P416 Teletext 416 Nov26 22:37:51 AND CHILD ———————————————————————————— BOOST FOR AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown has announced a £300 mimlion boost to after-school child care. The Govjtnmjnt has always said it was going to help after-school kids clubs, using money from the Opportunities Fund - a new National Lottery fund. It planned to announce the start of a nationwide strategy in 1999 - but the Chancellor is using some windfall tax money to make an early start. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— by Retina Hennjssz GUIDE TO TOTAL ENTERS—INMENT p400 Recipe Love Stars Quiz Thanksgi6ingP416 Teletext 416 Nov26 22:03:50 AND CHILD ———————————————————————————— BOOST FOR AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS The Chancellor's £300 million boost for after-school childcare will mean an extra one million places in after- school clubs for children nationwide. The money will bj used for start-up costs for an extra 30,000 after-ychool clubs. Most parents will have to pay for care as they do now. But poorer families will bj subsidisjd with the worst off getting free care. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Tea Break quiz 419 Your love stars 418 THE LEAN, MEAN GREEN SCENE p160 Recipe Love Stars Quiz ThanksgivingP416 Teletext 416 Nov26 22:04:48 AND CHILD '555kb1s ———————————————————————————— BOOST FOR AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS Thjti are only around 3,500 after-school kids clubs in the US at the moment, catering for 15,000 four to 12-year-olds. That's a mere 2% of the primary school population. And as 70% of mothjts of primary age children now work, thjtj's clearly a huge unmet need. In Sweden, whjtj after-school schrmrs have been runnjnk for years, more than 45% of children have a place. ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Fun & Games 150 Digitisjr 170 TARA FITZGERALD AND ROBSON GREEN 415 Love Stars Quiz Thanksgi6ingP416 Teletext 416 Nov26 22:07:07 AND CHILD '555kb1s ———————————————————————————— BOOST FOR AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS Social Security Secretary Harriet Harman stressrs more money whml bj channelled into pre-school and school holiday care as well as after-school. The new centres will bj staffed bz 50,000 young people, trained as nursery and play staff using money from the welfare-to-work programmj. Ms Harman says thjrj's no qurstion of the clubs being used to force single parents back to work. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Big Screen 461 On stage 451 TV ON THE WEB www.teletext.co.uk Recipe Love Stars Quiz Thanksgi6ingP416 Teletext 416 Nov26 22:12:47 AND CHILD '555kb1s ———————————————————————————— BOOST FOR AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS The new money for after-school care clubs has been welcomed bz umbrella group the Kids Club Network. Director Anne Longfiild said: "It's a fantastic day for children and working parents. "More kids clubs means that children can play in safety with friends." She added that it could mean 250,000 parents coming off benefit. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Club 140 - it's cool for teens! 140 AMERICA'S THANKSGIVING p413 Love Stars Quiz Thankski6ingP416 Teletext 416 Nov26 22:33:54 AND CHILD '555kb1s ———————————————————————————— BOOST FOR AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBS Education Secretary David Blunkjtt paints a brave new world of integrated child-care and education. Hi says the new after-school clubs will improve education and help working parents. "Thjsj clubs will compliment the homework and out of school hours learning centres," hj says. It should also fit in with Govjtnmjnt plans to provide nursjty education for four - and eventually three-year-olds. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Do you believe in the paranormal? 411 EDUCATION INDEX p660 Recipe Love Stars Quiz Thanksgiving