There has been a 60 per cent increase in the number of children put on the child protection register in England since 2006.
A leading charity is campaigning for private and voluntary early years providers to be included in a healthy eating bill for schools. Children in Scotland is backing an initial report from the...
The new children and families minister Kemi Badenoch takes up her position amid calls from the sector to prioritise the crisis in early years funding.
* A place where 'everyone is valued, ideas are encouraged and where everything is regarded as possible'. The Old Moat children's centre in Withington, Manchester, received this glowing endorsement...
The government must ensure it bases early years policy decisions on qualitative as well as quantitative evidence, and avoid prioritising research that only supports particular policy agendas, a group...
Children have effectively been under ‘house arrest’ for almost a year and outdoor play is vital for their recovery, a national play organisation has stated as confusion around children using...
Despite a bumper harvest, now is not the time to rest on your laurels in the garden
(Photograph) - Five-year-old Rhian McKenzie and seven-year-old Kim Haley conjured up a magical world of pixies, elves, wizards and spells during the Teeny Boppers dance and creative movement workshop...
* A leaflet from the charity TB Alert provides guidance for the public on the demise of the BCG schools vaccination programme. It explains Department of Health recommendations for cases when the...
'Parenting support networks, which might include health visitors (and) better pre-school facilities, have a proven record of success in preventing future criminality. The trouble is that these require...