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 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 Copenhagen to open English-language daycare Two daycare centres for children of international workers will be opened in Copenhagen, the city’s municipality has announced. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170608/copenhagen-to-open-english-language-daycare Thu, 08 Jun 2017 11:34:08 +0200 copenhagen-to-open-english-language-daycare Denmark considers mandatory language test for all three-year-olds Local Government Denmark (Kommunernes Landsforening - KL) has called for mandatory language testing of all three-year-olds as a way to combat social inequality, Politiken reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170117/denmark-eyes-mandatory-language-test-for-all-three-year-olds Tue, 17 Jan 2017 12:38:50 +0100 denmark-eyes-mandatory-language-test-for-all-three-year-olds Denmark eyes relaxed rules for refugee daycare workers Adult refugees could help refugee children adapt to Danish daycares but opinions are split on whether they should be exempt from required background checks. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160217/denmark-eyes-using-refugees-in-daycare-centres Wed, 17 Feb 2016 16:11:39 +0100 denmark-eyes-using-refugees-in-daycare-centres 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 Dane seeks $7 million in compensation from NY The Danish man who last year was found not guilty by a New York court of sexual abuse charges at a Manhattan day care institution now files a lawsuit against the State of New York, seeking $7 million in compensation. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150406/dane-sues-ny-state-seeks-7-million-in-compensation Mon, 06 Apr 2015 14:24:03 +0200 dane-sues-ny-state-seeks-7-million-in-compensation