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The Daily Mail reported a study from Italy concluding that bottles and dummies can 'spoil a baby's smile'. The paper said, 'Mothers who do not breastfeed could be storing up...

The Times had fun with a tongue-in-cheek story about nursery rhymes. Research by a team from Bristol Royal Hospital for Children found that Humpty Dumpty and Simple Simon are ten...

I would advise nurseries receiving their revaluation for business rates this month to think twice before accepting offers from consultants to handle appeals for them. A year ago, our nursery...

The Times also reprinted photos of children imprisoned in Victorian times for petty theft. A collection of over 600 records are expected to be accessed by people tracing family history.

Pre-schools could benefit from healthy eating guidelines launched by the Pre-school Learning Alliance. The advice coincides with the Government's public health white paper that proposes introducing clearer nutritional labelling on...

A daily dose of Omega-3 fish oil can improve children's behaviour and concentration levels by 35 per cent, according to a new study. The research was carried out by the...

The provision of employer-supported childcare is critical to London's economic success, says a new report funded by the London Development Agency. Expanding the quantity and quality of London's childcare warns...

(Photograph) - Photo Steven Bradshaw Photography Chef James Lowe gives budding cooks Bruno (age three), Harvey (four) and Chloe (three) their first cookery lesson at Happy Jays Nursery in Boroughbridge,...

Children as young as nine could have up to 75 different industrial chemicals in their bloodstreams, a study by the WWF has found. Researchers tested 33 volunteers from seven families,...

Our weekly columnist Beatrix Campbell sees little progress being made in chld protection despite a review of cases It was easy to miss: minister for children Margaret Hodge this month...