All children who exhibit behavioural or developmental problems should be screened for levels of lead in their blood, say researchers from the South and West Devon Health Authority writing in the...
The system for assessing children who have special educational needs (SEN) is costly and bureaucratic, according to a report from public services watchdog the Audit Commission. The report, Statutory...
A public debate on food promotion to children and its impact on their health is being sponsored by the Food Standards Agency. 'Defusing the diet time bomb' will be held at the Queen Elizabeth II...
Parents are the target of a new Government obesity education drive. The Healthy Living Initiative and the Top Tips for Top Mums campaign, launched last Thursday by public health minister Caroline...
The National Early Years Network is marking the tenth anniversary of the UK's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child by devoting its annual conference to examining the...
A 'real nappies' project to promote the use of towelling nappies over disposables has been launched by Scottish Green Party leader Robin Harper. For 16 weeks mothers on maternity wards at Edinburgh...
Childcare experts are calling for an 'urgent national debate' to ensure children under three with working mothers receive the most appropriate care. In a letter to the Daily Telegraph, Sir Richard...
Childcare settings and organisations in Northern Ireland will be prosecuted if they allow anyone to work or continue to work with children whom they know has previously been disqualified from doing so...
Nursery staff have feared for their physical and mental health while working through successive lockdowns – many of them without access to full sick pay, a study led by the University of Leeds...
Nursery staff have feared for their physical and mental health while working through successive lockdowns – many of them without access to full sick pay, a study led by the University of Leeds...