Assistant Children News Today

A NEW curriculum for the Jersey Youth Service has been launched by the Assistant Children’s Minister.Deputy Malcolm Ferey was at a launch event for the curriculum […]

AN equality and diversity champion has urged the new Council of Ministers to continue work to enshrine the rights of same-sex parents in law.Kaye Nicholson, who […]

CHILDREN are waiting up to six months for autism assessments and eight months for an ADHD diagnosis following an unprecedented rise in referrals.Between January and August this year, 568 children were referred for neurodevelopmental assessments – 1...

WORK to improve the parental rights of same-sex couples, civil partners and step-parents is progressing ‘as quickly as possible’, according to the Assistant Children’s Minister.Deputy Louise Doublet has confirmed that a draft law, which has bee...

STAFF shortages in nurseries, which have led to a lack of places, need to be addressed ‘immediately’, the head of a body representing the early years sector has said.The comments from Belinda Lewis, chair of the Jersey Early Years Association, co...

GRANTS of up to £1,200 are being offered to new childminders as part of an effort to combat staff shortages in the childcare sector.Existing childminders are also to be offered financial support, with grants of up to £500 announced to help with the...

THE 5% increase in fees for courses at Highlands is necessary to ‘address the gap’ between the cost of their qualifications and those offered at UK counterparts, the institution has said.The additional sum, which applies to fees for the 2023 to 2...

THE current shortage of nursery places could become even more acute and the cost of childcare rise even higher if the government does not increase support early years education, according to sector representatives.They warn today that rising costs me...

Coalition MPs were reportedly allowed to lobby for regional grants that they weren't eligible for, and the nation's capital is on track to become the world's most vaccinated city.

  Aaron Frank, Town Manager National EMS and Public Works Weeks: The Town of Colchester celebrated both National EMS Week and National Public Works Week from May 16-May 22. We thanked and honored our Emergency Medical Services providers in our Rescue and Technical Rescue squads for their selfless dedication to saving lives and keeping community members healthy and safe, especially during this last tough year during the pandemic. We also honored our Public Works employees who serve an impo...