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A £3m network of road safety schemes for children is set to get underway next year. The Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions has approved 38 bids from...

'For many parents, the most indelible image will not be a plane smashing into a building but children's faces as they grapple with the image, that shattered the world they...

The baseline assessment of four-and five-year-olds during their first seven weeks at primary school in England is to be replaced by a profile assessment scheme which will be completed at...

The new Early Years Directorate has been dismayed to find that some local authorities in England have failed to make any progress on applications by childcare providers for registration received...

(Photograph) - Anna Ryder-Richardson, of BBC-TV's 'Changing Rooms' fame, shared the excitement of children and staff at Barwic Parade Nursery when she opened their refurbished premises in Selby, Yorkshire. The...

Careshare, Scotland's largest nursery chain, is planning a 50 per cent growth over the next six months. The expansion will create 100 new jobs and more than 800 childcare places....

The Protection of Children Bill is on course to be introduced into the Scottish Parliament early next year. The Bill means that people placed on the Index of Unsuitable Adults...

Minister for education Jack McConnell and minister for health Susan Deacon last week launched the Glasgow City Kidz Card for children aged five to 11 years, which lets them have...

The soaring growth of out-of-school-care provision over the past decade was celebrated at the Scottish Out of School Care Network's (SOSCN) tenth anniversary conference last week. The number of out-of-school...

Childcarers in Edinburgh will have access to heavily subsidised training from this autumn as the city's programme to boost qualification levels swings into action. The local council has worked with...