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Noah Bentley, two, gets in the spirit of Make a Noise in Libraries Fortnight at storytime at Holmfirth Library in Yorkshire. The national event, organised by the Royal National Institute...

Children should not be 'wrapped in cotton wool', but should be given the chance to learn and explore safely, children's secretary Ed Balls said last week.

Single parents will have to seek work to get benefits once their youngest child is seven from 2010, in new proposals announced by Peter Hain, the work and pensions secretary,...

The National Day Nurseries Association is running a free half-day session to those interested in the three-month validation pathway for Early Years Professional Status. The two-hour taster workshop in Huddersfield,...

The Department for Children Schools and Families has allocated £900,000 funding to establish the Communication Trust, a new organisation to support the children's workforce in improving children's communication skills and...

Clarification on 'Bites and stings', NW 19 July. Epipens are prescribed for individual children who are at risk from a severe allergic reaction, and can only be administered by practitioners...

Only 7 per cent of working parents paying for childcare correctly estimated they could save over £1,000 a year through childcare vouchers, a survey has discovered.

The Mayor of London has pledged substantial funding to support the creation of an inter-generational centre offering Sure Start services to children, families and older people.

A study using data from the UK Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) has found a link between children who are overweight at the age of three and the number of hours...

Bob the Builder passes on some DIY skills to children joining in his live show 'Build it with Bob' at the Science Museum in London. The interactive show aims to...