Babies could soon receive a vaccination against pneumococcal meningitis, the most lethal form of the disease. The Independent said that introduction of the jab has been delayed since 2004 due to...
The final Foundation Stage Profile results for 2006 reveal for the first time the extent of inequality between children in the most deprived areas of England and the rest of the country. The results...
Early years minister Catherine Ashton last week acknowledged that the Government needs to deal with the problem of turnover of staff in the childcare sector - but made no mention of the thorny issue...
A third child has been confirmed as contracting a strain of E.coli in Conwy, Wales.
The national books for babies scheme has won Government support for an extension that will see every child receiving free copies of books up to the age of three. Chancellor Gordon Brown announced that...
Nurseries and children's centres will be encouraged to pledge to make their services more family-friendly as part of a new project by the Family and Parenting Institute, backed by the Department for...
A leading foster charity has welcomed the introduction of a national minimum allowance for foster children, but said the rates were 'still far too low'. The allowance for a baby will be 100-116 per...
Children's minister Sarah Teather has announced a Government consultation into the role of the children's commissioner for England.
Children with slow speech and language development may be dyslexic and should have their early literacy progress closely monitored, researchers have recommended.
The statutory roll-out of the Foundation Phase for three- to-seven-year-olds in Wales is to take a year longer than originally intended.