Child health experts have welcomed the first-ever nutritional guidelines for early years settings in England, while taking issue with the fact that they are not mandatory.
(Photograph) - Carers and parents have been urged to make children aware of the dangers of playing in cemeteries. At the launch of a safety campaign last week, the Health and Safety Executive said it...
New EU regulations are to monitor whether medicines have been properly tested for children. Around 50 per cent of European drugs used to treat children have never been tested on them and dosages are...
I CAN, the educational charity for children with speech and language difficulties, has been awarded 70,900 by the Department of Health to share good practice in delivering education, speech and...
Editor's note: We have no wish for parents or carers to relax the care of children who have allergies. The article stated that nursery staff should seek medical training and work closely with parents...
Parents, childcare workers and health visitors are being targeted by three new distance learning courses being set up in Leicester at De Montfort University's Unit for Parenting Studies. The...
Better food and drink provision is on the menu for schools in England in the form of a Healthy Eating Blueprint being developed by three Government departments and the Food Standards Agency. The...
BRAVE NEW WORLD. By Anne Longfield, chief executive of Kids' Clubs Network. The new Sure Start unit is now up and running, and in March, new funding comes on line. This will take childcare into the...
Getting the balance right when it comes to the consumption of sugar and fibre is vital for good health. Annie Seeley looks at the recommendations - and how they translate to early years meals
Moving responsibility for children from the Department of Health to the Department for Education and Skills could widen the gap between children's and adults' community care services in England,...