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This week's columnist Tim Gill addresses the impact of a preoccupation with 'stranger danger' Let's get one thing straight. The threat from strangers is, and always has been, very small,...

* The Children's Commissioner for England, Professor Al Aynsley-Green, received a knighthood for his services to children in the Queen's birthday honours. Alison Ruddock, head of the early years service...

* A pilot eight-week course from Cornwall County Council, designed by Cornwall Enterprise Skills Development to build communication and confidence, has been successfully completed by 11 nursery nurses from Hayle...

* Charminster Pre-School celebrated its 35th birthday by marking the start of a five-month project to construct a permanent school building.

* Childminders from all over Devon gathered at the Big Sheep event to celebrate National Childminding Week. Children collected pictures of healthy items from a trail to mark the theme...

* The Scottish Care Commission Forum on 24 June focused on how to better assess, regulate and investigate Scotland's 6,000 registered childminders. The Commission also celebrated its new Regulation of...

* The winner of the Milupa Aptamil Northern Ireland Dad of the Year 2006 finals was Mark Massey of north Belfast, who was nominated by his five-year-old daughter and won...

* The Sunflower Children's Centre in Sheffield has received Investors in People accreditation for the second time. Chief executive of the Children's Information Service, Rachel Chetwyn, presented Sunflower with their...

* Children and staff from Stepping Stones Nursery in Weston were guests of the Queen at Burholme Farm in Lancashire at a private party for Duchy of Lancaster businesses as...

6-7 July Early childhood in 2006: reflections on practice and policy The National Children's Bureau early childhood programme has been designed around themes central to early childhood practice and policy...