Childcarers' understanding of child protection issues has been judged to be lacking. Simon Vevers looks at the bigger picture The need to ensure effective child protection procedures and improve staff...
The development of being conscious of oneself and the wider world begins with the care that a child receives from attentive adults, explains Maria Robinson.
Early years staff have expressed concern at racial incidents. And yet, says Mary Evans, they are in a unique position to be supportive at times of tension and to help children appreciate our diverse...
Children born intersex or with differences of sex development are an often misunderstood subject. Caroline Vollans explores the issue and reveals how settings can offer support
In our A to Z series on child health, childhood knock-knee is explained by doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital What is knock-knee?
Jackie Cooke became the first employee to benefit from Child & Co's ten-year service award when she and husband Les spent four nights in Venice. 'It was a wonderful trip, relaxing and fascinating,'...
<P> The stressful job of working parents who co-ordinate journeys between childcare settings is being eased by a unique project. Catherine Gaunt reports </P>
Sometimes symptoms are mild and all that is needed is a puff or two of a reliever inhaler (see below for how to use a spacer which makes this easier to do with a small child). At other times symptoms...
<P> Young children without relatives nearby can enjoy a visit from 'grandma', thanks to a unique scheme. Catherine Gaunt reports </P>
Children at Astley Grange Norwood House Nursery in Edinburgh have been letting their imaginations run wild by writing their own books Children sometimes love a story so much they hate for it to end....
