Ongoing failure to care for a child can have devastating results for their whole life. Breaking the cycle of neglect is crucial, says Anne O'Connor.
Different language rules and cultural attitudes to how children learn provide some valuable insights for practitioners working with bilingual children. Professor Elena Lieven explains.
A leading campaigning children's charity clashed with the Government last week over claims made by Labour at the last election that more than a million children had been taken out of poverty during...
Activities and experiences that help children in counting and recognising numerals: * Use nursery rhymes that include number sequences, such as 'Five currant buns in a baker's shop'.
Out-of-school care provider Schoolfriend etc failed to apply for funding from three county councils, despite its claim that the closure of 150 clubs in November was due to a lack of local authority...
There has been an increase to the number of places in the 30-hour pilot areas the latest Ofsted figures show.
* Liz Stewart from Edinburgh has been presented with the Scottish Childminding Association's Childminder of the Year award after helping a five-year-old girl throughout her father's disease and death....
A new campaign has been launched to highlight the need for more people to adopt one of the country’s 4,600 children that need a home.
This week: Pass it back - to and fro passing to build confidence and competence Aspect: A Strong Child Component: developing self-assurance Sitters, standers and explorers
A new qualification is raising professional profiles for hospital play specialists. Mary Evans reports Although the first staff employed to play with child patients began working nearly 50 years ago,...