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Laughter therapy is being dispensed liberally for sick children in hospital, with encouraging results. Annette Rawstrone hears the diagnosis.

Just how effective is the Government's Sure Start programme? asks Dr Helen Penn

The foundation stage curriculum, like its predecessor, is organised into six areas of learning to help practitioners plan appropriate activities and experiences for children in their setting. Yet the early...

By the end of the foundation stage, most children will maintain attention, concentrate and sit quietly when appropriate.

Jane Nimmo, head teacher at Arbirlot Primary School, can see the benefits of having a contemporary dancer such as Claire Pencak working with her pupils straight away. She points out...

If you were told there was a magic ingredient which could help a child to be happier, achieve more and develop well socially, you'd bottle it, sell it and probably...

From Mandie Lewis's kitchen table in Bristol, the bi-annual special needs magazine Information Exchange goes out to teachers, nursery nurses and parents all around the world. There are readers in...

Dozens of registered childminders in Northern Ireland have lost thousands of pounds as a result of parents falsely claiming childcare tax credit for their services.

The national children's charity Barnardo's, the National Association for Special Educational Needs, the National Confederation of Parent-Teacher Associations and the National Association of Nursery Nurses are among the latest organisations...

Local authorities across Scotland are increasingly moving towards providing extended daycare - a move which has alarmed providers in the private sector.