likely to say that such children - even at the age of 11 - are still "getting into fights" or "arguing a lot".The findings, from a continuing study of nearly 1,400 children, reignite the debate about whether working women damage their children's health by putting them... The Telegraph (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1806696/posts#comment Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:24:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1733802/posts Question One has gained the lion’s share of attention when it comes to the ballot questions (however misleading some of that attention might have been). Understandable, since Questions Two and Three can’t exactly be boiled down to the “wine=good” vs. “wine=bad” talking points. Nevertheless voters will be asked to weigh in on all three initiatives on the statewide ballot tomorrow, and so we offer a recap of the Herald’s views: Question One would allow more grocery stores to sell wine, subject to approval of local licensing authorities. The dire warnings of opponents - including the powerful liquor lobby and the... The Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1733802/posts#comment Tue, 7 Nov 2006 06:16:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1733785/posts BALLOT QUESTION #1 An Initiative Petition for a Law This proposed law would allow local licensing authorities to issue licenses for food stores to sell wine. The proposed law defines a “food store” as a retail vendor, such as a grocery store, supermarket, shop, club, outlet, or warehouse-type seller, that sells food to consumers to be eaten elsewhere (which must include meat, poultry, dairy products, eggs, fresh fruit and produce, and other specified items), and that may sell other items usually found in grocery stores. Holders of licenses to sell wine at food stores could sell wine either on its... Massachusetts Elections Division http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1733785/posts#comment Tue, 7 Nov 2006 05:28:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1710764/posts Gov. Schwarzenegger signed legislation Thursday that is intended to give parents and guardians more information about potential problems at licensed child-care facilities. The bill by Assemblyman John J. Benoit, R-Bermuda Dunes, stemmed from the March 2004 drowning of Aryanna Sanchez in an above-ground spa at a Riverside day-care center. A social worker had cited the center's husband-wife operators at least once for leaving the spa uncovered. But Aryanna's mother, Anita Aguilar, never knew of the violation. Under AB 633, child-care centers are required to make available investigative reports and other paperwork, including evidence of the state's intent to pull a... Riverside Press-Enterprise http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1710764/posts#comment Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:09:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1666469/posts In the name of the fatherhttp://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=1033732006 http://tinyurl.com/ozefu DANI GARAVELLI Sun 16 Jul 2006 ONCE upon a time, I believed it didn't matter a whit whether a baby was born into a family with one parent or two. Or with two mothers or two fathers rather than a mother and a father. Why should it? What was important was not the number or gender of the parents, but whether or not they were loving and attentive. That was, of course, before I had any of my own. Now I realise that bringing up children is a challenge even for two well-meaning... Scotland on Sunday http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1666469/posts#comment Sun, 16 Jul 2006 02:09:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1633900/posts Homeschoolers believe that parents generally provide the best care for children, so when the Wyoming legislature started working on a "Quality Child Care Initiative" this year, homeschoolers got involved. The legislators made quite a few changes as they tried to find some compromise between people who put parents first and those who see the government as the answer to everything. The new law established a "Legislative Oversight Committee" to oversee progress. The Governor appointed a joint task force of the Department of Family Services and the Department of Workforce to make some initial assessments. On Friday, April 28, the Legislative... HOME SCHOOL LEGAL DEFENSE ASSOCIATION http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1633900/posts#comment Wed, 17 May 2006 19:23:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1633435/posts According to a recent study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it costs a middle-income family $250,000 to raise a child from birth to age 17. And that doesn't include the cost of a college education. In the first year alone, the costs of a baby can reach between $9,000 and $11,000, and most new and expectant parents don't realize the size of the financial burden they are taking on. "Most people are more focused on the schedule disruptions and the exhaustion they will be facing," says Brette McWhorter Sember, a retired lawyer and author of "Your Practical Pregnancy Planner:... yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1633435/posts#comment Wed, 17 May 2006 00:58:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1614049/posts Harper Backs MPs Depiction of Liberal Day Care Plan as "Soviet Style" By John-Henry Westen OTTAWA, April 12, 2006 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Liberal MP Omar Alghabra (Mississauga-Erindale) was incensed in the House of Commons yesterday that Conservative MP Cheryl Gallant had compared the Liberal day care plan to "Soviet style" day care. "Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Conservative member for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke said that the Quebec model of child care, adopted by the former government, was a soviet style child care," protested Alghabra. He demanded Prime Minister Harper apologize for the remarks. Gallant on April 10, said in the Commons, "It has... LifeSiteNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1614049/posts#comment Wed, 12 Apr 2006 23:07:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1534355/posts Tories offer child care payment $1,200 for each child under six Allan Woods, CanWest News Service (via National Post) December 5, 2005 OTTAWA -- A Conservative government would scrap child-care agreements the Liberals have signed with 10 provinces and bring in a system of $1,200-per-child payment for families with preschoolers coupled with a $250-million tax credit for businesses and employers to create 125,000 new child care spaces over five years, Stephen Harper said Monday. Families with children younger than six would receive a $100 payment each month to use as they see fit, Harper said, contrasting it with the... CanWest via National Post - Canada http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1534355/posts#comment Mon, 5 Dec 2005 18:17:45 GMT