A cutting-edge centre for children’s health and wellbeing will be established in London’s White City district thanks to a £25...£25 million gift to build world-leading London child health centre
‘Seventy per cent of the world’s population will be living in urban areas by the middle of this century’ (Klanten...Manifesto for a playful city
The Finnish capital Helsinki is among 19 cities nationwide set to trial the provision of free early years education for...Finnish cities to trial free early years education
More children are living in high-rise apartments – so designers should keep them in mind
Australian cities are changing. Instead of families living in low-density suburban areas, more parents are raising children in high-rise housing in inner-city areas. Despite this, much of the high-rise housing stock in Australia has been...Read more
One third of New Delhi’s schoolchildren are ‘obese’
Almost one third of children in private schools in the Indian capital city of New Delhi are obese, according to a new study. The analysis of local school health trends by the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital...Read more
Implementing child-friendly policies in Latin American cities
Irene Quintáns is a force to be reckoned with. She is on a crusade helping cities across Latin America implement child-friendly policies. Aside from her passion, a key part of her success is her ability to...Read more
EU Access City Award 2019 up for grabs
European cities working to improve quality of life for all citizens can apply for the Access City Award 2019. The European Union (EU) award is designed to recognise and celebrate a city’s willingness, ability and efforts...Read more
Pre-school provision helping New York meet UN fairness goals
Providing extra pre-school care is one reason why New York is making major progress in creating the ‘fairest big city’ in the USA. That’s the message from Mayor Bill Blasio in the city’s report to the...Read more
Who is left behind under the new child care subsidy?
Australian families are increasingly relying on childcare but a change in policy may leave those who need it most locked out. The latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey reveals Australians are...Read more
The effects of city living on a child’s health
The question of whether children raised in cities are more likely to be better informed about exercise and good diet is a complex one. Yet it’s just one strand of the whole conversation about how...Read more
World counts cost of not educating girls
Failing to let girls finish their education could cost the world as much as 30 trillion US Dollars in lost earnings and productivity. Yet more than 130 million girls worldwide are out of school, says...Read more
The city of tomorrow reconquers cities for children
‘The city of tomorrow’ is an educational project that aims to include children and adolescents in the construction process of public space (squares, neighbourhoods, cities). Equipping them with the necessary tools to develop their creativity...Read more
Child autism in Bangladesh ‘twice as high’ in cities
Child autism rates in Bangladesh are twice as high in cities and towns than in the countryside, according to a new study. Researchers in the capital Dhaka examined the health of more than 38,000 children in...Read more
Urban congress sees designers put children’s needs first
A whole new approach towards the concept of ‘children’s space’ in urban environments was one of the highlights of the Cities on the Rise event in the Irish city of Cork. It was held by the...Read more