Four local authorities have been cited as beacons of good practice for their integrated children's services. Essex, Knowsley, West Sussex, and Telford and Wrekin received the Beacon Status award from...
Child Base Nurseries has appeared in the Sunday Times Best Companies Award list for the second year in a row, jumping up 41 places to be rated the 31st best company in the UK. Managing director Emma...
Registered childminders in Scotland are to benefit from guidance and training on child protection through a new project by the Scottish Childminding Association. It will include how to identify signs...
The number of child casualties on Britain's roads fell by six per cent last year, according to figures from the Department for Transport, Local Government and Regions. To highlight a new Government...
A nursery set up by a training firm aims to be a centre for excellence in practice.
The Child Poverty Action Group has accused the Government of hypocrisy over it's pledge to eradicate child poverty after it rejected MP's calls for an urgent overhaul and xtra cash for the Social...
The Government's lack of progress in eradicating child poverty was highlighted in two reports published on Monday, with one study showing a year-on-year increase of 200,000 children living in poverty...
One in ten children in the UK suffers physical, sexual or emotional abuse or neglect, but only a tiny minority are investigated by social services, according to new research.
Leading children's charities have warned that creating a national database and other measures in the Children Bill may not be enough to protect abused children like Victoria Climbie in the future. As...
Thinking back to my own childhood, my strongest memories of a fascination with colour come from my much beloved paint box. Words like Burnt Umber, Yellow Ochre, Crimson and Ultramarine were not only...
