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The pre- and primary school Kameleon in Anderlecht has promised to take steps to prevent children from leaving the building unaccompanied, after a four-year-old made a run for it on Monday.
Fewer babies are being born in Brussels - and this threatens funding and jobs because the number of teachers is proportional to the number of children enrolled, some schools have warned.
Four Belgian MPs are tabling bills in parliament to amend the Civil Code to ban so-called educational corporal punishment such as slapping or spanking.
The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that enshrines the right of siblings not to be separated in the event, for example, of divorce of their parents or the placem
Baby boxes – where mothers can leave their unwanted newborns safely – may seem like something straight out of Victorian London.
The largest French-speaking creche in Belgium opens in Etterbeek on Monday - with room for 180 babies and toddlers.
Donors all over Belgium have raised €1 million in just a few days to help fund treatment for a nine-month-old baby girl suffering from a rare and life-threatening genetic disorder.
More than 50 creches in Brussels that have no official accreditation have been told to get their affairs in order immediately or face closure.