Attending to health is but one small part of supporting a child with complex medical needs in nursery. Ruth Thomson explains.
Pregnant women have been advised by the Department of Health to avoid contact with sheep during lambing season because of a risk of infections including chlamydiosis, listeriosis and toxoplasmosis, to...
Many young carers of familymembers with addictions, disabilities or mental health problems are coping without outside support, according to a Barnardo's report and a YouGov survey. Barnardo's...
Guidelines on giving medicines to children have been issued by the public service employees' union Unison. The information aims to ensure that children are not excluded from mainstream education or...
Tower Hamlets Council has invested more than £430,000 updating its Ocean Children’s Centre in Stepney, which has been offically re-opened.
With referrals to social care and concerns about children rising during the pandemic, what is the impact on early years settings’ safeguarding role? By Meredith Jones Russell
Edited Barry Carpenter, Carolyn Blackburn and Jo Egerton (Routledge, 34.99, ISBN 9780415670166)
A raft of rather depressing stories about increasing levels of inequality in Britain, particularly affecting under-fives, has been seen in the past month.
Labour has accused the Government of wasting thousands of pounds on parenting classes after figures revealed that just 4 per cent of eligible parents in the pilot areas took part.