The Local Denmark https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Danish government declines to close childcare but asks parents to keep small children at home The government has encouraged parents to care for small children at home despite childcare facilities such as kindergartens remaining open. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210106/danish-government-declines-to-close-childcare-but-asks-parents-to-keep-small-children-at-home Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:52:14 +0100 danish-government-declines-to-close-childcare-but-asks-parents-to-keep-small-children-at-home Teddy bears to lead protests in Denmark over childcare standards A demonstration involving thousands of teddy bears will take place across Denmark on Saturday, over standards at the country’s childcare facilities. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200911/teddy-bear-demonstration-over-danish-childcare Fri, 11 Sep 2020 14:03:24 +0200 teddy-bear-demonstration-over-danish-childcare Pre-election childcare demand is not 'ultimate': Danish party The Socialist People’s Party (SF), a parliamentary ally of the new government, says an election promise it made over staff-child ratios at kindergartens is not ‘ultimate’. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190629/pre-election-childcare-demand-is-not-ultimate-danish-party Sat, 29 Jun 2019 19:02:03 +0200 pre-election-childcare-demand-is-not-ultimate-danish-party Election 2019: Danish PM candidate refuses to guarantee childcare ratios Social Democrat leader and prime ministerial hopeful Mette Frederiksen says she wants to see more childcare professionals in Denmark’s kindergartens, but cannot guarantee staff-child ratios. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190603/election-2019-danish-pm-candidate-refuses-to-guarantee-childcare-ratios Mon, 03 Jun 2019 12:38:46 +0200 election-2019-danish-pm-candidate-refuses-to-guarantee-childcare-ratios Danish party wants extra playtime year for kids in daycare Parents should be given the right to delay their children’s first day in school with an extra year in daycare, a Danish left-centre party has proposed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190514/danish-left-party-wants-optional-extra-playtime-year-for-kids-in-daycare Tue, 14 May 2019 18:37:54 +0200 danish-left-party-wants-optional-extra-playtime-year-for-kids-in-daycare After parents' protest, Danish municipality sets out to meet childcare targets Three conservative parties in the municipality of affluent Frederiksberg in Greater Copenhagen are in favour of the introduction of a minimum staff-child ratio at the district’s kindergartens and nurseries. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190430/after-parents-protest-danish-municipality-sets-out-to-meet-childcare-targets Tue, 30 Apr 2019 13:55:07 +0200 after-parents-protest-danish-municipality-sets-out-to-meet-childcare-targets Why are so many parents in Denmark demonstrating over childcare? Last Saturday, thousands of people across Denmark turned up with prams, cargo bikes and banners, to demonstrate over standards at the country’s childcare facilities. Journalist Emma Firth sets out an unprecedented parents’ movement. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190412/why-are-parents-in-denmark-are-demonstrating-over-childcare Fri, 12 Apr 2019 17:34:18 +0200 why-are-parents-in-denmark-are-demonstrating-over-childcare 4-year-old left alone in Danish daycare It’s a story that sounds like every parent’s nightmare. A four-year-old girl was left alone in her daycare institution in Randers on Monday after all personnel left for the day and locked the doors. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150512/denmark-5-year-old-left-alone-daycare Tue, 12 May 2015 14:31:38 +0200 denmark-5-year-old-left-alone-daycare