Helping your child to look after their teeth is of great importance. Tooth decay can be extremely painful. Here we set out what you can do to improve your child's dental health. What does it mean if...
Chief executives of local authorities and health boards, and chief constables, have the responsibility to ensure that their agencies act both individually and collectively to protect children and...
A system to help social services managers and practitioners improve the outcomes of their work with children and families has been developed by the Department of Health and the Welsh Assembly. The...
Children in five London boroughs can enjoy free swimming this Easter, thanks to the Kids Swim Free scheme in Newham, Waltham Forest, Tower Hamlets, Greenwich and Hackney, giving them free entry to...
Integrated inspections of local authority children's services began last week. The new Ofsted inspections will report on all education and social services managed or commissioned by councils, as well...
(Photograph) - Donna Agnew, age 21, of Kilrea, Co Londonderry, is this year's winner of the Causeway Institute of Further and Higher Education's Early Years Cup, sponsored by Nursery World. Donna, a...
Two awards for training quality have gone to Acorn Early Years Training. The company gained British Standard quality assurance status for its short course training and recognition under the SPRITO...
Scottish children continue to have the worst dental health in the UK, according to research reported by the BBC that found almost half of all five-year-olds had decayed, filled, or missing teeth. The...
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,...
New research suggests that women who consume high levels of omega-3 fatty acids during pregnancy have more intelligent and better behaved children. A study by Dr Joseph Hibbeln from the National...