Play Wales, the national charity for children’s play, has published a paper aimed at helping local councils support better opportunities...Play in Wales: a resource for community and town councils
The World Health Organization (WHO) is part of a new programme aimed at giving children and teenagers the skills and...Global project to help youngsters support each another during emergencies
Generation Alpha – or the young generation – is inheriting pressing global challenges that will decide the future of cities.
Sustainability...How Amsterdam’s youth – or Alpha generation – is reimagining the city’s future
Intelligent solution provides a cleaner indoor climate for Danish school
Schools in the Danish city of Aarhus are introducing ‘intelligent’ napkin dispensers that will alert students and teachers when surfaces need disinfecting.The city council has teamed up with the Zurface Group to provide 12 schools...Read more
‘Urban Playground’ makes the case for child-friendly cities – Tim Gill
No parent would ever say ‘this is a great neighbourhood – but I won’t let my child walk to school or play in the local park’. Former Bogotá mayor Enrique Peñalosa grasped this insight when...Read more
The European Child Guarantee aims to ‘turn ambition into reality’
The European Union has agreed to implement recommendations for establishing the Child Guarantee, an innovative framework for action which aims to break the intergenerational cycle of child poverty and social exclusion.Read more
Promoting health in schools: Old ideas, new opportunities
The idea of health-promoting schools is not new. Defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), these are schools that are “constantly strengthening their capacity as a healthy setting for living, learning and working” for all...Read more
Outdoor play in shorter, more frequent windows can boost physical activity in early learning settings
Physical activity is important for early childhood development. There’s a preconceived notion that children are highly active while in childcare when often, they are not.Read more
Half a million young people respond to ‘Big Ask’ consultation
The Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, says there has been a ‘stunning response’ to her generation-defining survey of children, The Big Ask.Read more
Cities that connect people and nature are a post-pandemic priority
‘Green kindergartens’ are just one idea of how to build a better Europe, presented by citizens from Estonia, Bulgaria and Poland at the European Commission’s annual flagship research conference.Read more
‘Unprecedented’ drop in EU road deaths because of COVID lockdowns
A huge reduction in traffic because of COVID lockdowns was a major factor in an ‘unprecedented’ fall in road deaths across the European Union – many of whom are children.Read more
Register now to attend Child in the City International Seminar
You can now register online to attend – in person – the Child in the City International Seminar which takes place in September.Read more
Youngsters help shape San Francisco’s newest nature park
US-based play inequalities champion KABOOM! has used the input of local youngsters to create a nature exploration area in San Francisco. Read more
Children are more than just a return on investment
If you spend just five minutes thinking about young children, how do you see them? Where do you see them? Playing on the playground? Being rocked to sleep? Holding hands with an adult as they...Read more