Children are being starved of affection at weekends as more parents are forced to work unsociable hours to fit in with today's '24/7' culture, according to a study published last week. Research by the...
Nine new day nurseries are to be created and a further nine developed across England with grants worth nearly 500,000 from the New Opportunities Fund. The grants are part of the NOF's 85m Building...
Parent-led co-operative nurseries could be an alternative to conventional settings for families in poor areas, according to the New Economics Foundation, which is setting up a pilot project to look at...
Understanding young children’s various reactions to the death of a loved one and how they cope with grief enables settings to better support them and their families, explains Annette Rawstrone
New figures from the NHS reveal that despite an increase in the number of children being immunised against MMR, the rate of vaccination still falls below the World Health Organisation's target.
Public Health England (PHE) has launched the Start4Life campaign after a survey it carried out revealed that one in three mums feel pressure to wean their baby before six months.
Frontline mental health and childcare services for vulnerable mothers and babies are increasingly under threat, says Professor Andrew Cooper
Twenty per cent of child deaths in England are caused by road injuries and about 13,000 fewer children a year would be killed or injured if a traffic speed limit of 20 miles per hour in residential...
Children in Scotland has published a report to be sent to every school in Scotland, highlighting the need for schools to promote the emotional and mental well-being of their pupils. The charity says...
Watching television in early childhood increases the risk of belowaverage school performance and poor health at the age of ten, according to new research.