The first ever World Health Organisation (WHO) physical activity guidelines for under-fives, recommend no screen time for one-year-olds and no more than an hour for two- to-four-year-olds.
Pregnant women have been advised by the Department of Health to avoid contact with sheep during lambing season because of a risk of infections including chlamydiosis, listeriosis and toxoplasmosis, to...
Many young carers of familymembers with addictions, disabilities or mental health problems are coping without outside support, according to a Barnardo's report and a YouGov survey. Barnardo's...
Young mothers in Scotland can find advice just for them in a new book launched by One Parent Families Scotland and One Plus. The Young Mum's Guide, aimed at mothers aged 25 or under, offers advice on...
Guidelines on giving medicines to children have been issued by the public service employees' union Unison. The information aims to ensure that children are not excluded from mainstream education or...
An international award for services to parents and babies has been made to the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantristant. Welsh health minister Jane Hutt presented staff at the hospital with the UNICEF...
Children in deprived areas in England are to be offered free swimming as one of nine pilot community schemes aimed at increasing access to physical activity and sport in low-income areas. The 2.5m...
Asquith Court announced last week that it has acquired a large number of the creches and nurseries owned by David Lloyd Leisure. The nursery group, the UK's second largest chain, has bought 41 of the...
* The Family Tree Children's Centre has opened in Walverden, Lancashire, and is backed by East Lancashire Primary Care Trust. The 500,000 purpose-built centre caters for families with children under...
The Kay Rowe Nursery School in Forest Gate, London, has been relaunched as a children's centre, with services including a childminder associate group, cr che-supported training programmes and...