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New guidance on weaning to help 'confused' parents

Friday, March 4, 2022

| Nursery World

New guidance on how to safely introduce children to solid food has been launched by the Government’s Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID).

Over one million babies and young children are living in poverty - report

News

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

| Nursery World

Research carried out by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on behalf of baby bank charity Little Village, reveals that around half of the 4.2 million children in poverty in the UK live in a family with a child under the age of five.

Survey seeks sector views on the twos scheme

News

Sunday, June 15, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners are invited to have their say on the disadvantaged two-year-old programme via TACTYC’s new online survey.

TV presenter Rachel Riley named as the ambassador for new early years reading initiative

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

| Nursery World

Television presenter Rachel Riley has been announced as the first ever ambassador for Oscar’s Book Club, a new initiative to inspire early years reading.

'Are you a Monster?' named the best book to share with young children

News

Monday, April 29, 2024

| Nursery World

Are You a Monster? has been recognised as the best new book for sharing with young children by reading charity BookTrust.

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

News

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

| Nursery World

The pandemic has caused a ‘perfect storm’ where vital services and support for pregnant mothers and babies were withdrawn from many families at a time when they needed it most, according to the First 1001 Days Movement.

Learn about the science of brain development

News

Monday, December 14, 2020

| Nursery World

A free, online course about how babies’ brains develop has been launched by the University of Oxford.

Coronavirus: Guide to re-opening support services for new and expectant parents

News

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

| Nursery World

A new guide to re-starting support services for expectant and new parents during Covid-19 has been launched by a network of organisations and charities supporting early parenting.

Early relationships as a foundation for early education

Opinion

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

| Nursery World

Sally Hogg of the Parent-Infant Foundation looks at the science behind early trauma and how practitioners can support children

A third of UK baby deaths 'avoidable'

News

Wednesday, March 18, 2020

| Nursery World

There are too many avoidable stillbirths, deaths and brain injuries in babies born in the UK, according to a new report by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Avoiding the ‘terrible twos’ during lockdown

News

Thursday, May 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Happy babies can get through the ‘terrible twos’ with minimal behavioural problems if they are supported by a flexible method of parenting, a leading Cambridge academic told Nursery World.

Firefighters battle childhood obesity and cot death

News

Thursday, August 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Firefighters across England are working with councils to tackle childhood obesity and cut sudden infant deaths.

Cot-death advice updated to reflect risk of co-sleeping with babies

News

Thursday, July 3, 2014

| Nursery World

New guidance recommends parents be informed of the link between sudden infant death syndrome and co-sleeping with a child up until their first birthday.

MPs call for joint children's centre and health budgets to protect services

News

Monday, July 15, 2013

| Nursery World

Children's centre budgets should be pooled with those for midwives and health visitors, a cross-party committee of MPs has argued.

Early years benefits all

Opinion

Monday, July 24, 2017

| Nursery World

It's clear that nurseries and childminders benefit the majority of children, regardless of background,says Professor Edward Melhuish, lead author of the latest SEED research

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Opinion

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Despite early years taking centre stage at the Spring Budget, there’s still persistent recruitment and retention issues that must be addressed, explains Janet King, sector manager for Education and Childcare at training provider NCFE.

BookTrust names its best book to share with young children

News

Thursday, April 27, 2023

| Nursery World

‘Can you Tickle A Tiger’? has been named the best new book for sharing with young children by BookTrust.

Hundreds of thousands of babies to receive a free copy of 'Who's Hiding on the Farm?'

News

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Up to 580,000 babies are to receive a copy of Axel Scheffler’s ‘Who’s Hiding on the Farm’ under BookTrust’s flagship Bookstart Baby programme, which aims to get families reading to their children early on.

'Pandemic babies' found to have fewer allergies and infections

News

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

| Nursery World

Babies born during the Covid-19 pandemic have experienced lower rates of infection and fewer allergies, reveals new research.

Breakthrough test promises faster diagnosis of pre-eclampsia

News

Thursday, November 7, 2013

| Nursery World

A new test diagnosing pre-eclampsia in 15 minutes has been developed by doctors at a London hospital.

Lottery funding of £215 million awarded to early years projects

News

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| Nursery World

Five areas in England will use the lottery money to pilot initiatives to improve children’s outcomes.

Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

News

Monday, July 18, 2016

| Nursery World

A ‘gender gap crisis’ is seriously damaging prospects for boys in this country, according to a children’s charity.

Childcare may prevent emotional and behavioural problems later

News

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

| Nursery World

Children who spend some time in formal childcare are less likely to have behavioural problems than those that are cared for solely at home, according to new research.

Interview - Cerys Griffiths

Other

Monday, February 18, 2019

| Nursery World

The BBC’s new early years language and literacy initiative aims to halve the pre-school language gap. Cerys Griffiths, who leads the project, tells the story so far

The Big Picture: Stars of stage and screen

Other

Friday, May 17, 2013

| Nursery World

The Polka Theatre, based in Wimbledon, southwest London, is holding a special, interactive concert event for parents, babies and bumps.

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New guidance on weaning to help 'confused' parents

Over one million babies and young children are living in poverty - report

Survey seeks sector views on the twos scheme

TV presenter Rachel Riley named as the ambassador for new early years reading initiative

'Are you a Monster?' named the best book to share with young children

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

Learn about the science of brain development

Coronavirus: Guide to re-opening support services for new and expectant parents

Early relationships as a foundation for early education

A third of UK baby deaths 'avoidable'

Avoiding the ‘terrible twos’ during lockdown

Firefighters battle childhood obesity and cot death

Cot-death advice updated to reflect risk of co-sleeping with babies

MPs call for joint children's centre and health budgets to protect services

Early years benefits all

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

BookTrust names its best book to share with young children

Hundreds of thousands of babies to receive a free copy of 'Who's Hiding on the Farm?'

'Pandemic babies' found to have fewer allergies and infections

Breakthrough test promises faster diagnosis of pre-eclampsia

Lottery funding of £215 million awarded to early years projects

Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

Childcare may prevent emotional and behavioural problems later

Interview - Cerys Griffiths

The Big Picture: Stars of stage and screen

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