Architecture studio X+ Living has built a polka-dot slide into a ball pit and giant pastel parasols within the Shenzhen Neobio Family Park in a shopping centre in China. More about Pastel colours and polka-dots cover a fantastical miniature city for children in Shenzhen
Childcare subscription app Brella has opened its first space in Los Angeles, comprising play areas, a co-working space and yoga classes. More about Two mothers open Brella to offer flexible childcare in Los Angeles
Israeli designer Yaara Nusboim has developed a series of wooden toys in collaboration with child psychologists, that can help kids process difficult or repressed emotions as part of the therapeutic process. More about Yaara Nusboim designs therapy dolls for children struggling with emotional trauma
A drawing of an imaginary fairyland was Wutopia Lab's starting point for the design of this cafe for children in Dalian, China. More about China's Lolly-Laputan cafe is designed to be an educational "fairyland" for kids
Swedish studios Asante Architecture & Design and Lönnqvist & Vanamo Architects have collaborated with local workers to create a self-sufficient orphanage in Kingori, Tanzania. More about Swedish architects create self-sustaining children's centre in Tanzania
Streets need to be designed to consider people with disabilities, says Emerging Design Medal winner Ross Atkin. Dezeen spoke to him about four of his best tech-led works for people whose environments are "letting them down". More about Spaces should be better designed for people with disabilities, says Ross Atkin
Pastel colours and decorative white partition screens feature in this school in Chengdu, China, designed by Hong Kong studio Karv One Design. More about Karv One Design builds school around giant slide and ball pit
Sneha Divias Atelier has swapped stereotypical primary colours for neutral tones inside this restaurant in Dubai, which is designed specifically for children. More about White & The Bear children's restaurant has white surfaces and timber furnishings
American firm Supernormal has created a nursery and preschool in the Boston area that features sculptural volumes wrapped in vibrant wallpaper and open play areas illuminated by speckled daylight. More about Supernormal reimagines the classroom for children's educational centre in Massachusetts
Children going to school or public places should be given bulletproof backpacks, the CEO of self-defence brand Guard Dog has told Dezeen. More about Parents "should start thinking about a bulletproof backpack" following latest mass shootings
Architecture educator Matt+Fiona has worked with 100 primary school children to design and built a creative lab for other children. More about Primary school children create Mega Maker Lab in former London fire station
Avella Taller de Arquitectura has reconstructed a recreational summer camp in Venezuela, including solid brick buttresses that draw on a nearby Spanish colonial fortification. More about Avella Taller de Arquitectura builds two cabins for Venezuelan summer camp
Urko Sanchez Architects has designed a concrete compound in Djibouti for the charity SOS Children's Villages International as a home for vulnerable children. More about Urko Sanchez Architects builds miniature walled city for orphans
TTC Elite Saigon Kindergarten in Ho Chi Minh City by Kientruc O has a playful facade decorated with colourful patterns and irregularly shaped windows. More about Kientruc O designs colourful kindergarten in Ho Chi Minh City
Kids can now build their own fully functional Windows 10 PC tablet laptop, using this powerful new kit by creative-tech toy company Kano. More about Microsoft and Kano partner on build-your-own PC for children
Gadi Amit's studio New Deal Design has invented an Artificial intelligence-equipped toy to fight the "distraction economy" by nurturing children's attention spans. More about Spot toy by New Deal Design encourages kids to be "in-the-moment"
Automobile maker Ford has borrowed anti-collision technology from its cars to build a supermarket trolley that children can't crash. More about Ford makes Self-Braking Trolley that can't be crashed
Lego has created a version of its building bricks printed with letters and numbers from the braille alphabet, so blind and partially sighted children can learn to read as they play. More about Lego launches Braille Bricks for blind and partially sighted children
American firm Modus Studio has used steel and heat-treated pine to build an "alive and mysterious" treehouse in Arkansas. More about Slender pine slats enclose Evans Tree House in Arkansas by Modus Studio
Danish brand Ferm Living has created a minimalist play kitchen for children, which is designed to fit into small spaces. More about Ferm Living releases "gender-neutral" Toro play kitchen for small spaces