Pre-schools could benefit from healthy eating guidelines launched by the Pre-school Learning Alliance. The advice coincides with the Government's public health white paper that proposes introducing...
How can practitioners ensure children in their care get safe amounts of Vitamin D from both the sun and their diet?
Do you fully understand the benefits of outdoor play? Do you know the full range of experiences that you should offer young children outdoors? I thought I did until talking to a nursery owner who...
By Bernadina Laverty and Catherine Reay (NCB, 18.39 for members; £22.99 non members)
Scotland Health scares flooded the media again last week. No sooner had we digested the news of the cancer-causing dye Sudan 1 being found in hundreds of processed foods than we were hit with more...
* Last year, 25 per cent of 15-year-old girls and 19 per cent of 15-year-old boys were regular smokers * Children whose parents smoke inhale nicotine equivalent to 80 cigarettes a year
A training centre that offers childcare on site is bringing new hope to parents in a regeneration area. Jackie Cosh reports When the Trust Taplins Childcare and Learning Centre opened two years ago,...