13 March 2008
Plans for a national network for children's centre leaders were outlined by children's minister Beverley Hughes at the first-ever national conference for Sure Start leaders last week.
13 March 2008
A woman who is just 28 inches tall has successfully given birth to an 18-inch baby who will grow to an average height, despite doctors' warnings that she could die,...
13 March 2008
Researchers studying the uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine have called for early years settings to do more to counter the rise in cases of measles.
13 March 2008
The children's commissioner for England is hosting interactive exhibitions around the country to mark the end of his year-long project seeking to discover what is important to children.
13 March 2008
Shaken baby syndrome may not actually exist, according to scientists interviewed in a BBC 'Panorama' programme shown this week.
13 March 2008
Parents want children's centre services to be available for all families, not just the disadvantaged, according to a survey by children's charity NCH.
13 March 2008
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6 March 2008
Disabled children at a school in Lanark, Scotland, are enjoying a new sensory room with the help of the Bright Horizons nursery chain and Kwik-Fit Insurance.