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Drugs company funds brain research

5 December 2007, Children & Young People Now

A global drugs company has donated £121,000 to the charity Kids Company to fund research into how childhood trauma affects children's neurological development.

Local funding reforms put early intervention projects at risk

5 December 2007, Children & Young People Now

Early intervention projects could be at risk from changes to local government funding, expected to be announced tomorrow (6 December).

Petition calls for maternity improvements

4 December 2007, Children & Young People Now

A national network of parents has launched a petition demanding improvements in maternity services.

Academics attack early years plans

30 November 2007, Children & Young People Now

A group of academics and authors have warned the new Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum will make children anxious and dent their enthusiasm.

Nursery World stars in a webchat TV show!

28 November 2007, Nursery World

Nursery food was the hot topic for a webchat on Thursday 29 November. See Nursery World editor Liz Roberts and nutritionist Annie Seeley on http://www.webchats.co.uk/webchat.php?ID=464

Free childcare needs to be more flexible

28 November 2007, Children & Young People Now

Nurseries need to move away from a rigid, take-it-or-leave-it attitude if they are to deliver the extended free childcare entitlement flexibly, a local authority has warned.

Gypsy children require outreach

28 November 2007, Children & Young People Now

Outreach work can help very young children from Gypsy and Traveller communities who are traditionally more excluded from services, a report by Save The Children has said.

DCSF delay causes deadline headache

28 November 2007, Children & Young People Now

Local authorities are facing major pressure to meet the deadline for data returns that will decide how early years funding is divided, due to delays in government guidance.

Tougher rules on baby formula

28 November 2007, Children & Young People Now

Tighter restrictions have been set out on the promotion of infant and follow-on formula.

Joint work training for early years staff

28 November 2007, Children & Young People Now

Charity 4Children has launched a training programme to help early years workers get to grips with joint working.