Early Learning and Childcare expansion programme
23 May 2019
A new induction pack has been launched for people working in early learning…
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Playday 2019 – Play Builds Children
15 May 2019
Full details on this year’s Playday theme can be found here
Read more »Supporting disabled children, young people and their families: guidance
29 April 2019
New website from Scottish Government, link here
Read more »To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more. Word Health Organisation
25 April 2019
Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in…
Read more »No sedentary screen time for babies, WHO says. BBC News
25 April 2019
Babies and toddlers should not be left to passively watch TV or other…
Read more »Air pollution: Two-thirds of teachers would support banning cars near schools, survey finds
29 March 2019
Children are most exposed to dangerous fumes on school run and in playground, according to…
Read more »In the age of screens, families are spending more time “alone-together”
27 March 2019
Turns out, families are spending more time together than before. But not together-together. Alone-together. Full…
Read more »Nurseries urged to let children play in the great outdoors
27 March 2019
Children have a natural love of climbing trees, kicking leaves in the woods…
Read more »Study finds children’s screen time has replaced outdoor play
21 March 2019
A report by the Association of Play Industries (API) reveals that children have never…
Read more »What the global ‘play gap’ means for our children’s futures
14 March 2019
Are we neglecting childhood? The Fourth Industrial Revolution is about more than changes…
Read more »Do your children have a balanced diet of play? BBC News
7 February 2019
Two generations: parents and youngsters. One is tech-obsessed, with a short attention span,…
Read more »Children and electronic devices – how to keep young people safe. BBC News
7 February 2019
Mobile phones should be banned from the dinner table and bedtimes as part…
Read more »From muddy hands and dirty faces….to higher grades and happy places
28 January 2019
From muddy hands and dirty faces….to higher grades and happy places Why schools…
Read more »Taking risk out of children’s lives is putting them in danger. The Times
28 January 2019
The nurse laughed when she opened our son’s file. It was a Sunday…
Read more »Worry less about children’s screen use, parents told
8 January 2019
There is little evidence screen use for children is harmful in itself, guidance…
Read more »Childcare providers urged to promote `gender-equal play´
19 December 2018
A new campaign has been launched in a bid to promote more “gender-equal…
Read more »A meal for every child at funded early learning and childcare sessions. Scottish Government
19 December 2018
Major new Scottish Government scheme delivers healthy food, outdoor play & living wage…
Read more »Gender Equal Play in Early Learning and Childcare
17 December 2018
Children’s experience of childhood and play is becoming more gendered and polarised between…
Read more »Celebrating 20 Years of Play Scotland
14 December 2018
14th December marks 20 years of Play Scotland, the national organisation for play….
Read more »Cheap blocks and boxes backed over high-tech toys this Christmas – study
6 December 2018
Skip the costly electronic games and flashy digital gizmos. Paediatricians say the best…
Read more »UK Poverty Report from JRF
4 December 2018
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has this week published the 2018 Poverty Report, you…
Read more »‘Playground politics’ as Presiding Officer fights for school greenspace
30 November 2018
The Scottish Parliament’s presiding officer is bringing a new meaning to the phrase ‘playground…
Read more »Online Petition from Children First: We need a senior Cabinet Minister with special responsibility for children and young people
26 November 2018
The health and well-being of our children and young people is being challenged…
Read more »Charity calls for better access to children’s mental health support. The National
26 November 2018
Young people in Scotland are demanding equal and better access to mental health support. The…
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