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...
(Photograph) - Budding gardeners from Battlefield Primary School in Glasgow have planted 40 trees to form the Children's Orchard in the city's Queens Park. The initiative is part of the Wee Apple...
(Photograph) - Four-year-olds Rachael Hall and Jamie Hill practise their brushing technique on a set of model teeth at the St John's Nursery School in Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Deputy health minister...
The Government's decision to ensure that children and their healthcare needs are given a higher priority in the National Health Service (NHS) has been welcomed by children's healthcare charities. The...
New national guidelines for parents and professionals caring for children who have autism spectrum disorders recommend more specific training, multi-agency working, and support for families to ensure...
The idea of 24-hour nursery provision (News, 5 April) sounds good initially, but I would be concerned over the health and safety issues involved in handing over a child in the morning to a parent who...
Consultation has begun on how to improve protection of children and young people as part of the Child Protection review set up earlier this year. The review aims to reduce the number of children...
Children aged eight to 12 are being urged to get more involved in democracy and citizenship through the Junior Exec website launched by the Scottish Executive. The site at www.juniorexec.gov.uk...