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The effects of cigarette smoke on children have come under fresh scrutiny in a new report by the World Health Organisation. The report, How second-hand smoke harms and kills non-smokers, has been...
The Transport and General Workers' Union has secured a 13.3 per cent payrise for workers at a Glasgow after-school club, bringing their pay up to more than 5 an hour. The pay award will increase basic...
This week's columnist Alan Bentley considers what today's young children are supposed to be protected from A good deal of attention has focused in the media recently on today's childhood. In one...
Boys should be encouraged to take part in role-play involving superheroes and toy guns, according to new advice from the Government.
Richer families are taking up a disproportionate number of registered childcare places compared to families on low or moderate incomes, according to a report for the Department for Work and Pensions...
Healthcare unions have called for community nursery nurses to be re-graded so they earn between 13,000 and 16,000 a year - a move that would allow the worst-off to earn up to 6,000 more. Evidence...
Out-of-school clubs in Scotland will be in line for more funding following a 1m New Opportunities Fund (NOF) grant to the Scottish Out-of-School Care Network (SOSCN). Last week's grant follows three...
The needs of children and young people are more important than available spaces when planning playgrounds, according to a Government-funded guide published last week. The guide, More than Swings and...
Investigation troughs Staff at Emerald Nursery and Children's Centre have created practical troughs which children can use to investigate a wide range of materials using child-size tables and plastic...