Plans to introduce a new national curriculum for babies and toddlers are "absolute madness", parents' groups have warned. The Childcare Bill proposed laws requiring every childminder and nursery to ...

Toddlers will be taught to turn on and operate televisions and computers under a mandatory new curriculum. The so-called "nappy curriculum" which covers children from birth to five, states that from ...

Preschool students living on Alaska's Aleutian and Pribilof Islands will learn about healthy eating in a new way this year. Instead of looking at pictures of foods often unattainable in the region, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

They no longer just ­play puzzles and dollies in the living room. Today’s tots are ­learning French, ­playing ­musical instruments and attending dancing classes – sometimes before they can walk – ...