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Judge in day-care rapist case reported

Sat, 12 Jul 2014 12:15:00 +0200

The judge in the trial of the day-care rapist case has been reported to the Swedish National Investigation Department for allowing a camera in court to record the accused man's abuse tapes. He has branded the decision as 'absurd.'

Top ten: Tips to surviving Swedish day care

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 09:15:00 +0200

Day care, (dagis in Swedish), can be a minefield of tears, tantrums, and transformations - and that's just the parents. The Local's Patrick Reilly draws on his own experience as a father to provide the top ten tips to surviving.

Preschool abandons 3-year-old in woods

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:36:00 +0100

Staff at a preschool in Nyköping south of Stockholm on Wednesday left a 3-year-old child alone in the forest for 45 minutes after failing to count him when they were returning to the school.

Swedish towns to offer 'night time' childcare

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:38:00 +0200

Over the course of 2012 a record number of childcare facilities catering for inconvenient hours will be opened across Sweden, according to a new survey carried out by news agency TT.

Preschooler left alone at day care for hours

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 09:34:00 +0200

A 4-year-old boy in Malmö was left on his own for several hours after the pre-school staff took the other kids to the theatre and forgot about him.

Angry birds in Swedish preschooler assault

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:16:00 +0200

Preschool-children at a day care centre in southern Sweden can no longer picnic al fresco due to hordes of hungry and intrepid rooks preying on their packed lunches.