It is breakfast time at the Yuendumu child care centre. Fruit and cereal are on the menu and around twenty kids are tucking in....

Sam grew up in Adelaide yet lives in one of the most remote areas in the country. Her home is Yuendumu, 300 kilometres north-west of Alice Springs on the edge of the Tanami Desert, only accessible by four wheel drive....

Earlier this year it was the seasonal flu vaccine for children that was withdrawn. Now it's the swine flu dose. Health authorities have withdrawn the PANVAX junior dose produced by CSL. One infectious diseases expert has told AM the case highlights the need for better monitoring and quality ...

Teaching children is a challenging, though rewarding occupation that has sometimes been criticised for not receiving enough recognition....

The recent case of Samuel Cannon - the 16-month-old toddler now recovering well after being run over at home by his father, former Wallaby Brendan Cannon - has drawn attention to the danger of driveway accidents. Kelly Higgins-Devine looked at what steps parents can take to avoid such a tragedy. ...

The Early Childhood Teachers' Association said pressure to receive federal funding has led some schools to abandon play-based learning in prep....

There has been a rise in the number of Port Pirie children with unacceptable levels of lead in their blood, at a time when South Australian health authorities had thought the problem was easing....