Industrial action by firefighters has prompted the Department for Education and Skills to renew its fire safety advice for schools and all educational establishments, including early years settings....
A new British standard for child-resistant packaging in medicines containing aspirin, paracetamol and iron is to be introduced by the Government. Health minister Lord Hunt said the new standard would...
Childsplay, the Claremont Nursery Co-operative, in Newcastle upon Tyne, is the lucky winner of Nursery World's website competition, in association with Parenta. The nursery has won a package worth...
By Peter Dixon, educational consultant and children's writer Zak is three-and-three-quarters, Dinky-Jay is just five, and they are making their way to the sand tray. They will be disappointed when...
New partnerships between parents, education and health providers will be used to help children's transition between early years and primary school.
A new 1.2m purpose-built centre in Ruchazie, Glasgow, is providing a wealth of services for families and young children, including a project to help men to be better dads. The charity Quarriers, which...
The Bog Standard campaign, set up by the national charity Education and Resources for Improving Childhood Continence (ERIC), has raised awareness of the need to provide the most attractive and...
A doctor was formally cleared by the General Medical Council last week for allowing parents to opt for a single measles vaccine for their children instead of the combined measles, mumps and rubella...
The cold and flu season is upon us, but you don't have to be caught cold! Solgar, the vitamin company, recommends its popular Ester-C Plus tablets to help support the immune system against colds, flu...
Taking children out on educational visits was defended by school standards minister David Miliband last week, after Paul Ellis, a geography teacher at Fleetwood High School in Lancashire, was jailed...