Timesonline.co.uk | Nurseries told to open at the weekends for parents with busy lifestyle

UK parents demand an end to childcare centres' restrictive work-day hours, something Government Ministers appear to support. A harkening back to the demands of the women's movement of the 1970s? Or taking a leaf out of China's book?

BBC NEWS | Education | Wealth gap in learning, by age 3

New research shows the relationship between social class disadvantage and educational attainment which is evident at three years of age. The general point has been known for decades but politicians since the late 1970s have chosen to ignore it as to address it requires a redistribution of wealth not simply educational initiatives .BBC NEWS | Education | Wealth gap in learning, by age 3 The full report, linked here, is called Millennium Cohort Study Second Survey: A User's Guide to Initial Findings

What happened to childhood? How we are failing the young - Independent Online Edition > This Britain

A new report raises concerns about children's well being in the UK. What happened to childhood? How we are failing the young - Independent Online Edition > This Britain