* Derek Mapp, founder of Leapfrog nurseries, has been appointed as chairman of Sport England, the organisation devoted to increasing participation in sport. He said, 'I am very pleased to take up the...
The second I CAN early years centre in Northern Ireland has been officially opened in Omagh. The centre at Gibson Primary School provides care for 20 pre-school children with speech, language and...
A mobile dental surgery is taking toothcare to nurseries and schools in Scotland as part of a Scottish Executive scheme to improve oral health across the country. The Childsmile (East) programme will...
Building work has begun at Links Children's Centre in Wecock, Waterlooville, with 250,000 funding from Hampshire County Council. The new facilities should be finished in August and will include a...
The 1.3m Swansea Children's Centre in Penlan, Swansea, is the first of its kind in the area. The new setting includes an adventure playground, health services, parenting suites, a toy library, a...
A new children's centre is to be opened in London this summer by Westminster Children's Society, which will work with SureStart to provide a 60-place day nursery for children aged between six months...
'Sporting icons have a duty to use their status to promote healthy lifestyles and positive messages. What we have with England is exactly the opposite.' David Hinchliffe, chair of the health select...
This week is National Pregnancy Week and the British Dental Health Foundation is reminding women that they need to take special care of their teeth and gums when expecting a baby. Increased hormone...
Ann Robinson of the Early Childhood Unit, National Children's Bureau Postnatal support for mothers living in disadvantaged inner city areas This study of 731 mothers from culturally diverse...
The importance of adult wellbeing to child health and wellbeing is the focus of this year’s National Children’s Day UK 2016.