(Photograph) - Sure Start minister Catherine Ashton met Btissam Zemoura and her children, Hana, two, and Sami, one, as they tried out one of the toys on loan from the mobile toy library at...
Britain' s mothers are under so much pressure to feed their children healthily that three-quarters admit to lying about what they give them, reported The Metro. It is common for them to exaggerate to...
After a number of children were diagnosed with E.coli infection, a private nursery in Brecon, Wales, was forced to close last week. The first case at Puffins Pre-school was identified on 9 November...
The Government claims its newest scheme will fill the hours gap in childcare, yet take-up so far has been minimal. Simon Vevers looks at another job description for childminders. The traditional nine...
The Government stuck to its guns on physical punishment last week, when he Prime Minister's official spokesman rejected calls by the health select committee to use the forthcoming Green Paper on...
The Government's policy of targeting investment on disadvantaged areas and families while relying on the private childcare market to cater for working parents has hindered moves to integrate childcare...
David Cameron's recent turn to domestic policy with his 'Can Parent' classes is to be welcomed. Repositioning parenting classes as support for all, rather than a penalty for 'poor parents' is a good...
Disabled children are illegally sent home from school because there are not enough staff to cope with them, according to new research from Contact a Family.
Plans to implement a total ban on online junk food advertising have been unveiled by the Government in an attempt to tackle the growing obesity crisis, particularly among children.