The Criminal Records Bureau, a new Government body to help employers prevent child abusers working with children, will now not open until next year because of delays with its computer system. The...
In common with other groups opposed to the abuse of children, the United Nations has confused judicious smacking with irrational violence (News, 10 October). Pain is a natural warning process and,...
The many ways that young children and adults give and receive messages without using words, and their importance for secure, social relations, are explored by Maria Robinson.
Leading children's charity the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has called for all primary and secondary teachers to receive more training in child protection issues....
The most child-friendly places in the UK for children to grow up are Somerset, Cambridge and Leeds, while Northampton, Blackpool and Merthyr Tydfil are the least, according to a new report by...
The name change from Creative Development to Expressive Arts and Design gives practitioners the chance to rethink how they support creativity within early learning, says Di Chilvers, advisory...
Most parents of overweight children think their child is the right weight, the annual NHS health survey for England has found.
Why movement is important for the youngest children and how settings can best provide opportunities to practise it. By Carol Archer
<STRONG> Patricia Slatcher </STRONG> looks at a popular project that shows parents how to use their own skills to help their child to learn
The Government has launched a national action plan to tackle child abuse linked to faith or belief in England, in the wake of cases such as Kristy Bamu and Victoria Climbie.
