The UK's child immunisation programme has added a new vaccine against pneumococcal meningitis, the Department of Health announced last week. Babies will receive the vaccine in three stages at two,...
* The National Children's Bureau has produced three guides as support materials for the Birth to Three Matters training programme. The subjects are: working with young children from minority ethnic...
* West Wight Children's Centre on the Isle of Wight received a 441,387 windfall from the Big Lottery Fund's Reaching Communities programme. The funding will provide two support workers who will reach...
* The coalition, drawn together by the Equal Opportunities Commission, has set out its case for change in Supporting Parents and Carers: Unlocking the Potential. It includes the following...
Close to half of local authorities do not routinely share live birth data with children’s centres, finds charity.
Public health workers in Aberdeen have come up with a new vehicle for introducing children to a healthy diet - the sandwich. During a week-long project, public health dietitian Jenny Coutts visited...
Inviting in families to see what they can do with new technology boosts learning at home, says Irene Drummond of Chatham Place Nursery School, Liverpool
Early years settings and schools have closed today and are only open for the families of key workers and vulnerable children.
Never mind if the plant is a weed, it's wild, free, cookable and edible, as children and their families found out with Viv Hampshire.
By Susan Kramer, Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate, Richmond Park, London No-one disputes that joblessness is a primary cause of child poverty. With 30 per cent of children living...