Teenage mothers in Ireland wishing to remain in full-time education or train for a career should be given greater support, including a childcare allowance, policymakers in both north and south were...
Schools are being given conflicting advice on how to respond to the foot and mouth crisis in different parts of Britain. In Dumfries and Galloway, where 115 cases have been identified - nearly a...
Two-thirds of teachers in England and Wales believe there are more children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) than five years ago, with three times as many such children in primary as in...
Durham County Council has created a new oral health strategy which aims to bring the local authority and its partners together to reduce dental disease and improve oral health, particularly in young...
Eight pilot projects have been launched by the Government in schools across England to promote healthy eating and combat childhood obesity and the risk of heart disease, cancer and health inequalities...
All disabled children in Wales with complex needs will soon be able to have a national family-held record detailing the care they require, following consultation on the National Service Framework...
The National College for School Leadership is looking for national providers to run its new qualification for senior staff working in children's centres. The first 40 recruits to the National...
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,...
Children with behavioural and developmental disorders should be routinely tested for lead, which is a known, but treatable, neurotoxin, say the authors of new research. Lead is not now considered to...
How much do you know about young children? Test your knowledge by answering the questions below.By June Thompson, health visitor and medical journalist 1 Babies born prematurely (below 37 weeks...