Nursery World - UK 'keeps Victorian ideals of children'

British society still does not care enough about children, according to a leading professor in child health. Professor Al Aynsley-Green of the Institute of Child Health and chair of the Children's Taskforce told a child health inequalities conference in London last week, organised by the National Children's Bureau, that many people did not care about children and questioned why services should be focused on them. He called for the 'lottery' in children's services to come to an end.

Professor Al Aynsley-Green of the Institute of Child Health and chair of the Children's Taskforce told a child health inequalities conference in London last week, organised by the National Children's Bureau, that many people did not care about children and questioned why services should be focused on them. He called for the 'lottery' in children's services to come to an end.

Professor Aynsley-Green said, 'Children are the lifeblood of the future and our guarantee for our nation's prosperity and success. Healthy children become healthy adults, so it is extraordinary that for so long children have been at the bottom of the pecking order of priorities.

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