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Michael Bichard's inquiry notes that decisions about individuals will only be as good as the information on which they are based (News, 1 July). If significant information is missing, the...

It is a shame that it has taken the realisation that we need to have a national registration scheme to be highlighted by the Bichard report instigated by the tragic...

Many readers will have an old mobile phone or printer cartridge tucked away in a drawer at home or at work. These unwanted items can benefit the Roy Castle Lung...

16 July Law in Action

20 August Revisiting the vision: services and policies for young children in the European Union

Plans to integrate education and childcare through the concept of 'educare' form the centrepiece of Government proposals to provide 'a flexible and personalised childcare package' and seamless services for children...

Paranoia about being accused of abuse could have serious implications for the relationship between children and their carers. Annette Rawstrone reports

Parents rely heavily on informal childcare, with two-thirds saying that their children's grandparents have been the main providers, a survey conducted for the Scottish Executive has found.

The number of public sector nurseries in Kent is set to double over the next two years.

Most nursery settings have a procedure for helping new children to settle in, as Penny Tassoni explains in another cut-out guide for practitioners to offer parents