Public Health England | 2015 School readiness is a measure of how prepared a child is to succeed in school cognitively, socially and emotionally. The good level of development (GLD) is used to assess school readiness. Children...
Read MoreThe Guardian | Stuart Dredge | Monday 24 August 2015 Since the invention of the television, a box you could put a child in front of and leave them passively entertained, nothing has changed how children spend...
Read MoreIn 2014, Fit For Sport conducted a simple physical activity test to assess key indicators of health and physical literacy of primary age children in 80 schools across the UK. The Activity Challenge requires a combination of...
Read MoreBBC News | Nick Triggle | Health correspondent There has been growing concern about the damaging impact of sugar on health – from the state of people’s teeth to type 2 diabetes and obesity. Sugar has been dubbed...
Read MoreBBC News | Chris Cook | Policy editor, Newsnight | 25 August 2015 Bigger questions to answer Abstract: Officials in central and local government have also told BBC Newsnight and BuzzFeed News that they have been...
Read MoreSince launching in April this year, the Activity Challenge has encouraged thousands of children aged 4-11 to get active.
Read MoreSince launching in April this year, the Activity Challenge has encouraged thousands of children aged 4-11 to get active.
Read MoreHighlights | August 2015 Ofsted: improvement in the quality of assessment for children Kids Company statement Major children’s rights charities merge Two in every five London children are not school ready by age 5 Better...
Read MoreOfsted Report 2015 | Early Years In April 2014, Ofsted published the first report on the early years sector – a report they believed brought a fresh look at the potential of the sector and the challenges it faces....
Read MoreOfsted Report 2015 | Early Years In April 2014, Ofsted published the first report on the early years sector – a report they believed brought a fresh look at the potential of the sector and the challenges it faces....
Read MoreThe Guardian | Press Association | Tuesday 18 August 2015 The same children’s meals at popular fast food chains have been found to contain hugely varying levels of salt in different countries, which campaigners say...
Read MoreThe Guardian | Stuart Heritage | 22 August 2015 My son is on the move and I’m terrified It turns out that my entire house has been built from nothing but jaggedy edges and choking hazards – thank God...
Read MoreBBC News | July 1 2015 The government should end its planned cuts to benefits to prevent more young people falling into poverty, the four UK children’s commissioners have said. The commissioners for England, Wales,...
Read MoreThe Family and Childcare Trust briefs MPs and peers on legislation and policy issues affecting families.
Read MoreFamily and Childcare Trust | Adam Butler and Jill Rutter | 2015 The Family and Childcare Trust has published a new report – Access Denied – that reveals a quarter of local authorities are failing to monitor childcare places in...
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