A series of forums for working parents of disabled children is being held by the Working Families charity to find out what support they need from Government and employers. The next meeting, on...
* Wellholme Centre in Brighouse, a 25-place council-run nursery in West Yorkshire, has also received a Quality Counts award. Manager Marie Reid said, 'We recently received a very good Ofsted report....
A manifesto that sets out to support parental and child wellbeing through pregnancy to the first two years of a child’s life is being re-launched following wide cross-party Parliamentary support.
Demand for nursery places fell by 4 per cent last year, as recession hit and some families opted for informal childcare arrangements, according to Laing & Buisson's latest report on the childcare...
The first London-wide plan to make the capital more 'child-friendly' has been revealed by mayor Ken Livingstone. 'Making London Better', launched on Tuesday, sets out a framework to develop policies,...
A CD-Rom resource pack from Speechmark has been designed for professionals working with children and their families; its purpose is to provide clearly written guidance on many of the common problems...
Renovation has been completed on Sure Start North Moor Children's Centre in Kenton, Newcastle Upon Tyne. The Mayor of Newcastle visited the site, based at Mountfield Primary School, on 8 December to...
* Foster carer Ellen Player was awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours list for her services to children and families across Essex. She has been a foster carer with Essex County Council for 42 years...