'I see children of five and younger coming into hospital to have teeth removed under general anaesthetic. In a so-called civilised country in the 21st century, that's unacceptable.' Professor Liz Kay,...
* Childcare providers could benefit from a pack based on a successful project on Early Years Emotional Well-Being launched in Derbyshire last year and involving eight early years settings. Councillor...
Bookstart has launched an expansion programme to give every child in England a free set of books by the age of four (see News, 28 July). Bookstart+ for toddlers and My Bookstart Treasure Chest for...
A children's centre within a ward at Inverclyde Royal Hospital planned by Greater Glasgow Health Board is part of a redesign of children's services in the area. The centre would bring children's...
The provision of better childcare facilities will help attract and retain NHS staff, Welsh health minister Jane Hutt said last week when she opened the Teddy Bear Trust Nursery in Llandough Hospital,...
Chief executives of local authorities and health boards, and chief constables, have the responsibility to ensure that their agencies act both individually and collectively to protect children and...
A system to help social services managers and practitioners improve the outcomes of their work with children and families has been developed by the Department of Health and the Welsh Assembly. The...
Children in five London boroughs can enjoy free swimming this Easter, thanks to the Kids Swim Free scheme in Newham, Waltham Forest, Tower Hamlets, Greenwich and Hackney, giving them free entry to...
Integrated inspections of local authority children's services began last week. The new Ofsted inspections will report on all education and social services managed or commissioned by councils, as well...
(Photograph) - Donna Agnew, age 21, of Kilrea, Co Londonderry, is this year's winner of the Causeway Institute of Further and Higher Education's Early Years Cup, sponsored by Nursery World. Donna, a...