The first children's centre in Barnet, north London, opened last month. The Wingfield Children's Centre caters for up to 100 families, and offers 32 childcare places for two- to five-year-olds, a...
An area plagued by vandalism in Leyland, Lancashire, is about to see the completion of a 640,000 family support centre. Services will include early education and childcare, child and family health...
The Northern Ireland Executive has provided Pounds 10.1m from its Children's Fund for 14 new projects working with vulnerable children and young people, including an early intervention project to help...
'Toxic childhood' campaigner Dr Richard House argues that urgent action is needed to transform children's lives before the damage becomes irreversible Grave concerns about childhood, and what...
* The Scottish Care Commission Forum on 24 June focused on how to better assess, regulate and investigate Scotland's 6,000 registered childminders. The Commission also celebrated its new Regulation of...
Early years consultant Margaret Edgington has started a petition seeking to protect the Foundation Stage for three- to five-year-olds, which has a firm emphasis on learning through play, from the more...
Use spring onions and sardines for this seasonal recipe adapted from Nature Trails Day Nursery
* Wellingborough Family Centre, run by children's charity NCH, has received accreditation from the Pre-school Learning Alliance's Aiming for Quality scheme after a rigorous two-year assessment. The...
'Impetus for change comes from the realisation that children appear to be born to fail. Health visitors report that they can tell headteachers and police officers, now, who among the newborns in the...
Three- and four-year-olds in playgroups in Northern Ireland have expressed their views in a study by the Department of Health. The responses to 'Giving Children a Voice' will be used to inform...